Well I sure as heck can't imagine what "diverse industries" you have in mind either. So you better start thinking in terms of trying to preserve what industry and tax base you already have.
Sheeeeeesh, I'd have that having been a beaten down "rust belt" for 25+ years would've taught you something. The Ohio Valley is NOT going to become another Silicon Valley. And the Mon Valley's attempt to become a telemarketing center didn't pan-out very well either. Yeah, you have that government-subsidized center of socialized medicine "creating" jobs in the Oakland section of the 'Burgh, but that's not gonna prop up the entire region. And while I may also be a big advocate of western Pa. culture and tourism, I don't think that and casino gambling is gonna be your salvation either.
Your other insults do not merit response.
Frankly, I have deliberately refrained from responding in true Pittsburgher fashion. But you certainly need to come up with something better than bashing and blaming your blue collar neighbors.
Comprehension skills lacking? I criticized politicians, union bosses and steel industry management, not my neighbors. By and large, they are the hapless dupes of the aforementioned.
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What you need to understand about this place is that it has become inhabited by a group of people who believe they should be the only one's paid a decent salary while others should work for low wages so that they can otain cheap goods. They also believe that they should be able to sell the people they put out of work expensive automobiles and appliances, at high sales commissions, after they put those people out of good jobs.
Upon anatomical examination you will notice they have extremely widened navels which accept and play prepared tapes criticizing unions and the working class for everything while denying anything else. The soundtrack from these tapes is broadcast from their behinds and their mouths in stereo. The playing of these tapes has a debilitating effect upon their brains.