Despite all the conservative prattle about Small Town America, the reality is that our country is primarily a group of metropolitan areas, according to this Brookings Institution report:
And increasingly, these metros are what propel the American economy. Chicagoland and the other 100 largest metros in America, in this respect, represent just 12 percent of the nation’s land area but generate two-thirds of U.S. jobs and three-quarters of the nation’s output. Almost two-thirds of the population lives in the 100 largest metros, including 85 percent of the nation’s immigrants and 77 percent of its minority residents.
For many people, it's fine to live in small towns but it's not fine to represent them as being the core of America.
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