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markodochartaigh

(5,326 posts)
3. In rural Texas in the 80's
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 09:15 AM
Sunday

the tiny hospitals in small towns started closing. They were often the largest local employers. Closing those hospitals was one more nail in the coffin for those dying towns. Losing those jobs meant that working class families could not afford to stay in the communities. And property values fell since most people wanted to sell their homes when they left but no one was moving into those towns without jobs.

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