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TX & Cal top it because both are huge in 1) energy 2) agriculture (obviously CA is king here) and 3) entertainment - music mostly for TX, film mostly for cal, but both are big in both compared to most states. Bother are also big in technology and aerospace/defense.
NY is really only important for finance and entertainment. Too specialized to be #1.
How about we agree that power is based on population and call it a day?
Therefore, this is the new, better list:
1 Cali
2 NY(C)
3. The big large state who cannot put out a decent president even if it was trying to
4. Reitrement land
5. Obamaland
6. Pennsylvania
7. THE BEST STATE IN THE WORLD
8. the armpit of the US
9-10. Virginia/Georgia (is there a difference?)
I would say the list would be roughly in order of population. But how do you measure "power"? You can look at their congressional deligation, the state's GDP, what businesses and institutions are located in that state (which would give Conneticut and Delaware a large boost disproportionate to their population), and who or what has come from that state. But how do you make a non-subjective formula to figure it out?
I'd still say population would be the main indicator, but I'd actually would use a population chart from, say, 1960 or 1970, because it takes institutions a while to gain power and influence and states that were larger earlier have a more established power structure whereas newer growth states the power structure is younger and hasn't had as much time to be infuential yet.
TX & Cal top it because both are huge in 1) energy 2) agriculture (obviously CA is king here) and 3) entertainment - music mostly for TX, film mostly for cal, but both are big in both compared to most states. Bother are also big in technology and aerospace/defense.
NY is really only important for finance and entertainment. Too specialized to be #1.
Recently many economists have been predicting that NYC will eventually become another has been city similar to Detroit. With the present meltdown of the largest banks in the nation, with Wall street and the financial district handing out ten of thousands pink-slips daily, it is just too evident that other cities such as Houston will take up the financial reigns away from NYC.
Recently many economists have been predicting that NYC will eventually become another has been city similar to Detroit. With the present meltdown of the largest banks in the nation, with Wall street and the financial district handing out ten of thousands pink-slips daily, it is just too evident that other cities such as Houston will take up the financial reigns away from NYC.
Maybe. I hope not though. This isn't the first time we've been in a recession. And the stock exchange was in New York City in 1929, when things got even worse than what we are facing today. Although Houston and others weren't as powerful over almost a century ago.
Its hard to say. I think its possible that New York will lose something, but I doubt it will slip down to the level of Detroit. Its just too big already to fall that far.
Recently many economists have been predicting that NYC will eventually become another has been city similar to Detroit. With the present meltdown of the largest banks in the nation, with Wall street and the financial district handing out ten of thousands pink-slips daily, it is just too evident that other cities such as Houston will take up the financial reigns away from NYC.
NYC came back from a pretty dark period in the 70's and 80's and seems to be better now than ever. They lost a million people in the 1970's but now has its highest population ever. I think NYC is just too big, too diverse, too powerful, too influential, and just too dynamic to ever slide down to the level of Detroit. Plus Detroit was and still kind of is a ONE-industry town too while NYC seems a lot more diversified.
How about we agree that power is based on population and call it a day?
Therefore, this is the new, better list:
1 Cali
2 NY(C) 3. The big large state who cannot put out a decent president even if it was trying to
4. Reitrement land
5. Obamaland
6. Pennsylvania
7. THE BEST STATE IN THE WORLD
8. the armpit of the US
9-10. Virginia/Georgia (is there a difference?)
Where's Texas????? You seriously ranked Connecticut before Texas
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