Edit: I’m talking more of in the context of shifting populations, not a one-off election. What happens if this is the results of several consecutive elections. Will there just be nothing happening? Indefinite Government Shutdown?

  • Lemmylaugh@lemmy.ml
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    11 months ago

    why not develop the rural areas to attract more people there, wouldn’t that be a win-win-win for the dems, conservatives and the actual populace there?

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      11 months ago

      That has been happening for the past 100 years, both in improving rural regions in general and developing regions to make them better and to be settled. And the programs have been successful in distributing the population over larger parts of the country.

      The problem is that there are major disagreements on what should be developed and what strings are attached to the money.

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      11 months ago

      I’ve been thinking this is the solution to a number of problems (e g. high COL). The problem is that the popular states are popular for a reason