Hay, look at that. Some actual real suffering. I have lived in
rural America. The problem was that I didn't own a farm, so my job was
always 20 miles, or more, away. Gas was one of my major expenses decades
ago. These days I live in a city and it isn't.

OH well. As inflation forces some folks out of rural areas other
people are moving to rural areas because they can work from anywhere
with an internet connection. The way things are going we'll end up with
more people living in rural areas, not less. The problem for everyone
will be that the newcomers are more affluent. Newcomers and old-timers
will all be complaining because the price of land is going up and it's expensive to hire help.

"Inflation is crippling rural America and may even drive people to the
cities"

"Iowa State University professor Dave Peters has been studying the
effect of inflation on people in rural communities as part of the
school's Small Town Project. He found that this year alone, expenses for
rural Americans had increased by 9.2%, but their earnings only increased
by 2.6%.

And Peters has pinpointed where it's hurting most.

"Mainly, fuel prices, particularly among the farmer and agricultural community," he said. "They really are worried about the price of gas and diesel."

Inflation soared to a 40-year high in June, and is affecting all
American households. But Peters said travel was one of the main reasons
it was hitting harder in rural areas.

"Rural people have to drive long distances for work, for school, for
health care, just to get the daily necessities of life like groceries
... there is no public transportation," he said."
[snip]

"https://www.npr.org/2022/07/25/1112915507/inflation-rural-america-gas-prices-economy

TB

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