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C'mon, be honest here.
Lockdowns are set by the state based on federal advice, which ironically, is the direction the left wants to go back to.
Fear? What law abiding person is in fear? I am not talking worried that some perceived nicety of life may be restricted, but actual fear of harm or death?
Anarchy? If you believe that, it is not even worth a rebuttal.
Lockdowns are set by the state based on federal advice, which ironically, is the direction the left wants to go back to.
Fear? What law abiding person is in fear? I am not talking worried that some perceived nicety of life may be restricted, but actual fear of harm or death?
Anarchy? If you believe that, it is not even worth a rebuttal.
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Well, when more of your family wants to head this way, am in the final stages of prepping our house for sale.
1997
3100 SF
2-story
4 bed, 3.5 bath, bonus room, dining, office, open kitchen.
3-car garage detached with covered breezeway
13,000 +/- lot 80' wide in back yard with extensive mature trees
Covered front porch
Pool
Small neighborhood (+/- 80 homes) with only one way in, one way out so no through traffic.
HOA that typically does nothing but makes sure the common area grounds get mowed. Annual dues are a steal at something like $300/year. But then again, no real amenities to address (the biggest hickey compared to the new neighborhoods).
Will hit the market at $480k.
1997
3100 SF
2-story
4 bed, 3.5 bath, bonus room, dining, office, open kitchen.
3-car garage detached with covered breezeway
13,000 +/- lot 80' wide in back yard with extensive mature trees
Covered front porch
Pool
Small neighborhood (+/- 80 homes) with only one way in, one way out so no through traffic.
HOA that typically does nothing but makes sure the common area grounds get mowed. Annual dues are a steal at something like $300/year. But then again, no real amenities to address (the biggest hickey compared to the new neighborhoods).
Will hit the market at $480k.
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He'd be first in line to call him a Tyrant if Trump had handed down Federal mandates to the states & we all know it.
I won't dig back forever to find it, but you can rest assured he flooded this thread with tweets from the geniuses who called the China travel ban racist & xenophobic, for a couple of weeks before they changed their tune to 'we're not doing enough!'
Gotta keep those goalposts moving.
I won't dig back forever to find it, but you can rest assured he flooded this thread with tweets from the geniuses who called the China travel ban racist & xenophobic, for a couple of weeks before they changed their tune to 'we're not doing enough!'
Gotta keep those goalposts moving.
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If they actually did leave the country in-mass...are you saying that wouldn't be good? 
The top 20 metros that are Blue cities account for 50% of the US gdp.
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Pretty sure you were one of the people stating left/right/who is president cannot take credit for GDP, unemployment, etc. But take NY for example. It is what it is from a business perspective not because of the color of the campaign banner for a mayor. Same for LA. Think billions upon billions upon billions would suddenly stop flowing through Long Beach if the republicans led the local government?
No, I am saying cities that have been blue for decades drive the bulk of economy.
You guys trash liberal policy for restricting growth when it is the liberal cities that drive the growth.
Sure it is a bipartisan effort even in those cities but you all trash the cities because they are "lawless and burning with riots" (not singling out you that is saying this). When if reality life has continued in every city 99.9% unchanged from the protests/riots and they are still driving what is the modern US economy.
You guys trash liberal policy for restricting growth when it is the liberal cities that drive the growth.
Sure it is a bipartisan effort even in those cities but you all trash the cities because they are "lawless and burning with riots" (not singling out you that is saying this). When if reality life has continued in every city 99.9% unchanged from the protests/riots and they are still driving what is the modern US economy.
First, I agree with you in regard to the vast majority of people/businesses are not affected by lawlessness in certain areas, but you cannot discount that these issues are predominantly in left-run cities.
But here is the quandary. You state democratic policies drive growth, yet of the cities with the top 20 poverty rate, the overwhelming majority are run by democrats (republicans bolded below). Point is, there are so many things that drive certain industries in certain areas. (A kudo to anyone who can tell me why Denver/Front Range was one of the first hubs for telecommunication). Harbors, natural resources, work force, education, weather, even tradition, the list goes on and on. The key to the whole deal, is what is done with the benefits of having a high "GDP" for a particular location. Clearly, the dems are falling behind in this aspect.
For poverty (Statistica, 2019)
1. Detroit
2. Philly
3. Houston
4. El Paso
5. Dallas
6. Boston
7. San Antonio
8. Los Angeles
9. Chicago
10. Columbus
11. NYC
12. OKC
13. Indy
14. Phoenix
15. Jacksonville, FL
16. DC
17. Nashville
18. Austin
19. Fort Worth
20. Denver
But here is the quandary. You state democratic policies drive growth, yet of the cities with the top 20 poverty rate, the overwhelming majority are run by democrats (republicans bolded below). Point is, there are so many things that drive certain industries in certain areas. (A kudo to anyone who can tell me why Denver/Front Range was one of the first hubs for telecommunication). Harbors, natural resources, work force, education, weather, even tradition, the list goes on and on. The key to the whole deal, is what is done with the benefits of having a high "GDP" for a particular location. Clearly, the dems are falling behind in this aspect.
