A Conservative Climate Produces "Hot Cities"
By Michael Medved
Beyond The News
A business journal called "Expansion Management Magazine" just released its list of the top cities in the country for corporate growth. For the second year in a row, Nashville topped the annual ranking of "America's Hottest Cities," followed by Phoenix, Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, Charlotte, Memphis, Jacksonville, Knoxville and Birmingham.
Amazingly, the list included none of the traditional bastions of culture and liberalism on the east or west coasts--no New York, Boston or San Francisco. All of the top cities, in fact, were located in red states--states that carried for President Bush in both the elections of 2000 and 2004.
It appears that one of the key elements in creating a positive environment for corporate growth is a conservative political climate, in which residents understand that a profitable company is a boon to the whole community, not a threat or embarrassment that needs to be punished with more regulation and taxes.
Beyond The News
A business journal called "Expansion Management Magazine" just released its list of the top cities in the country for corporate growth. For the second year in a row, Nashville topped the annual ranking of "America's Hottest Cities," followed by Phoenix, Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, Charlotte, Memphis, Jacksonville, Knoxville and Birmingham.
Amazingly, the list included none of the traditional bastions of culture and liberalism on the east or west coasts--no New York, Boston or San Francisco. All of the top cities, in fact, were located in red states--states that carried for President Bush in both the elections of 2000 and 2004.
It appears that one of the key elements in creating a positive environment for corporate growth is a conservative political climate, in which residents understand that a profitable company is a boon to the whole community, not a threat or embarrassment that needs to be punished with more regulation and taxes.
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