• SinningStromgald@lemmy.world
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    According to the article it is more due to people commuting from outside the city and county for mill jobs. So the money is earned there but not spent there so no new businesses can start to support these mill workers.

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      The normalization of long commuting has been such a disservice to society for many reasons. I guess you can add this one to the list.

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      Reporters don’t report everything and editors nix plenty of what they do. I knew a reporter back in the day who saw horrific things but half of what they wrote was cut, and that’s when journalistic integrity still existed, somewhat. For that reason, and some personal reasons, they were a very troubled soul. May they rest in peace.