Gen Xer Jim Russell Muses on the Generational Disconnect Regarding the Rust Belt’s Decline

Musing on the Rust Belt’s decline, Gen Xer Jim Russell highlights a generational disconnect: For Boomers, these cities resemble pale shadows of their glory days, but for Xers, they exceeded their low expectations growing up. This “glass half-full/half-empty” divide is making it hard to arrive at policy consensus.

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