There’s an ignorant, trolling comment on this thread I’m not going to dignify with a response that suggests rural Americans somehow deserve a lack of proper medical care because they “chose” to live in a rural area.
Many of these people have no choice to live where they do because of high home prices in Bluer cities. The reason why home prices are high is because zoning restricts the supply of new homes. This often prevents poorer Americans from moving to cities with better jobs.
Instead of inflaming Red vs Blue state politics (which is really Red rural America vs Blue urban America), we should think about how our housing policies act like Medieval walls of centuries past, keeping the poor and disfavored outside the city gates.
Many of these people have no choice to live where they do because of high home prices in Bluer cities. The reason why home prices are high is because zoning restricts the supply of new homes. This often prevents poorer Americans from moving to cities with better jobs.
Instead of inflaming Red vs Blue state politics (which is really Red rural America vs Blue urban America), we should think about how our housing policies act like Medieval walls of centuries past, keeping the poor and disfavored outside the city gates.