Re:The American dream is on life support in the Bay Area
by nradov on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @08:57AM
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A better option would be to set government policies that encourage growth of high paying jobs in other areas instead of cramming everyone into one geographically constrained area.
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Re:The American dream is on life support in the Bay Area
by thephyber on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @03:50PM
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Kansas already has an incredibly low tax rate and is ostensibly very “pro-business”. Those conditions already exist.
Those conditions are insufficient to cause the effect you think they should.
Re:The American dream is on life support in the Bay Area
by nradov on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @04:06PM
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Yes based on the history of Silicon Valley other factors are also important. Some of those include: proximity to multiple high-quality research universities, laws that generally prohibit employee non-compete agreements, and generous funding through military-industrial complex contracts.