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With close to 10,000 residents, Cody is one of Wyoming’s bigger communities. It relies on seasonal tourism revenue to support its economy. Don and Melinda Crawford/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Rural America’s economies are often left out by a design flaw in federal funding

Tim O'Brien, Harvard Kennedy School and Tim Freeman, Harvard Kennedy School

Many small towns rely on one major industry and can face long-term existential shocks if that industry fails. Biden’s attempt to reposition rural economies for the future missed a crucial factor.

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