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Originally Posted by freedomlover
I think that this would depend on the mind-set that they choose to have in the end. For instance, Audie Murphy chose to enlist because he truly had no other options. He became a true American Hero.
In todays society, I find it hard to believe that someone would not have other choices. We are a truly mobile society, and the youth of today has many, many more options than they did say 40 years ago.
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Dozens of case studies show that opportunities are moving away, part of a long-term shift. The opportunity differential
between rural and urban America is probably higher now than in any time in the past. The study highlights the price some young folks and their families are paying for lack of opportunitiy in rural America.