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Poor People are Moving to Already Poor, Rural Communities

September 30, 2007/

Attracted by low-cost housing and low-skill jobs, poor people move disproportionately to rural communities. Rural places are poor in part because poor people move there.

By Bill Bishop

Full Story: http://www.dailyyonder.com/poor-people-are-moving-already-poor-rural-communities

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