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View Poll Results: Georgia (minus Atlanta) vs South Carolina
Georgia (minus ATL) 17 29.31%
South Carolina 41 70.69%
Voters: 58. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 09-09-2012, 01:49 PM
 
Location: Charlotte
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I know you have nothing to support this, but even so I'll bite: How so?
First, South Carolina has one Fortune 500 Company and Georgia (without Atlanta) has 5.

Second, population. SC's largest city is Columbia, Georgia's without Atlanta is Augusta. The top 10 cities in GA are still going to surpass SC's cities population in the order they rank.

Georgia is more developed than SC even without Atlanta. It's like comparing South Carolina to North Carolina.

So, therefore, GA would still be the larger, more progressive, stronger state.
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Old 09-09-2012, 02:04 PM
 
Location: Columbus,Georgia
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First, South Carolina has one Fortune 500 Company and Georgia (without Atlanta) has 5.

Second, population. SC's largest city is Columbia, Georgia's without Atlanta is Augusta. The top 10 cities in GA are still going to surpass SC's cities population in the order they rank.

Georgia is more developed than SC even without Atlanta. It's like comparing South Carolina to North Carolina.

So, therefore, GA would still be the larger, more progressive, stronger state.
I agree Columbus Fortune 500 companies,the Savannah port and Augusta medical district >>>>>>
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Old 09-09-2012, 02:08 PM
 
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First, South Carolina has one Fortune 500 Company and Georgia (without Atlanta) has 5.
I don't know what your source is, but it's definitely wrong. There are only two F500 companies in Georgia outside of metro Atlanta--Aflac in Columbus and Mohawk Industries in Calhoun.

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Second, population. SC's largest city is Columbia, Georgia's without Atlanta is Augusta. The top 10 cities in GA are still going to surpass SC's cities population in the order they rank.
You know city populations are pretty irrelevant in the comparative sense, right? Do you also go around saying that Charlotte is bigger than Atlanta, Miami, DC, and Boston? The fact of the matter is that metro Columbia, Charleston, and Greenville are all larger than metro Augusta, Savannah, and Columbus. In raw numbers, they are all growing faster. Columbia, Charleston, and Myrtle Beach are all growing faster than the fastest-growing metro in GA outside Atlanta (Savannah).

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Georgia is more developed than SC even without Atlanta. It's like comparing South Carolina to North Carolina.
How so? What examples do you have here? Because SC overall has a more even distribution of its metros throughout the state, the development is also more evenly spread throughout. The zoo is in Columbia, the aquarium is in Charleston (and another in Myrtle Beach), the amusement park is on the York/Mecklenburg border, etc. In Georgia, all of these amenities are in Atlanta.

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So, therefore, GA would still be the larger, more progressive, stronger state.
Sorry, but inaccurate facts haven't proved your point.
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Old 09-09-2012, 02:17 PM
 
Location: Charlotte
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I don't know what your source is, but it's definitely wrong. There are only two F500 companies in Georgia outside of metro Atlanta--Aflac in Columbus and Mohawk Industries in Calhoun.
Obviously, I was not talking about metro Atlanta, I was talking about Atlanta, hence "without Atlanta" in parenthesis.



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You know city populations are pretty irrelevant in the comparative sense, right? Do you also go around saying that Charlotte is bigger than Atlanta, Miami, DC, and Boston? The fact of the matter is that metro Columbia, Charleston, and Greenville are all larger than metro Augusta, Savannah, and Columbus. In raw numbers, they are all growing faster. Columbia, Charleston, and Myrtle Beach are all growing faster than the fastest-growing metro in GA outside Atlanta (Savannah).
Regardless of which is growing faster, the population now is what matters. City-proper, not metro. So I guess you're basically saying IYO, South Carolina's population is going to pass Georgia's?


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How so? What examples do you have here? Because SC overall has a more even distribution of its metros throughout the state, the development is also more evenly spread throughout. The zoo is in Columbia, the aquarium is in Charleston (and another in Myrtle Beach), the amusement park is on the York/Mecklenburg border, etc. In Georgia, all of these amenities are in Atlanta.
That's pretty obvious as well. Which is why I say city-proper matters more than metro.
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Old 09-09-2012, 02:18 PM
 
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Even the RiverCenter and Springer?
Just your run-of-the-mill performing arts center and opera house. Nothing really unique.
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Old 09-09-2012, 02:21 PM
 
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Obviously, I was not talking about metro Atlanta, I was talking about Atlanta, hence "without Atlanta" in parenthesis.





Regardless of which is growing faster, the population now is what matters. City-proper, not metro. So I guess you're basically saying IYO, South Carolina's population is going to pass Georgia's?




That's pretty obvious as well. Which is why I say city-proper matters more than metro.
This is stupid. City limits are quite arbitrary and the rules governing growth, annexation, etc. differ from state to state which is why everybody here knows that comparing metros is more fair--except you of course. SC in particular has rather restrictive annexation laws, while Georgia's aren't as restrictive. Plus Augusta and Columbus are consolidated with their counties, something that's practically impossible to do in SC.
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Old 09-09-2012, 02:25 PM
 
Location: Charlotte
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Because comparing Atlanta's 32 metros to Charlotte's 16 is completely fair. No. But sorry, I'll stay on topic.

Imagining Georgia without Atlanta is like New York without NYC.
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Old 09-09-2012, 02:26 PM
 
Location: Columbus,Georgia
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Just your run-of-the-mill performing arts center and opera house. Nothing really unique.
Funny! There is NOTHING ELSE like the RiverCenter of performing arts in the state of Georgia! The Columbus museum is the largest art and history museum in the state. That's all of Macon's museums in a nutshell.

The history of the Springer speaks out loud!

Research!
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Old 09-09-2012, 02:27 PM
 
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Because comparing Atlanta's 32 metros to Charlotte's 16 is completely fair. No.
Huh? What in the world are you talking about? "Atlanta's 32 metros"?
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Old 09-09-2012, 02:53 PM
 
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Funny! There is NOTHING like the RiverCenter of performing arts in Georgia! The Columbus museum is the largest art and history museum in the state. That's all of Macon museums in a nutshell.

The history of the Springer speaks out loud!

Research!
We're not comparing Columbus to other Georgia cities, but to SC's cities, and in SC, these facilities are all over the state; they aren't anything extraordinarily special.

Newberry Opera House (constructed 1881)



Abbeville Opera House (constructed 1908)



Sumter Opera House (constructed 1895)



Marion Old Town Hall & Opera House (constructed 1892)




Peace Center for the Performing Arts, Greenville



Koger Center, Columbia



North Charleston Performing Arts Center

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