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[timelets]

Since 2005, five metro areas — Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area, San Jose, Seattle, and San Diego — accounted for 90 percent of all US growth in “innovation sector” jobs, which Brookings defines as employment in the top science, technology, engineering, and math industries that include extensive research and development spending. Meanwhile, 343 metro areas lost a share of these jobs in that same period.

https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/12/9/21000162/high-tech-job-growth-concentration-brookings
https://www.brookings.edu/research/growth-centers-how-to-spread-tech-innovation-across-america/

High taxes and government regulations are good for innovation sector growth :)

Comments

[malobukov]

I wonder why New York City is not on the list. They seem to have sufficient government regulations, surely enough to persuade say, Amazon to build its HQ2.

[timelets]

Are you implying that Amazon didn't build its HQ2 in New York because of govt regulations?

[malobukov]

Of course not. We all know that correlation does not imply causation. Otherwise one could claim that high taxes and government regulations are good for innovation sector growth, with a straight rather than smily face.

[timelets]

Good. Otherwise I'd think that you confuse grassroots activism with government regulations.

[malobukov]

Grassroots like Sen. Michael N. Gianaris (D-Queens), City Council Speaker Corey Johnson (D-Manhattan), and Deputy Leader of the City Council James G. Van Bramer (D-Queens).

[timelets]

And like US Rep AOC.