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02-09-2011, 12:02 PM
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Location: Wilmington, DE
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Is the D.C. area the second best MSA in the country?
It may be even #1.
Influence?
Importance?
Military?
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02-09-2011, 12:03 PM
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Location: Austin, TX/Chicago, IL/Houston, TX/Washington, DC
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It's # 2. Only New York beats it.
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02-09-2011, 12:03 PM
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To me it is. But several other MSAs are also in the running for the #2 spot.
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02-09-2011, 12:11 PM
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Location: Wilmington, DE
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BigCityDreamer
To me it is. But several other MSAs are also in the running for the #2 spot.
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Yeah but none of them have the Capitol, we do and we are home of the federal gov't, thats something no other city will acquire. |
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02-09-2011, 12:13 PM
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Location: Austin, TX/Chicago, IL/Houston, TX/Washington, DC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Internal Breathing Fire
Yeah but none of them have the Capitol, we do and we are home of the federal gov't, thats something no other city will acquire.
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It's an important niche, but other cities have niche's too. The big thing about Washington DC that gives it the win is the influence the name of the city has and what it stands for. In my opinion, 5 years ago it would have been a 3 way tie between Chicago, Washington DC, & Los Angeles. Now it's just Washington DC.
Chicago has a stagnant and slow economy & Los Angeles has an obsolete economy. Both are out of the question for the # 2 spot as of modern times, in my opinion. |
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02-09-2011, 12:15 PM
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Location: Wilmington, DE
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DANNYY
It's an important niche, but other cities have niche's too. The big thing about Washington DC that gives it the win is the influence the name of the city has and what it stands for. In my opinion, 5 years ago it would have been a 3 way tie between Chicago, Washington DC, & Los Angeles. Now it's just Washington DC.
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Yeah and it will only get bigger and more powerful. By 2020 D.C. will be just about on par with NYC, scaled down of course but still, no other city will be remotely lose to D.C. |
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02-09-2011, 12:28 PM
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The Govt is important and influential, not sure I truly equate that with the MSA though, though a huge factor
I like the DC area a lot but might chose a couple areas ahead of it for me personally. DC Political influence is the gathering of representation from all over the country. From that perspective NYC as a city has more representatives or CA as a state has the most representation.
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02-09-2011, 02:12 PM
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Location: Rockville, MD
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To me it's a close call between the DC area and the Bay Area.
I really, really, really love San Francisco. Really. And the combination of a robust economy + natural beauty + exciting urban centers definitely puts it among the top in the country.
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02-09-2011, 02:49 PM
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Location: Fort Worth, Texas
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Nope. Top 5 only.
Why didnt you make it a poll???
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02-09-2011, 07:12 PM
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Location: Crown Town
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