29 Places to Go in 2009 - Atlanta is #1 in U.S. (Savannah: how much, Home Depot)

[cdw1084]

Lets get the information correct. Here's more information about the Comparision of Georgia vs Alabama and Mississippi. Atlanta is ranked 10th in the amount of money that it produces in the country (metro), third in the south behind Dallas and Houston and Ahead of Miami. It's obvious that Atlanta plays a major part in Georgia's economy. Some of people sound so silly when you say that if it wasn't for Atlanta that Georgia would be poor.

If you look at the charts, you can say the same thing about New York and NYC, and Illinois and Chicago. The truth to the matter is that we can't Atlanta isn't in Alabama or Mississippi, it's in Georgia...get over it. Atlanta is the face of the south like it or not, it's a gamma world city, and Birmingham or Jackson will never be...maybe if they didn't have the reputation as bad states in every category, they could earn some money those two states.

If you actually took Atlanta out of the south and put it in the west somewhere. What would be a reason that someone would want to move to the south other than North Carolina or Florida? It's certainly not Alabama or Mississippi. People continue to try to downplay Georgia and Atlanta, but the way you guys live in those two states beside us should take notes. It's just Atlanta's time to shine.

As for the Airport, I hardly doubt it would be the world's busiest if it was in Alabama. Do you really think that Alabama could support that airport? the situation wouldn't be different if Birmingham had the airport. The olympics is what put Atlanta, Georgia on a different level. I'm sorry to tell you guys the truth, but it's reality.


Here's the link to the amount of money that each state and metro's bring in.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross_metropolitan_product




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_GDP_(nominal)

[Keeper]

Folks.. Please remember..

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[blondandfun]

Originally Posted by cdw1084

Look I use to live in Alabama, lived there for four years in Gadsden. Georgia brings in more money as a state than Mississippi and Alabama Combined. Georgia is also years ahead of them and everything is so much more advanced. Alabama and Mississippi is ranked in the top 10 for being a poor state. When I visit Alabama, it makes me like Georgia that much more, there's a reason that 170,000 people are moving here every year on average since 2000, versus 150,000 total for Alabama and the number on Mississippi is much worse.

I think that per capita statistics are more important than overall population trends. Huntsville, AL, for example, per capita, is more educated than Atlanta metro, because every 2/10 people is an engineer in Huntsville, and the city is considered the center of rocketry in the country. Here in Atlanta you have to weed through about 100-500 people to get to an engineer.

Don't make such generalizations just because you lived in some tiny town in AL. There are hundreds of tech grads each year that are moving to AL to work for all the auto manufacturers they have there that GA doesn't have.

[cdw1084]

Originally Posted by blondandfun

I think that per capita statistics are more important than overall population trends. Huntsville, AL, for example, per capita, is more educated than Atlanta metro, because every 2/10 people is an engineer in Huntsville, and the city is considered the center of rocketry in the country. Here in Atlanta you have to weed through about 100-500 people to get to an engineer.

Don't make such generalizations just because you lived in some tiny town in AL. There are hundreds of tech grads each year that are moving to AL to work for all the auto manufacturers they have there that GA doesn't have.

Ummmmm....Huntsville may be more educated than Atlanta metro if you're comparing one city against a metropolitan area. But, I know that metro vs. metro that Atlantans are more educated.

Also, GA is getting a KIA plant also and thats all Alabama have is automotive jobs and they're assembly line because it doesn't take a high school diploma to repeat assembly everyday.

[johnatl]

Well, of course Huntsville is going to have a higher percentage of engineers vs Atlanta since almost the entire economy there hinges on that. Atlanta has one of the most diversified economies in the Nation.

Alabama has more auto plants than Georgia to make up for the fact that there are (comparatively) hardly any white collar jobs.

Which would you rather have as the backbone of your economy - the head office, or the factory?

[blondandfun]

Originally Posted by johnatl

Well, of course Huntsville is going to have a higher percentage of engineers vs Atlanta since almost the entire economy there hinges on that. Atlanta has one of the most diversified economies in the Nation.

Alabama has more auto plants than Georgia to make up for the fact that there are (comparatively) hardly any white collar jobs.

Which would you rather have as the backbone of your economy - the head office, or the factory?

So you're saying that even though GA is twice as populated as AL and has a greater land area, that there aren't enough blue collar workers to fill these positions in GA?

That's laughable.

But whatever, you all win, GA is more populated and therefore more mighty. Oh wait, maybe that's because it was an original colony? Hmm.

[johnatl]

No, I'm saying that until very recently we weren't even interested in those type of jobs in Georgia. We much prefer regional/National HQ's over blue collar factory jobs. And of course there are enough people here to fill those type of positions, that makes no sense.

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[BringBackCobain]

Originally Posted by atlantaATL

That airport had nothing to do with the growth of atlanta

What a ridiculous statement. Obviously you have no idea how important an airport is to the headquarters of multinational corporations.

[blondandfun]

Originally Posted by BringBackCobain

What a ridiculous statement. Obviously you have no idea how important an airport is to the headquarters of multinational corporations.

Multinational corporations are the armpit of the United States. Small business is the only thing that is profitable without slave labor.

[atlantaATL]

Originally Posted by Keeper

Folks.. Please remember..

Our opinions on a location or issue are just that, opinions. Highly subjective. Personal preferences. Quirks, even. Leave wiggle room for dialogue, others may not see things the same as you, or been there as long as you, and any one of us can be wrong. Pouncing on someone you disagree with runs contrary to the spirit of this board and its members. We are here to help each other.

I totally agree people make comments about a city based on what they heard. Some people visited atlanta and didnt know where to go or hangout so they say its boring i mean to each is own. Atlanta will still be one of the best citys in the country whether people talk bad about it or not I love it here I wouldnt wanna be anywhere else