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October 20, 2009 01:13 AM
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I live in a dying small town. Almost all of the industry has shut down (thanks, NAFTA) and there are few jobs here, so people have no choice but to look elsewhere for work. I know that a lot of people still live in town who have taken jobs in nearby cities, but there's nothing here to encourage young people to stay. No jobs to speak of except fast food. Families are moving out, too. We're also dealing with more crime than ever before. When I was a young adult there was plenty of alcohol and pot around, but you seldom saw anything else. Now we have meth labs in the area, and cocaine and heroin. It's sad to watch the town where I grew up and raised my kids in such a sad state, and I would imagine it's common to many other small towns across the nation.
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October 19, 2009 11:02 PM
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The small town has been disappearing due to people moving to larger cities for a while. Even though technology like digital television and high speed internet can allow people to meet others, play games, shop, or even work online, a significant number of people crave the excitement and opportunity a big city offers.
To some, especially some people who are young, a small town can be a stifling place.
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To some, especially some people who are young, a small town can be a stifling place.
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October 20, 2009 12:11 AM
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The thought of them having to relocate closer to bigger cities with more job opportunity sounds dead on to me. Those who live in small towns with one store can't afford to go back and forth 20, 50 or 100 miles to get to the nearest big city. And if they work in a small town, people leave, jobs get lost, tiny mom and pop business are no longer. I'm sure if this recession keeps up, and gets worse many small towns will dwindle maybe even one or two will "disappear" you could say.
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October 20, 2009 03:49 AM
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Not necessarily. In many areas, small towns are actually expanding because even though metropolitan areas tend to have more opportunities for jobs and entertainment, suburb or rural areas tend to have the better and more affordable homes. Many families within our area have moved from the city to come to a smaller town since they were able to “get more house for their money”. They simply decided to make the commute to their workplace every day. Urban areas tend to have higher living expenses, including those for rent or mortgage. Further, when children come into the picture, many couples prefer to raise them outside the city and to find a larger home that can easily accommodate their expanding family. Thus the small town is likely not disappearing any time soon.
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October 20, 2009 05:20 AM
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I don't think small towns actually ARE dwindling. There are plenty of rural areas still, small little country towns and small cities with the small town sheriffs and the Dairy Queen on the corner (since all small towns in Texas has a DQ!)
I live in a city of 100k and quite frankly, that's too big for me. But I'm currently staying with a friend in the Galveston area, suburb of Houston, and it's too 'small' for the big city. I personally either want it huge or small, but not too much in between.
But I like the small town mentality in some respects. I'm just too much of a hermit though for small towns where everyone knows everyone's name.
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I live in a city of 100k and quite frankly, that's too big for me. But I'm currently staying with a friend in the Galveston area, suburb of Houston, and it's too 'small' for the big city. I personally either want it huge or small, but not too much in between.
But I like the small town mentality in some respects. I'm just too much of a hermit though for small towns where everyone knows everyone's name.
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