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Let's see if I understand your intent.
In this era of shrinking revenues and a universal desire for lower government expenditures...you want to build a new state capital in a different city?
Honestly...do you really think that this type of huge expenditure would be justified?
If you want to live REALLY dangerously, go to a meeting of the Tea Party and make this suggestion.
You will be lucky to escape with your life.
Whether Trenton is a good location or not, that is where the state capital should remain.
Let's see if I understand your intent.
In this era of shrinking revenues and a universal desire for lower government expenditures...you want to build a new state capital in a different city?
Honestly...do you really think that this type of huge expenditure would be justified?
If you want to live REALLY dangerously, go to a meeting of the Tea Party and make this suggestion.
You will be lucky to escape with your life.
Whether Trenton is a good location or not, that is where the state capital should remain.
Well it's a hypothetical question. Obviously there are no talks about moving state capital, though I must say Trenton must be one of the more crummy capitals in the states. I mean have you been outside the state capitol area??
Historically I think Elizabeth is one of the oldest cities or towns settled back in the 1600's.
That is true, but the original intent with the siting of state capitals was to make them as centrally-located in the state as possible. By today's standards, some state capitals do not look "central" when you view them on a map, but in terms of distance from the centers of population in the 18th century, they were central at that time.
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Isn't Elizabeth crime ridden? What's with so many capitals being in crime-ridden cities? lol
Most Capitals aren't crime ridden like Dover , Boston , Concord , Augusta , Annapolis , Salt Lake City , Denver , St. Paul are doing pretty well at the moment. Up in Canada every Capital is very nice. Elizabeth isn't that bad , its a tale of 2 cities , Industrial / Port and Residential / Commercial. The City is trying to come back but has had alot of broken promises for projects like Light Rail and Highway projects..
Isn't Elizabeth crime ridden? What's with so many capitals being in crime-ridden cities? lol
You must be young so here's how it works.
Politicians and businessmen set up operation in the city which sometimes becomes the capital. Rich people hire domestic help and hire people to work in their factories.
When the cost of doing business go up businessmen and politicians move out. When they relocate their businesses they leave domestic help and factory workers scrambling for the few jobs available. When no jobs are available they go on public assistance. Poor people generally have more kids than they can support (God will provide) so their kids resort to crime some as drug dealers, car jackers, stick up men and Ho's.
Well off kids come to these crime ridden towns to purchase pharmaceuticals and services not available to them in their "non crime ridden towns"
At one time Trenton had a lot of factories employing workers who lived in the city. Those factories are gone but the descendants of the one time domestic workers and factory workers are still there.
Same goes for many of the capitols around the US. Close the factories and the crime goes up.
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