All of these think tanks devour money from God-knows-who and shit it out into a "lies, damn lies, and statistics" narrative for God-knows-what-purpose.
All I'm reading out of this--in-between the lines of course--is "Booga booga red staters! You're all going down into an abyss of poverty and opioid addiction. Better sell the farm, borrow six figures for a new job credential, prostrate yourself before any corporation that might take you in, move to the city, and spend $2k/month to live in a shoebox"
In other words, wall street wants even more tropical mansions.
All I'm reading out of this--in-between the lines of course--is "Booga booga red staters! You're all going down into an abyss of poverty and opioid addiction. Better sell the farm, borrow six figures for a new job credential, prostrate yourself before any corporation that might take you in, move to the city, and spend $2k/month to live in a shoebox"
In other words, wall street wants even more tropical mansions.