[GladesGuru]

So, Man IS a territorial organism after all. The Founders knew better than the collectivists, after all.

Man is not evolved for life in the Urban Collective Hive.

Amazing!

[pepsionice]

We are missing one key future issue. There will come the 2020 and 2030 Census.

We can already gauge that California, New York, and at least four rust-belt states will show a loss of population by 2020. Even the more wealthy of Americans will come to agree that neither New York or California are worth all the hassle and taxation. Who gains? Florida, Georgia, Texas. Figure ten more Representatives going to those three and maybe another five southern states. You can guess the loser of the states.

But the trend is in full-gear...so the 2030 Census....a good seventeen years away, will end becoming a fascinating and huge change for the nation. California will be lucky to have forty (presently at 53), and New York will have to fight to keep at least twenty. Texas ought to be bumping up against forty-five (presently at 32).

All of this means that the needy states, that bankrupted themselves over and over, will be fairly desperate for federal programs to cover their promises. The southern states in power by 2030...won’t agree to that. Figure some massive anger and hostility across California, and a increasing number of New Yorkers finally deciding to leave and find a safe lifestyle in the south.

Those of us around still in 2030 will be amused by the changes, and laughing over idiot political pits that various communities have fallen into. Companies were drawn like magnets....to cheaper lifestyles in the southern states, with fewer taxes, and common sense values.

[RegulatorCountry]

Cities rise and cities fall, just faster here. The old metropolitan giants are collapsing under the weight of their own expenses. They’re too complicated and too old, requiring costly maintenance, with a legacy underclass still provided for very generously, although the boom times that made that seem reasonable and right have moved on to other locales.

Some old, expensive cities soldier on and remain relevant. London springs to mind. New York City will likely be another. But Chicago? Their reason for being is in question. Better find some new ones or turn into a giant Buffalo, or even worse, Detroit.

It pains me to say that because I’ve loved Chicago in the past. The architecture, the food, the unpretentious, industrious people. Those people, if they’re still there, are all out in the collar counties and burbs now. The city populace has taken a turn for the feral.

Too bad, it’s a beautiful place or once was. Then again, so was Detroit.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Not if United Nations Agenda 21 has anything to say about it, and it will, once we get the guns out of the hands of all those peasants so we can do anything we want with them.

[StolarStorm]

Houston is dog ugly. It’s hot, humid, has zero natural beauty and has very poor recreational areas. You live here to earn a living; that’s pretty much it. I AM grateful for the employment opportunities it provides and nice people. Just being realistic about the cities lack of “curb appeal”. If I won the lottery or save enough for an early retirement... I’m outta here..

[tbw2]

Dallas, Fort Worth and Houston are growing in part due to the low-tax climate and in part due to the fact that Texas lets people drill for natural gas and oil.

[WilliamRobert]

There are a few reason the growth in the Sun Belt is continuing to flabbergast the density experts.
First, the Sun Belt offers a pro business environment, and a “can do” attitude.
Second, organized labor is practically a non factor in these right to work states.
Third, low taxes or in some cases no state income taxes, mind you there are taxes but they are levied differently.
Forth, family and hospitality is still popular in the South, and ya,ll come on down and witness some of it.
Fifth, lower crime, there is still crime but for the most part criminals have no idea who is armed and who is not.

I have lived in Houston Texas since 1974 and while the summers are hotter than a three dollar pistol, and there is hardly any seasons, we have summer, still summer, almost summer and kind of winter, the climate is a trade off to the and a half months of brutal winter (I’m from Chicago).

If you noticed four of the cities listed Dallas/Ft Worth, San Antonio, Austin, and Houston all are from Texas which has the fifth largest economy in the world. If Texas left the Union the Progressives would be screwed. Texas will continue to lead the way with the rest of the South until the greenie weenies, progressives, and the rest of the leech class figure out how to cripple its growth.

[blueunicorn6]

Always remember that the number one issue/fear of the liberals is population. The number one display of wealth is exclusivity. If they can crowd all the serfs into high rise apartments, then they can control 99% of the land in the US.

[Rocky]

A disproportionate amount of the crime seems to occur in densely packed urban areas. No place is crime-free, but I try to stay out of areas that are full of multi-story apartment buildings.

[Tammy8]

El Paso, Texas is also growing by leaps and bounds. I am amazed at the growth taking place, we shop there and go to medical appointments there and it seems the construction never stops just moves around. Houses are going in as far as you can see on the East side especially. Once upon a time not long ago if you didn't speak Spanish you could not work in El Paso but that is rapidly changing with new business and new population taking over.

http://www.elpasoredco.org/regional-data/el-paso/overview/population

Between 2000 and 2040, the population of El Paso County is projected to grow by 69.7 percent. This projected growth exceeds the nation’s rate of growth and is parallel with that of Texas. Based on U.S. Census Bureau population estimates and projections, El Paso is ranked the 18th city with the largest population increase from July 2007 to July 2008. These projections do not take into account the significant growth taking place at Fort Bliss.