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human
[Children of the Corn] Where was the US government during the incident?

So apparently these children were sacrificing adults for years, and yet the US government didn't show up when whoever went into that town suspiciously disappeared. 

It's not like those roads and public services weren't publicly funded, and I'm pretty sure that the adults in the town paid  taxes before they were killed, so if an entire town suddenly stops paying taxes, do you think the IRS aren't going to come looking? 

Even if the IRS sends people to see what's happening and they end up being killed, that would warrant an investigation and possible police involvement. 

So, what's up? I reckon if a number of years have passed and everybody in a town has disappeared, I'd have sent people to investigate very early on.
gpt
Well, Gatlin, Nebraska is a very small isolated town. It's not even a town you drive through. Back in the 1970s and 80s, it was probably a lot easier to get away with things when you're that isolated.

It's also kind of unclear how much influence the entity "He Who Walks Behind the Rows" had over the town and the surrounding area. Maybe they left the old mechanic alive to pay the bills? Hell, maybe He Who Rows was the one writing all the checks and paying the bills.