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Two major factors propelled New York City to its prominence both in the early 1800's and today. Most people are familiar with the many ships which unloaded immigrants onto Ellis Island and swelled local populations. Though many chose to move on to the frontiers of Ohio, some chose to stay and build up what would quickly become the largest city in the nation. The second factor is less well-known and hearkens back to the origins of the New York Stock Exchange and Wall Street. Wall Street originally started as a broker for... Southern, slave-grown cotton. In the early 1800's after the development of the cotton gin, cotton quickly became the largest export staple in the United States. For whatever reason, the brokers congregated in New York City probably due to the shipping lines and communication times from their largest customer: England. And for a time, cotton was actually the largest single commodity shipped in the world.
This is how capitalism got its undeserved bad name.
We need a national constitutional ban on all such government discretion. And while we're at it, on government owning or subsidizing things like sports stadia.
As a bonus, it would mean most of the lobbying industry would have to find honest work.
As for a voting minority, it's the same in New York City.
Although, and I can't believe I am in agreement with alexandria occasional cortex (yes you read that correctly) These corporations have all the money they need to purchase land and build their own buildings...they really don't need our help.
They should get a fair deal on taxation and I can't blame them for that.