Governments tend to create places where there is a large amount of money available in a very non-egalitarian fashion. Look at the DC area--all the tax revenues

Governments tend to create places where there is a large amount of money available in a very non-egalitarian fashion. Look at the DC area--all the tax revenues from around the country is pumped there and supports an immense amount of people on 100k plus salaries. Another example is defense-industrial complex and military bases. Military bases contribute a LOT of money to local economies. That money doesn't ultimately come from the military base but from the population of the country as a whole. That's why senators make very strange, non-strategic decisions about base closures.