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Runnah5555 t1_j21va8w wrote

Reply to comment by 17biscuitboy11 in small town redditors: do you find your town is separated by class? by 17biscuitboy11

There is 100% two different Maines. There is southern Maine which is very developed and very expensive. The other 3/4’s of Maine is very rural and very poor.

Most of the rural towns had a paper mill as the main employer. The vast majority have shut down leaving ghost towns. Some are rebounding slightly, but still a long way to go.

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gamertag0311 t1_j22ejcs wrote

This. I've found in smaller/poorer towns / cities people tend to mix across economic divides a lot more, as the wealth gap isn't as pronounced

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Sufficient_Risk1684 t1_j23ko6p wrote

And the voters in southern Maine do their best toske things more expensive for the rest of the state.

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