Depopulation, «We must give young people back the right to choose to stay»

Depopulation, «We must give young people back the right to choose to stay»
Depopulation, «We must give young people back the right to choose to stay»

The article published on ilSole24Ore.com about strategies against the depopulation of small municipalities, authored by Davide Madeddu – from incentives to new residents to Irpef refunds – brings back to the center of the debate an issue that we have been addressing for too long by intervening on the effects rather than the causes.

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To reverse the human and entrepreneurial desertification of small municipalities, it is necessary to allow young people to build their life project in the place where they were born.

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A territory lives if you can work there, do business, build a family, and plan the future. It dies when its young people, to exercise these basic rights, are forced to leave.

One thing is to support those who move to a small municipality with bonuses or tax refunds; another is to create the conditions so that there is stable work, business, and opportunities. Otherwise, there is a risk of keeping the highlands attached to a life support machine powered by public contributions, prolonging their demographic agony without restoring economic autonomy.

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Assisted territories are not needed. Competitive territories are needed.

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