That is a non-argument. Democrats can lie and claim whatever they want; their fundamental perspective after all, is based on emotion and obfuscation. However, the evidence-based economic data, invariably point to leftist policies as destructive and counter to civic economic well-being.
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“All of those cities are heavy manufacturing cities with the exception of Galveston and New Orleans. Manufacturing is leaving for international reasons rather than local reasons. You can outlaw the Democrat party in those cities as well as subsidized housing and it would not change a thing with the exception of having shorter welfare lines and more empty buildings.”
Manufacturing is failing largely BECAUSE of leftist/Democrat policies: Heavy tax burdens, regulation and Unionism. Still, traditional manufacturing aside, if you unleash entrepreneurial incentive via the broad economic
measures I mentioned, you will see growth and the creation of new industries and businesses.
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“Using deductive reasoning and your statement then one would have to conclude that the most liberal city of San Francisco would then be number one dead city in America. Which is simply not true.”
Which of my statements are you using? I never constructed an equation in which the “most liberal” city would be the most economically downtrodden. On the contrary, I delineated the separate issues of ignorant Democrat economic policy and the beneficence and largesse of
huge inflows of cash from across the globe. This gives the liberal fools who “run” these cities a huge economic cushion sheltered from normal economic reality.
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“Boston and San Francisco both are research and development hubs which also generates cash flow.”
Again, a SEPARATE issue from our thesis of Democrat economic policy. The cities succeed in spite of, not because of, Democrat fiscal strategies, or lack thereof. Well, in honesty, I suppose we might give some dubious credit to corrupt Democrat politicking for this aspect, if they are able to bring home huge taxpayer-financed subsidies to fuel much of that educational institution based "research and development".
Local governments for the most part just tax and spend. Both parties are good at this. San Diego was lead for the most part by Republicans who interned bankrupted the city. Boston cut taxes in the early 80’s and industry still left.
I'll agree with you that Democrats should not take credit for a cities success but at the same time Republicans have done little as far as I can see in helping industry in this country.