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>More of a business reality from my PO. To me the middle of the USA is an empty space which needs a lot of economic subsidies to keep afloat but likes to hold a voting whip hand. That can only end in tears.

That is, without question, one of the most ill-informed statements I've ever heard up here.

I can name many, many thriving businesses in the "heartland" of the U.S.

Candidly, Nick, I'm surprised you'd say this.

If I made grossly inaccurate statements about countries in Europe, I'd expect to get all sorts of feedback about being a "dumb, ugly American"