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		ineedasername on March 29, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: We can do better than “same, but electric” but nobody is pushing legislation that would gradually coerce more people into the rural life Sure there are, at the federal, state & local level. Here's a few examples that a quick search turned up: https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/all-programs https://www.ahfc.us/buy/loan-programs/rural-programs https://www.kansascommerce.gov/program/taxes-and-financing/r... https://www.harmony.mn.us/index.asp?SEC=022F2A6B-7FAA-4E0D-8...

xyzzyz on March 29, 2022 [–]

That's not what the word "coerce" means.

ineedasername on March 30, 2022 | [–]

Really? Taxation subsidizes these programs, and I'm not sure that I see that as any more/less coercive than initiatives or legislation that "coerce" people in the opposite direction.

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