Externalities In College

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The literal foundation to any life is where you choose to set yourself up at. This decision has many different externalities. Will you have good neighbors, is the school that your kids will be going to be good enough to get them ready for life, and most importantly is the community as a whole good. These simple questions are things every parent has to take into account because there will always be tradeoffs.My parents decided to move from rural kentucky to a similarly rural indiana.
The Reason we moved to Indiana was simple work. My dad obtained a job at Toyota. My mom and dad’s choice of community was also as simple because a man my grandfather works for has always lived here. He recommended Owensville as small quaint community to start a

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