Let’s relocate a bunch of government agencies to the Midwest

Re:Let’s relocate a bunch of government agencies to the Midwest by aaron695 on Sunday December 11, 2016 @04:43AM (#13150359)

So move jobs to a place where people don't want to be?

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Re:Let’s relocate a bunch of government agencies to the Midwest by SiVal on Sunday December 11, 2016 @07:17AM (#13150747)

You can move the jobs without moving all the people. There are a lot of people outside of the DC Metro area who have the necessary qualifications for most federal jobs.

When I was a kid, my father worked for a federal agency in an office that was two hours from Washington and, for some reason, they moved all 400 jobs out of our town to Philadelphia. The jobs all moved even though many of the people didn't.

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Re:Let’s relocate a bunch of government agencies to the Midwest by Noseshine on Sunday December 11, 2016 @07:10AM (#13150729)

And the main reason people don't want to be in such places? No jobs!

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