Will State Capitals Experience Growth the way DC has? (tax, versus)

[gottaq]

DC has experienced major growth, and it's major economy is government jobs. Will growth in government spill over into the state level, and will state capitals experience a boom as well? With our country growing in population, won't government also have to grow at all levels, resulting in more jobs/departments within the state? and won't this lead to each capital city growing steadily?

[kidphilly]

no

[AuburnAL]

Hopefully not. States can't print money, and so far at the state level the government froward have been kept in check in a lot of places.

[mjlo]

State government spending has declined while federal spending has exploded. If a state capital is growing the way DC is, the reason for it's growth most likely has nothing to do with it being the seat of state government. It would be coincidental at best.

[11KAP]

Each state only has so much to work with compared to the Fed. If the states make more money, the boy will come looking for his cut every time.

[kyle19125]

State capitals are already economic engines to a degree and have proven through the recession to largely be not as affected by economic downturns. I think there's probably an overall preference for consistency versus "boomtown economies".

[eschaton]

All state capitols are not created equal. Cities like Boston, Atlanta, and Phoneix are the state capitals as well as the largest cities in their states. Cities like Saint Paul, Madison, Austin, Sante Fe, or Sacramento are significant cities, but overshadowed by others in their state. And then there are cities like Albany, Harrisburg, Carson City, Trenton, Frankfort, or Jefforson City, which are small and generally far removed from the major population centers of the state.

[kidphilly]

Originally Posted by eschaton

All state capitols are not created equal. Cities like Boston, Atlanta, and Phoneix are the state capitals as well as the largest cities in their states. Cities like Saint Paul, Madison, Austin, Sante Fe, or Sacramento are significant cities, but overshadowed by others in their state. And then there are cities like Albany, Harrisburg, Carson City, Trenton, Frankfort, or Jefforson City, which are small and generally far removed from the major population centers of the state.

Trento probably does not fit well as its smack in the middle of the Philly and NYC metros - Jerey is an odd one But an area like Harrisburg is removed and much smaller and drives the economy versus a place like Boston that it is but a smaller component

[michigan83]

Will State Capitals Experience Growth the way DC has?

I hope not. The massive concentration of wealth in DC concerns me. I would like to see more of those tax dollars escape DC and be spent in the states in which they originate.

[11KAP]

^ precisely.