Gina, would you mind answering your questions for me? (i.e., Why would business want to invest in a state that...) It seems to me that will be a tough row to hoe since (a.) the starting point of the article is that NC was named #1 for business three out of the past four years, (b.) the chart indicates that NC has been in the top 5 in twelve out of the last fifteen years.
I would also appreciate it if you could expand on why you seem to be angry at Andrew. I don't think that he is arguing that businesses "want to" invest in NC. (It seems pretty clear they already have.) I don't want to speak for him, but I think Andrew is presenting what he believes is a cause and effect. In other words, Republicans did "this", and businesses did "that", wherein the "that" is flocked to (or invested) in NC. It seems to me that his positions are based on logic and reasonable inferences from the facts presented.
Gina, I don't think that your statements are entirely untrue (though I do believe they contain a wee bit of hyperbole). We have lots of room for improvement in education (all across the nation), making and keeping our water clean (ditto), and I find gerrymandering from both sides of the aisle reprehensible (double ditto). I don't think that any of those things are Andrew's fault, so maybe we could leave him out of this. I do, however, believe that policies which foster a stronger economy (read: encourage business investment) are a smart way to get to the point where we can all improve those areas where we need to. You and I probably have differing opinions in that regard, and I think that would make a much better basis for a discussion. Shall we?
Wow! Do you ever pander to the corrupt NC GOP! The NC republicans have done more to harm this state than to better it. We have dropped almost to the bottom in education. Why would business want to invest in a state that deprives its children of solid education? Why would business want to invest in a state that allows its drinking water to be polluted by hog waste and PFC's? Why would business want to invest in a state that gerrymanders its own citizens into dark holes of representation? Are you thinking of becoming a corrupt GOP politician?
Gina, would you mind answering your questions for me? (i.e., Why would business want to invest in a state that...) It seems to me that will be a tough row to hoe since (a.) the starting point of the article is that NC was named #1 for business three out of the past four years, (b.) the chart indicates that NC has been in the top 5 in twelve out of the last fifteen years.
I would also appreciate it if you could expand on why you seem to be angry at Andrew. I don't think that he is arguing that businesses "want to" invest in NC. (It seems pretty clear they already have.) I don't want to speak for him, but I think Andrew is presenting what he believes is a cause and effect. In other words, Republicans did "this", and businesses did "that", wherein the "that" is flocked to (or invested) in NC. It seems to me that his positions are based on logic and reasonable inferences from the facts presented.
Gina, I don't think that your statements are entirely untrue (though I do believe they contain a wee bit of hyperbole). We have lots of room for improvement in education (all across the nation), making and keeping our water clean (ditto), and I find gerrymandering from both sides of the aisle reprehensible (double ditto). I don't think that any of those things are Andrew's fault, so maybe we could leave him out of this. I do, however, believe that policies which foster a stronger economy (read: encourage business investment) are a smart way to get to the point where we can all improve those areas where we need to. You and I probably have differing opinions in that regard, and I think that would make a much better basis for a discussion. Shall we?
Wow! Do you ever pander to the corrupt NC GOP! The NC republicans have done more to harm this state than to better it. We have dropped almost to the bottom in education. Why would business want to invest in a state that deprives its children of solid education? Why would business want to invest in a state that allows its drinking water to be polluted by hog waste and PFC's? Why would business want to invest in a state that gerrymanders its own citizens into dark holes of representation? Are you thinking of becoming a corrupt GOP politician?
Thanks for reading, Gina.