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Drag people from one place to another its not governments role here. Sorry to say this (as an outsider) but not all areas of the US are the same and are not as

Drag people from one place to another its not governments role here. Sorry to say this (as an outsider) but not all areas of the US are the same and are not as desirable to live in, also for those planning a family you may be limiting their career choices in 20 years. One of my friends has move back near London from one of the cheaper (more depressed regions of the UK) because her v bright daughter through the only job for her was working on the tills.

C1sc0cat 7y ago
One thing that would help a bit is have more liberal SF style labour laws and other laws - ban non competes for example like SF does. But that would require a complete rebalance of power from states to federal government.
mywittyname 7y ago
> Drag people from one place to another its not governments role here. The US government is one of the largest employers in the USA. And they are responsible for the expansion of major metropolitan areas around the US. Washington DC is an obvious example, but for one from that list, Dayton Ohio owes most of its technology sector to the US Air Force due to its proximity to Wright-Patterson Air Force base, the Air Force Institute of Technology and the glut of technology contractors in the area. I'm sure Dayton is not a terribly desirable place for technology workers to emigrate to, but it does demonstrate the feasibility of special economic zones. The US is full of beautiful places that would be highly attractive to workers, if only jobs were available in sufficient numbers. The US government could even work with public-private partnerships to ensure that enough private investment occurs to bring culture to the area so that it doesn't sit around as some stagnant boomtown.
- C1sc0cat 7y ago
  But those areas are not chosen on merit or for the benefit of the country are they its all about greasing the hands of the local politicians. The challenger disaster was caused by this as for "political reasons" the plant that made the boosters was a long way away and thus required the design with the O rings.
  - mywittyname 7y ago
    According to Wikipedia, the Air Force base was created from part of a former Wright Bros air field, and chosen due to the area's existing aviation suppliers/talent. That seems meritorious to me Cool o-ring non-sequitur!
    - C1sc0cat 7y ago
      But that was why they (the SRBs) where made a long way away in pieces instead of locally as a single piece.

C1sc0cat 7y ago

One thing that would help a bit is have more liberal SF style labour laws and other laws - ban non competes for example like SF does. But that would require a complete rebalance of power from states to federal government.

mywittyname 7y ago

> Drag people from one place to another its not governments role here. The US government is one of the largest employers in the USA. And they are responsible for the expansion of major metropolitan areas around the US. Washington DC is an obvious example, but for one from that list, Dayton Ohio owes most of its technology sector to the US Air Force due to its proximity to Wright-Patterson Air Force base, the Air Force Institute of Technology and the glut of technology contractors in the area. I'm sure Dayton is not a terribly desirable place for technology workers to emigrate to, but it does demonstrate the feasibility of special economic zones. The US is full of beautiful places that would be highly attractive to workers, if only jobs were available in sufficient numbers. The US government could even work with public-private partnerships to ensure that enough private investment occurs to bring culture to the area so that it doesn't sit around as some stagnant boomtown.

C1sc0cat 7y ago
But those areas are not chosen on merit or for the benefit of the country are they its all about greasing the hands of the local politicians. The challenger disaster was caused by this as for "political reasons" the plant that made the boosters was a long way away and thus required the design with the O rings.
- mywittyname 7y ago
  According to Wikipedia, the Air Force base was created from part of a former Wright Bros air field, and chosen due to the area's existing aviation suppliers/talent. That seems meritorious to me Cool o-ring non-sequitur!
  - C1sc0cat 7y ago
    But that was why they (the SRBs) where made a long way away in pieces instead of locally as a single piece.