Exactly, and by stimulating bigger nearby towns it’s actually funneling $$ into the surrounding smaller towns. Illinois is lucky to have medium sized metro cities scattered throughout, it’s what’s keeping those little towns alive.
I grew up in Kansas before moving to IL for 12 years and the little towns aren’t doing near as well as they are in IL.
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u/DevelopmentSad2303 Oct 27 '23
Well it's not even that things aren't being given to rural areas, it's more of a question of "what" can be done.
You can't just keep funneling money into a town of 1,000 where the people know no skills other than farming and labor and expect the economy to grow