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I still dont think thats a good analogy. NYC towers above any other metro area in the Northeast without a close second. While Greater Houston has the biggest economy in the south, Dallas/Fort Worth is a pretty close second.
DFW is indeed another beast economically, but Houston really is leaving it in the dust. Houston is adding $70 billion every 4 years to its GDP. No other MSA is adding that much. This includes DFW. So while DFW is probably going to be bigger by population, it won't by bigger by GDP. So it won't be long before Houston is head and shoulders above all other Southern metros economically. Now culturally, that is a different story and a different thread.
I see Houston and Dallas do their own things on economics growth; both seem to be working out. but I can remember a time up till 2005 where Dallas had larger GDP than Houston but Houston pulled ahead and continues to widen gap with less population. Dallas has stable economy; one of the best in the country but Houston just has more powerful economy
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DFW is indeed another beast economically, but Houston really is leaving it in the dust. Houston is adding $70 billion every 4 years to its GDP. No other MSA is adding that much. This includes DFW. So while DFW is probably going to be bigger by population, it won't by bigger by GDP. So it won't be long before Houston is head and shoulders above all other Southern metros economically. Now culturally, that is a different story and a different thread.
If you say so. You can't really reason with boosters. No offense.
I'll likely be dead by the time Houston surpasses Chicago on the world stage. It's not like I really care anyway. If I really wanted to I could move to Houston in a heartbeat.
I don't know if Houston will necessarily pass Chicago as become a city in the same tier. Chicago is the crown city in the midwest. No city is close to touching. This designation shall keep Chicago a principal city plus its transportation and logistic connections.
With that said, Houston by GDP will probably pass it in 20 years. But GDP is only part of the story. Houston will elevate to LA prominence in the Sunbelt, making 2 Sunbelt cities that this nation, at the end of the day, say it is truly a top American city.
DFW is indeed another beast economically, but Houston really is leaving it in the dust. Houston is adding $70 billion every 4 years to its GDP. No other MSA is adding that much. This includes DFW. So while DFW is probably going to be bigger by population, it won't by bigger by GDP. So it won't be long before Houston is head and shoulders above all other Southern metros economically. Now culturally, that is a different story and a different thread.
It is a bad comparison. New York is three times larger than the next largest economy in the northeast. Houston's economy is about 7 percent larger than DFW's.
You can argue that it's the most important, and I agree, but the distance between Houston and DFW in importance is not drastic.
It is a bad comparison. New York is three times larger than the next largest economy in the northeast. Houston's economy is about 7 percent larger than DFW's.
You can argue that it's the most important, and I agree, but the distance between Houston and DFW in importance is not drastic.
I think you are fixating on one part of his post and ignoring the others, this is typical of CD posters, just nitpicking at posts and ignoring the rest.
If you look back you will see he is talking about Houston's phenomenal climb from a GDP of about 200B in 2005 to 400B in 2008 (passing up DFW and DC on the way)
stop looking at things in stagnating views, look at trends and you will begin to see what he is saying
lol, what happened to that thread, I have not visited it in ages.
we have not discussed culture in that one, I have a few things to teach you about TT culture
Well come on and teach me. I'll show you a thing or two about PAM.
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