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Rochester and Buffalo being on there vindicates what I've been saying - this recession represents the beginning of the end for the Sun Belt, and the beginning of the resurrection of the Eastern Rust Belt (i.e. east of Cleveland).
Why? Because water is plentiful in the Great Lakes region, and very scarce in the Sunbelt.
Albany is sort of Rust Belt-ish, which further vindicates what I've been saying. Pittsburgh's been doing OK, too. On the other hand, Southern CA, AZ, and NV basically have no future, unfortunately, because of water issues that threaten to dwarf every other issue they have to deal with. Sad, but true. And climate change is only going to accentuate this.
Texas isn't really part of the Sunbelt because they don't have problems with water like the Southwestern states do.
Having been on the end of the 70's recession blow dealt to my region its going to take decades for many regions hit hard at their economic base to recover or more accurately change. What has slowly been happening for decades is just accellerated by this recession.Water is not likely to play any aprt for deacvdes to come and if the ice melts are true then you can kiss water areas goodbye.The dessert might just bloom in time but we wouldn't be here.
Rochester and Buffalo being on there vindicates what I've been saying - this recession represents the beginning of the end for the Sun Belt, and the beginning of the resurrection of the Eastern Rust Belt (i.e. east of Cleveland).
Why? Because water is plentiful in the Great Lakes region, and very scarce in the Sunbelt.
Albany is sort of Rust Belt-ish, which further vindicates what I've been saying. Pittsburgh's been doing OK, too. On the other hand, Southern CA, AZ, and NV basically have no future, unfortunately, because of water issues that threaten to dwarf every other issue they have to deal with. Sad, but true. And climate change is only going to accentuate this.
Texas isn't really part of the Sunbelt because they don't have problems with water like the Southwestern states do.
Having grown up in Albany, and having gone to college in Rochester, here is my assessment tho: They never had the boom, so they didn't have the bust.
The most recession proof is in Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota. These areas don't have to deal with those terrible auto inspections like Texas does which is great.
There seem to be a number of state capitals on that list. Government jobs are pretty secure. State capitals are often service-based (health care etc.) or white-collar, which is also a bit more secure than manufacturing.
Rochester and Buffalo being on there vindicates what I've been saying - this recession represents the beginning of the end for the Sun Belt, and the beginning of the resurrection of the Eastern Rust Belt (i.e. east of Cleveland).
Why? Because water is plentiful in the Great Lakes region, and very scarce in the Sunbelt.
Albany is sort of Rust Belt-ish, which further vindicates what I've been saying. Pittsburgh's been doing OK, too. On the other hand, Southern CA, AZ, and NV basically have no future, unfortunately, because of water issues that threaten to dwarf every other issue they have to deal with. Sad, but true. And climate change is only going to accentuate this.
Texas isn't really part of the Sunbelt because they don't have problems with water like the Southwestern states do.
Though the tendency of what you say might be there, you are exaggerating Southern California having no future?! Growth will be modest, which is a good thing as there are indeed big environmental problems, but I wouldn't say it has no future
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Southern California having no future?! Growth will be modest, which is a good thing as there are indeed big environmental problems, but I wouldn't say it has no future 
