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While 54% of Americans lived in rural places in 1910, that number fell to 19 percent by 2010, Zillow reported. To revive their communities, these places are hoping that everything from cash grants to paying off student loans and giving away free land will help draw a younger generation to them.
But it's not just small towns that hope to draw more people to them with these programs. Some cities like Baltimore and even entire states like Alaska will pay you to be their newest resident.
Tribune, Kansas will pay off $15,000 of your student loans. Marne, Iowa will give you free land if you build a house that's at least 1,200 ft2 on it. Baltimore, Maryland will give you a $5,000, 5yr forgivable loan and $10,000 down payment toward rehabilitating abandoned homes.
Tempted?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 11 2017, @01:41PM (6 children)
Where in the summary or the article does it say, or even imply, that they don't? Where does it imply that there is any pressure on any other communities to grow, or even that the ones that do want to are more than a tiny minority of the communities out there?
You sound rather defensive. Why is that?
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday November 11 2017, @02:27PM (5 children)
He wants to preserve his wholesome White community from loud, obnoxious, crime-bringing minorities.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Spamalope on Saturday November 11 2017, @06:33PM (4 children)
Well, some communities have been successful in driving out white minorities. Detroit for example...
(Culture is really the thing. You have to raise kids with the idea that you're a team with your community. Enough toxic personalities can break that cooperation forever. That's what has to be preserved. Race doesn't matter but the ability and willingness to fit in and find a productive place on the team does.)
(Score: 4, Interesting) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday November 11 2017, @06:41PM
You are correct. If you want to see a model community of Blacks, look to California's Rancho Cucamonga as an example.
It's not a rich community, but it does have a lot of nice suburban-style housing, and its residents are personally and professionally professional, and do not speak in Ebonics.
(Score: 4, Interesting) by t-3 on Saturday November 11 2017, @07:25PM (2 children)
Detroit (the actually city, not the whole metro area/suburbs) is possibly the only place in America where one can be pulled over for "driving while white". Great city but I hate those shithead jumpout boys pulling up on me and acting like it's impossible that I have black friends or can be in the city for any reason except buying drugs.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Azuma Hazuki on Saturday November 11 2017, @11:43PM (1 child)
So...what you're saying is it sucks to be a minority because the cops are all up your nose for no good reason other than the color of your skin...?
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 3, Informative) by t-3 on Sunday November 12 2017, @12:15AM
Exactly that, also Detroit city cops are just assholes compared to pretty much any other cops I've encountered, bested only by Toledo cops, who pulled guns on me for grabbing my registration and insurance. The suburbs are even worse if you're black though.