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posted by Fnord666 on Saturday November 11 2017, @10:51AM   Printer-friendly
from the free-money dept.

They'll pay you upfront, but will you pay for the rest of your life?

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?


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  • (Score: 1, Flamebait) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday November 11 2017, @02:30PM (4 children)

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Saturday November 11 2017, @02:30PM (#595583) Homepage

    Any money you make in Baltimore will be stolen by mobs of unruly Blacks, who will also play the knockout game with you on a daily basis.

    They should rename it Balti-no-more!

    * Ba-Dum TISSSSS!*

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 11 2017, @03:29PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 11 2017, @03:29PM (#595600)

    How much do they pay you to leave town?

    • (Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 11 2017, @03:42PM (2 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 11 2017, @03:42PM (#595605)

      How much you got?

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 11 2017, @08:33PM (1 child)

        by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 11 2017, @08:33PM (#595723)

        I've got a banjo and I'm not affraid to use it.

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 12 2017, @12:31AM

          by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 12 2017, @12:31AM (#595788)

          A banjo and a watermelon can bring peace to Baltimore.