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Then why not go somewhere else?

• Decade 9y ago
  For short-term competitiveness. The largest pool of technical jobs is here, so the largest pool of technical workers is here, so the largest pool of technical knowledge is here. Each generating more of the other. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/glaeser-triumph-of-the-city-excerpt/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/glaeser-triumph-o... On a selfish personal level, I prefer my home city to remain solvent and a viable place to live. Without the tech jobs, the city government would be even more in the red, services would have to be cut, and the various support industries would have to move out. I would prefer for my city not to collapse. http://www.sfexaminer.com/san-francisco-officially-10-billion-hole/ http://www.sfexaminer.com/san-francisco-officially-10-billio...