[familyop]

"Americans in small counties are much less likely to start new businesses, a trend that jeopardizes the economic future of vast swaths of the country."

See regulations against builders camping on their own property before building, county zoning ordinances against manufacturing, ordinances against auto repair on residential properties, etc.

NIMBYs deserve every bit of what's coming to them after the defaults.

[Timpanagos1]

“See regulations against builders camping on their own property before building, county zoning ordinances against manufacturing, ordinances against auto repair on residential properties, etc.”

Not sure about that.

Most, if not all big cities have much more onerous regulations than small towns and rural areas.