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Re:We can do better than “same, but electric” by ineedasername on Tuesday March 29, 2022 @11:46AM (#30844098)
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...

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Re:We can do better than “same, but electric” by xyzzyz on Tuesday March 29, 2022 @06:39PM (#30849253)
That's not what the word "coerce" means.
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Re:We can do better than “same, but electric” by ineedasername on Tuesday March 29, 2022 @08:05PM (#30849960)
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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