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Jerry Turner comments
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People follow jobs. If Toyota opens a factory in podunk-kyo, people will move there.
A huge problem here is the awful housing. In America, people move to the country, buy an old house, fix it up, and retire or start a family. Or some people never leave because they live in the family home for free.
In Japan, no matter where you move, you will live in a building that will be damn near dilapidated in 20 years. That means building a new house. OKay. So, I will build a new house in the sticks for future generations? No, I have to build a shotty dump that will just be a burden when my kids get older. No wonder kids move to the city. What a headache.
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