Blue-collar workers have every reason not to move to booming cities

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A lot of commentators seem to think that the folks living and working in middle America’s formerly industrial areas are a bit dumb, or at least stubborn, for staying put.

Just move, they say. Take charge of your life, pack up, and go to the most economically productive places.

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