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Re:Why has regional income convergence in the U.S. declined?... by Retric on Wednesday July 26, 2017 @12:52PM (#14857903)
If you look at the US, people mostly congregate around areas with nice weather and flat geography. The rust belt is arguably a reaction to Air Conditioning not offshoring.

100 years ago being north of Virginia meant trading milder summers for worse winters. But, summer with high humidity and no AC can be brutal.

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Re:Why has regional income convergence in the U.S. declined?... by nradov on Wednesday July 26, 2017 @01:04PM (#14858019)
People also mostly congregate near bodies of water.
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Re:Why has regional income convergence in the U.S. declined?... by Retric on Wednesday July 26, 2017 @05:48PM (#14860670)
I think that has been somewhat broken as small ports and small farms have become less important due to contanerized shipping. Las Vegas is a rather striking example, as it's close to lake mead but not centered on it like say NYC, DC, or SF. The draw of living near other people still pushes people to the coast, as does recreation.
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Re:Why has regional income convergence in the U.S. declined?... by santaclaus on Wednesday July 26, 2017 @01:18PM (#14858151)
> If you look at the US, people mostly congregate around areas with nice weather and flat geography.

New York City and San Francisco beg to differ...

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Re:Why has regional income convergence in the U.S. declined?... by Retric on Wednesday July 26, 2017 @01:54PM (#14858458)
NYC is flat, and pre-AC had very nice weather.

San francisco is on the flat part, look at a topo map from San francisco to San Jose and compare elevation with population density.

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