For poverty (Statistica, 2019)
1. Detroit
2. Philly
3. Houston
4. El Paso
5. Dallas
6. Boston
7. San Antonio
8. Los Angeles
9. Chicago
10. Columbus
11. NYC
12. OKC
13. Indy
14. Phoenix
15. Jacksonville, FL
16. DC
17. Nashville
18. Austin
19. Fort Worth
20. Denver
Yeah, most cities are "Blue" by a huge margin so any ranking of cities is going to be mostly blue. For instance the list of cities with lowest poverty rates is mostly Blue cities.
What are the 10 best red city economies anyway? I can't even think of any that stand out.
Let's look at state level poverty.
10 lowest poverty states. (All lean blue except Utah and NH which is even)
1. NH 2. HI 3. MD 4. UT 5. NJ 6. CO 7. MN 8. MA 9. WA 10. CT
10 Highest Poverty States. (All but 2 are red leans...6 of 10 make the most red states period)
50. MS 49. NM. 48. LA 47. WV 46. AR 45. KY 44. AL 45. OK 44. SC 43. TN 42. TX 41. GA 40. MI
I find it funny 4 of the top 7 cities come from Red Texas. Which is not a surprise since TX is top 10 as a state.
What are the 10 best red city economies anyway? I can't even think of any that stand out.
Let's look at state level poverty.
10 lowest poverty states. (All lean blue except Utah and NH which is even)
1. NH 2. HI 3. MD 4. UT 5. NJ 6. CO 7. MN 8. MA 9. WA 10. CT
10 Highest Poverty States. (All but 2 are red leans...6 of 10 make the most red states period)
50. MS 49. NM. 48. LA 47. WV 46. AR 45. KY 44. AL 45. OK 44. SC 43. TN 42. TX 41. GA 40. MI
I find it funny 4 of the top 7 cities come from Red Texas. Which is not a surprise since TX is top 10 as a state.
Personally, I am not a big fan of the winner take all approach. I do appreciate the electoral college, and would like to preserve that. But I think it would be A more accurate representation of the will of the people to appropriate electoral college votes based on the popular vote of that state. So many millions of Republicans in California would get a say, andmillions of Democrats in Texas would get a say. Otherwise so many millions of people in D or R Strongholds really could simply just not vote because their vote doesn’t make any difference with a winner take all system.
It would additionally mean that a republican candidate would have to actually spend some time and effort in places like Oklahoma and a Democrat wouldn’t be able to Take California and new York for granted
It would additionally mean that a republican candidate would have to actually spend some time and effort in places like Oklahoma and a Democrat wouldn’t be able to Take California and new York for granted
I voted there this morning. Got there at 9am stood in the rain for the first hour and a half. Then cold wind for the next 2 hours. Got back to my car at 12:35. A lady in her 70's about 5 people ahead of me stood in that same line when we literally made it the the entrance doors, she collapsed and they had to call an ambulance for her. We had to step around her to get in the door. It was extremely sad. When I exited, the paramedics were still working on her.
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Also just saw that rural areas have on average a 16% poverty rate and Urban have a 12%.
Which makes sense. Cities are where more jobs are. Hence why they create higher gdp and draw people of all types.
Will be interesting to see how that changes in the next few years. Think we may see a bit of an exodus from lots of cities.
Which makes sense. Cities are where more jobs are. Hence why they create higher gdp and draw people of all types.
Will be interesting to see how that changes in the next few years. Think we may see a bit of an exodus from lots of cities.
If they follow suit of so many industries, they will get a raise
Without looking at it, these are what I would expect. But remember, 16% of a smaller number (I found 57 million living in areas deemed rural) is a lot less than 12% of a bigger number (272 million in areas deemed urban). Roughly 3.5 times less. So while the overall percentage is greater in rural areas the impact is felt by 3.5 times more people in urban areas.
I am not completely sold on the exodus yet. yeah, probably a noticeable tick, but I think there is still going to be way more people in urban areas. I fear more cities are going to end up like Detroit where the burbs go on for miles while the only people left in the city are poor (a bit of an exaggeration, but not too far off). Not exactly sure who would be heading for the burbs either but I do not think it is going to be the people deemed to be in poverty.
Without looking at it, these are what I would expect. But remember, 16% of a smaller number (I found 57 million living in areas deemed rural) is a lot less than 12% of a bigger number (272 million in areas deemed urban). Roughly 3.5 times less. So while the overall percentage is greater in rural areas the impact is felt by 3.5 times more people in urban areas.
I am not completely sold on the exodus yet. yeah, probably a noticeable tick, but I think there is still going to be way more people in urban areas. I fear more cities are going to end up like Detroit where the burbs go on for miles while the only people left in the city are poor (a bit of an exaggeration, but not too far off). Not exactly sure who would be heading for the burbs either but I do not think it is going to be the people deemed to be in poverty.
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