Then it is time for the people to move and for these towns to collapse and return to nature.
Sorry....But, people do NOT have right to suck up the taxes ( life's work) of others just so they can have the LUXURY of living in their ancestral small town. If my parents dragged their children to new states and my kids have lived ( literally) in the four corners of the nation just to seek work, then the people in these small town can too!
WTF? We're talking about the majority of small towns in this country, at least in the SE. They can't help it if the feds enforce on them (thru the State Agencies) policies and corrective actions that they can't sanely afford. You're insane. Or an idiot. Either way, please don't pollute my box with your dimwitted un-understanding simplitudes. Go play with your Play-Do, and tell yourself that everything your mommy told you was true...you're "smart"...and "handsome"...and all that jazz...but come to me, and I'll be happy to explain to you that you have the understanding and mental apptitude of a backward 8 year old. Idiot. Jeez...REALLY???...Your dimwitted answer is to wipe out all the small towns and force everyone into the Urban decay???...thank G-d Almighty that no one in their RIGHT mind would even listen to a dimwitted fool like you. THINK (if you can) about your answer...WOW...