All Houston Does (Economically) is Win
4th February 2017
Joel Kotkin lays it out.
At its current rate of growth, Houston could replace Chicago as the nation’s third-largest city by 2030.
Why would anyone move to Houston? Start with the economic record.
February 4th, 2017 at 15:13
When they run out of water everybody will move back to Chicago.
February 4th, 2017 at 16:48
Plenty of water in Houston — the sea is right next door. And, so far as I know (and so far as you know, too), very few of them came from Chicago, and none of them have any reason to go back.
Your brain appears to be one of those simple AI games that assembled random phrases and pretends that they are sentences.
February 4th, 2017 at 23:07
“The sea is right next door.” Try drinking it, and get back to me. Let me know how that turns out.
And if you’re going to tell me about de-salinization, yes it’s possible–but there goes Houston’s “economic” win, as the cost of water will skyrocket.
February 5th, 2017 at 06:17
They will find a way to do so cheaply. Houston is the home of the space program. Not every place is full of stupid people, like Michigan.
February 6th, 2017 at 15:52
Average annual rainfall in Houston is about 50 inches. Detroit: 33 inches (just for comparison)