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Old 10-03-2017, 01:14 PM
 
Location: Birmingham to Los Angeles
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I think Texas might have a chance but states like Alabama need the educated populace. Cities like Boston, Denver, Chicago, Seattle have that. It's not cost-effective for them to have to relocate 95% of the workforce to a second headquarters.
Alabama has the educated class, they're just unable to maintain them because the lack of Amazon type of opportunities.
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Old 10-03-2017, 02:22 PM
 
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For the same reason(s) companies locate to various cities within Texas and to Atlanta. Birmingham is NOT Alabama.....nor are many of the cities. The rural populations are just too high.
It's not that the rural population is too large; it's that the state doesn't have a major city to help drive state politics in a more progressive direction.
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Old 10-03-2017, 02:32 PM
 
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They hire them in the "cheapest" city/states doesn't mean they are the best. There are many tech jobs being moved from overseas to rural US instead of big cities because low taxes and low salaries. That's is all.

I keep getting emails from recruiters of jobs in those towns and I refuse to go because why should I take a paycut to go to a small town, even if housing and food is free it doesn't mean anything.

If it wasn't for Trump, Amazon would probably open HQ in India.
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Old 10-03-2017, 02:51 PM
 
Location: USA o(*_*)o
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They hire them in the "cheapest" city/states doesn't mean they are the best. There are many tech jobs being moved from overseas to rural US instead of big cities because low taxes and low salaries. That's is all.

I keep getting emails from recruiters of jobs in those towns and I refuse to go because why should I take a paycut to go to a small town, even if housing and food is free it doesn't mean anything.

If it wasn't for Trump, Amazon would probably open HQ in India.





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Old 10-03-2017, 03:19 PM
 
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They hire them in the "cheapest" city/states doesn't mean they are the best. There are many tech jobs being moved from overseas to rural US instead of big cities because low taxes and low salaries. That's is all.

I keep getting emails from recruiters of jobs in those towns and I refuse to go because why should I take a paycut to go to a small town, even if housing and food is free it doesn't mean anything.

If it wasn't for Trump, Amazon would probably open HQ in India.
Actually I wouldn't be surprised if Amazon didn't do this to bring red states to heel and keep the process going for the next three years. They hate those tech companies and all those liberals unless they are moving to their respective states - then they love all that money. The Trump sons ran with their dad on conservative politics then tried to open a hotel in Vancouver, BC claiming they were progressives. They were met with ridicule. They apparently thought they could open hotels in Seattle and the Bay Area too but are learning they are not likely to see the success they hoped for. Red states were attacking Amazon and then Amazon announces this new headquarters with 50,000 new potential jobs and the attacks have quieted. Amazon knows what they are doing but cities should realize that an educated workforce will be a huge issue for them, they are not looking to relocate 50,000 employees, that would defeat the purpose. Cities like Birmingham will need to really drive education hard to attract these huge companies, better to start with smaller companies and work up to that.
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Old 10-03-2017, 07:23 PM
 
Location: Atlanta, Birmingham, Charlotte, and Raleigh
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It's not that the rural population is too large; it's that the state doesn't have a major city to help drive state politics in a more progressive direction.
Honestly, outside of Virginia, Florida, and North Carolina, none of the other Southern states have major metropolitan areas that can work (together) to shift their overall policy and politics in a progressive direction. Virginia has been the only one who has remained successful in doing this because it is truly the only purple Southern state these days.
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Old 10-03-2017, 07:30 PM
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Location: Miami
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It's not that the rural population is too large; it's that the state doesn't have a major city to help drive state politics in a more progressive direction.
I wish Houston did that for Texas...
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Old 10-03-2017, 07:31 PM
 
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Alabama has the educated class, they're just unable to maintain them because the lack of Amazon type of opportunities.
So you think Alabama can compete with the metropolitan Boston area?
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Old 10-03-2017, 08:45 PM
 
Location: Birmingham to Los Angeles
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So you think Alabama can compete with the metropolitan Boston area?
Problem #1: Compare cities or states.

Yes, Birmingham and also Huntsville could both compete for companies against Boston.
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Old 10-04-2017, 03:44 AM
 
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Problem #1: Compare cities or states.

Yes, Birmingham and also Huntsville could both compete for companies against Boston.
Not with Alabama state government as a lead weight dragging both cities down.
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