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Exactly lol, Cali is way bigger and they have two cities on the list, the Northeast has four. Besides, the distance from D.C. to Boston is about the same as from LA to San Francisco. So, there ya go. We have more covered in the same distance but with less overall space.
Exactly lol, Cali is way bigger and they have two cities on the list, the Northeast has four. Besides, the distance from D.C. to Boston is about the same as from LA to San Francisco. So, there ya go. We have more covered in the same distance but with less overall space.
They are virtually on par when it comes to points-per-person:
SF + LA population = 25,248,640
25,248,640/318 = 79,398 points ppp
Also something else to notice from the OP's list is the fact that Houston ranks dead last among the four major southern cities, while Atlanta is first, Miami second, and Dallas in third.
Califlorexas and all the states in-between are bigger than the Northeast.
No kidding. Though last time I checked, "Califlorexas" wasn't a real region. The states of California and Texas are arguably there own regions, and neither are anywhere near as integrated with each other as the Northeast is, even with all the "states in-between".
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They are virtually on par when it comes to points-per-person:
SF + LA population = 25,248,640
25,248,640/318 = 79,398 points ppp
Virtually isn't the same as the same. Looks like were still ahead by a measly few hundred points, and with almost twice as many people.
But jokes aside, take nominal GDP and it's a bit different. California alone acounts for 12 to 13% of the national GDP, Texas is I think 8% of the national GDP? Boswash accounts for 20% of the nation's GDP, and that's Boswash, not the whole Northeast. Northeast megalopolis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Getting back to 1st quote, combine Texas' and California's GDP's and you get 20/21% of the national GDP. So congratulations, it takes the two most powerful states combined to match and beat Boswash.
Anyway, I'm not trying to start a war here so I'll stop arguing. I wasn't trying to put Cali down, it's far and away the most powerful single state in the country, and clearly one of the most powerful regions.
I was just responding to the generic "California is the best, so there you have it" poster.
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No kidding. Though last time I checked, "Califlorexas" wasn't a real region. The states of California and Texas are arguably there own regions, and neither are anywhere near as integrated with each other as the Northeast is, even with all the "states in-between".
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All the states bordering Mexico have a good connection with each other regardless. West Texas and New Mexico and Arizona have similar feel to them, East Southern California (near the Arizona/California border) can relate to the Southwest region as a whole.
East Texas and Coastal California might not share much in common, but there are regions that have a good deal of connection.
You know what they say in these border states, "takes an hombre to know an hombre!"
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Besides, the distance from D.C. to Boston is about the same as from LA to San Francisco. So, there ya go. We have more covered in the same distance but with less overall space. 
