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Never mind, I should have known the only thing that could settle and discussion would be you. You've made that very clear.
Actually the clarity in this thread has come from the actual statistics themselves. Opinions and personal ego-driven civic boosterism mean nothing when weighed against numbers.
As far as business its cut and dry-period.
When you add other factors on top of business-its not so cut and dry. Getting anyone to acknowledge that is like pulling teeth.
I used to use Rand McNally's Commercial Atlas all the time for reference, its a huge, oversized book that is as big as a coffee table top.
It is a humongous book. As a college kid, I used to go in and read it at the library. Obviously, that wasn't an item they'd let circulate
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Among the areas they rank are Major Trade Areas. There are a total of 51 in the US and I consider them the US equivalents of City-States, where a city's true influence is measured.
That's an interesting way of looking at it. Economically/commercially, we may not be all that different from Renaissance-era Italy...lol!
Actually the clarity in this thread has come from the actual statistics themselves. Opinions and personal ego-driven civic boosterism mean nothing when weighed against numbers.
As far as business its cut and dry-period.
When you add other factors on top of business-its not so cut and dry. Getting anyone to acknowledge that is like pulling teeth.
I'm just trying to get you fired up...ignore me. Slow day at work if you must know...
There will still be some Texans arguing that Houston belongs with LA and Chicago...
I've seen threads here on C-D where posters argue exactly that point. It's even been asserted that Houston will one day be in the top three—displacing either Chicago or L.A.
I predict Houston will be given 1-AAA rating in 10-15 years from now.
New York has always been given the unique rating 1-AAAA due to its preeminent status in the national hierarchy. Chicago was originally the only other city rated 1-AAA as having influence over a large area of the country. In 1988, Los Angeles was similarly given a 1-AAA rating.
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