having lived with teenagers in the house, I can't say it's the worst idea...
This is boomer humor style nonsense. All this really means is you're a terrible parent.
I have lived with teenagers and still do. I've found it no more difficult than any other stage.
I maintain that there simply is not enough tax base for these areas to fund themselves but you've done a wonderful job moving the goal posts beyond anything the article is stating; they rely on federal funds to operate.
What data do you have to back up corruption?
Keep in mind there are far more small towns than large towns. As a ratio it seems unlikely that small towns are more likely to be corrupt than cities.
The question then is what funds are they using to facilitate this corruption. My guess is federal and state funds because again, they lack the tax base.
Have to shoot off my own foot before I can run faster.
Donor auction, obviously.
The billionaire said I must eat these trays of shit sandwiches so I can have a chance to eat a turkey sandwich later.
Pave it for what purpose with what money? No one wants to park in the middle of no where.
There is a lot of rural land and it is worthless, that's why they cannot fund themselves.
Good.
Better for the environment anyway.
Rewild the rural landscape back to forests and prairies.
They paid tribute.
What about Trump leads you to believe he has any loyalty?
Sink their yachts is on point but the rest will result in police action reversing it.
We need to think beyond eating the rich by seizing their wealth and power.
Burn the mansions. They cannot undo it.
Poison their lands. We have plenty.
Destroy their wealth. It's deflationary.
There is no depth to American's stupidity.
The comments here prove it.
We will fighting ourselves without relent as we slid into absolutely stupidity.
You say crazy but I believe you meant predictable.
Any study that reports as "People who do x, report y" is not science.
Self reporting is worthless.
At best this is inspiration for a scientific study that starts by showing if it is true by controlling for various factors.
In the case of a null hypothesis, delve into what causes these false beliefs to be reported.