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		WillPostForFood on Jan 23, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Big Cities No Longer Deliver for Low-Skill Workers There were only a ~dozen colleges at the time, and women couldn't attend. 90% of colonists were farmers. I don't see where there can be much nuance. American's today have vastly more ability to study a bunch of nonsense.

bovermyer on Jan 23, 2019 [–]

So narrow the lens a bit - compare only those with the ability to attend university.

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