Posted on 11/16/2023 5:34:13 AM PST by BradtotheBone
The future of the US economy could be powered by cities in the Sunbelt.
Economic and societal power in the US may be shifting away from colossal coastal cities such as New York and San Francisco to metropolitan areas tucked below the Mason-Dixon line, as Barron's recently reported. That's because economic power is flowing to the middle of the country — and places such as Houston, Dallas, Nashville, and Miami are becoming hot spots.
Just as New York City has Wall Street and San Francisco has Silicon Valley, Houston has its energy economy and Miami has its proximity to Latin America and growing financial industry. And while Los Angeles has Hollywood and Washington, DC, has politics, Dallas has a blossoming environment of diversified business behemoths and Nashville is a healthcare and tech hub.
"You used to have two coastal power zones where you could live your best life, never really touching down in the red states," Niall Ferguson, a Stanford historian, told Barron's. "We now have much more of a multipolar America rather than a bipolar America. That reflects taxes, quality of life, cost of living, the ability to build, and incredibly striking differentials in quality of governance."
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No thanks!
Same for me. I shun bigger cities.
... and these “hot spots” will become even hotter over time — literally bursting into flames under the Democrat/Communist “leadership” people flee from only to vote for the same horror at their new home.
I saw another study recently that had Austin as one of the largest cities in America by 2100 along with Dallas and Houston. Three of the top 10 biggest cities in US were in Texas.
Trust me. There are no good cities for Dims to move to in Alabama.
Houston and Dallas are both democrat cities located in a red state.
Keep your eye on Charlotte, too, as a banking center alternative as NY and SF continue to inevitably collapse, ie “follow the money”.
But it'll be ruined by 2030 and then the caravan will move on.
Miami is a dump. Yes I have lived there. Other cities I can see having potential.
Austin-San Antonio is now considered a mega city
The mayor of Dallas just switched to the Republican Party.
“Houston, Dallas, Nashville, and Miami are becoming hot spots.”
And they’re all becoming (or already are) leftist cities like SF, LA, Seattle and Portland.
I was in Nashville a few weeks ago to see Steve Hackett at the Ryman, and I concur, music is everywhere downtown. And the musicians are top-notch.
My twin sister still lives in Miami (I live in Jacksonville). It is a nice place to visit but the traffic is crazy. I like the slightly slower pace where I live.
Miami is a hub for South American businesses as well as having a much more favorable climate than NE cities. With all the Hispanics fleeing socialist countries Miami is becoming (surprisingly) Trump country. DeSantis is holding the line on anti-wokeness and keeping the State free.
Bottom line for me — PEACE and ORDER.
How’s the crime rate in these “future of America” cities?
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