There are a couple issues with this. First, people who lived in these cities often moved there because it wasn't nearly as dense or urban feeling as bigger citi

There are a couple issues with this. First, people who lived in these cities often moved there because it wasn't nearly as dense or urban feeling as bigger cities like NYC. Those cities are being basically forced to change their fundamental character just so large corporations benefit. I think it's understandable that locals would be mad. Second, economic growth has been incredibly uneven and concentrated to just a handful of urban centers of the nation. This creates real problems. Economic inequality is amplified, and those sections of the population are separated from each other, insulating each other from the economic differences. Families, the poor, and the unexperienced simply don't have the leverage required to safely move away from their support structures into completely new cities without facing major issues. Why should economic growth be so constrained to such small areas just so big corporations benefit from cheaper labor?