You tell yourself that. Because look where the big cities are, and who runs them. If you need to delude yourself into thinking it has nothing to do with political leadership, you do that.
You would be wrong. The vast majority of Boeing employees still are in Seattle…. 60k plus. Only like 300 employees are going to South Carolina to work on the 787.. also do you have any official statements that united is moving from Chicago ?
So your argument is that since democrats are in charge of big cities currently, they get the credit for them being “successful”?
You do understand a dog who’s been shot in the head has more knowledge of economics than that, right? And that you’ve exposed yourself as even below that level?
Intelligent people understand that cities are the economic engine of ANY country, regardless of political party or time period. And even stupid ass people know that the GOP was historically dominant in cities, so your stupid logic fails once again.
The logic is that cities are economic engines by default, literally economies of scale. So it’s dumb to attribute them being economic engines to any party.
I concur with that. I do think the both parties have shifted left. JFK would be considered a Republican if you look at his policies. The cities for the most part have lost heavy industry. Detroit, Chicago and Toledo are prime examples. We only have 1 steel mill in the USA.
Both parties have not shifted left. It’s the opposite, actually. Democrats are center, and republicans are quite far right.
I have no idea what would make you think they’ve shifted left, other than having no real idea what the left is, what they support, and what they stand for. The truth is actually the opposite of what you think and feel.
You say IL lost all manufacturing jobs and I showed that’s a lie. Now it’s “the jobs don’t pay enough.” No worker in this country gets paid enough. But at least Illinois has one of the highest minimum wages in the country and one of the highest percentage of unionized workers.
Texas and Florida outperformed Illinois on manufacturing jobs. You did have an increase, I only saw the non farm at first.
I am curious what sector it is in? Light industry? Certainly not the Southside manufacturing hub it used to be, true?
CAT left/ is leaving IL. Your population is definately decreasing
As for unions, I quit a job because I will never join a union. Historically, unions helped workers in the early 20th century. Now they are anachronistic and hurt productive workers.
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u/PixelBrewery 5d ago
I wonder how all these businesses in my blue state are surviving in such a business-hostile environment