Re:Is It Time for the US to Drag Jobs Out of Silicon Valley ...
by C1sc0cat on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @01:02PM
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But those areas are not chosen on merit or for the benefit of the country are they its all about greasing the hands of the local politicians.
The challenger disaster was caused by this as for "political reasons" the plant that made the boosters was a long way away and thus required the design with the O rings.
Re:Is It Time for the US to Drag Jobs Out of Silicon Valley ...
by mywittyname on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @01:23PM
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According to Wikipedia, the Air Force base was created from part of a former Wright Bros air field, and chosen due to the area's existing aviation suppliers/talent. That seems meritorious to me
Cool o-ring non-sequitur!
The US government is one of the largest employers in the USA. And they are responsible for the expansion of major metropolitan areas around the US. Washington DC is an obvious example, but for one from that list, Dayton Ohio owes most of its technology sector to the US Air Force due to its proximity to Wright-Patterson Air Force base, the Air Force Institute of Technology and the glut of technology contractors in the area.
I'm sure Dayton is not a terribly desirable place for technology workers to emigrate to, but it does demonstrate the feasibility of special economic zones. The US is full of beautiful places that would be highly attractive to workers, if only jobs were available in sufficient numbers. The US government could even work with public-private partnerships to ensure that enough private investment occurs to bring culture to the area so that it doesn't sit around as some stagnant boomtown.