tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post1212578784103424563..comments2023-10-08T04:12:46.273-05:00Comments on The Political Environment: McIlheran Foams, Fumes Over Milwaukee Water InitiativeJames Rowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-23652069769943222852009-11-06T15:29:39.494-06:002009-11-06T15:29:39.494-06:00Joe with the appropriate surname of "Klein&qu...Joe with the appropriate surname of "Klein", nice job of establishing a false foundation to what you are trying to pass of as logic and then basing your argument on that.<br /><br />Even then - the 3 areas driving your start up stats, Silicon Valley / Boston / Seattle, have been hot economic development areas for going on 30 years now for a variety of reasons.<br /><br />Seattle - lets see does that have anything to do with it being Bill Gates hometown? How about the only reason.<br /><br />Silicon Valley - that one is self-explanatory.<br /><br />Boston - that one I have never figured out to be honest. It is a beautiful & historic area - but the city-folk are a very unsavory lot.<br /> <br />Being in New England is like being in Door County - it is such a beautiful area, but you just wish the obnoids from Boston/NY (likewise Chicago) weren't there ruining it.Anon Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08104701158693144160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-11454155849116993102009-11-04T22:44:46.242-06:002009-11-04T22:44:46.242-06:00Patty's Zombies need to take a course in stati...Patty's Zombies need to take a course in statistics. The best indicator of the economic health of a state is per capita start ups. Are the tax havens like Texas or Mississippi start up heaven? No.<br /><br />The states with the most start ups are California, Massachusetts, and Washington; hardly a bunch of low tax low regulation locales. Blue states and kinda liberal at that. Places with scary things, like immigrants and rail transit.<br /><br /><a rel="nofollow">http://trends.techcrunch.com/2009/09/11/state-startup-analyis-crunchbase-supports-ntrepeneurial-immigration-reform/</a>Joseph Thomas Kleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07259638384607505768noreply@blogger.com