For the hi-tech and finance to function, where the riches come from, there needs to be a whole bunch basic needs met. Without energy, farming, cattling, fishing, mining, timber, transportation, etc, which are seeming cheap in value, there're no hi-tech industry or finance industry. These industries build on top of the foundations.

Mississippi is home to and end of the most important river in the U.S. if not in the world. The Mississippi River is absolutely vital to U.S. economies in the past hundred years and of now. It provides cheap and energy efficient transportation that ships goods and material around the country and to the world. Shipping is the cheapest form of transportation. The River is one of the biggest competitive advantage the U.S. has.