NYC is about 8% of the US economy (and much more if you consider second order effects) - so their successes and failures are inevitably going to impact the enti

NYC is about 8% of the US economy (and much more if you consider second order effects) - so their successes and failures are inevitably going to impact the entire country. At the very least, NYC (for example) being successful is something that I think should be of national interest not just local interest. There are a lot of places like this in my opinion, where a large investment in a seemingly local thing would have national impact.