Quote:It's already been pretty well documented in this thread regarding your ignorant comment.  However, let me take this a step further.  Imagine the single mother or the struggling family that might have the mother or father working at Wal-Mart or some fast food place because that is the only employment around.  Imagine that a place like this opens up and imagine what it means for those families struggling to get into the "middle class".

 

Truth.


 

You know what?  Not everyone that lives around here wants that kind of environment.  The "more attractive and diverse job market for highly trained professionals" is pretty much a code-phrase for snooty liberals that want to change the culture of the city and surrounding area.

 

I think for some it means this, but not for all. Some would like the field they (want to) work in to be represented in their hometown so they don't have to uproot themselves and live somewhere unfamiliar.


 

Most people around here just want to earn a good living and just "do what we do".  Earn a decent living, raise a family, go hunting and fishing or maybe go play golf every now and then.  Perhaps go to a Jaguars game, the Gator Nationals, a NASCAR race in Daytona, etc.  I would bet that most people don't want to be another "silicone valley", especially seeing how messed up that place is.

 

I think most of us feel that way, no matter where we are.


 

I would bet that many of the users on this forum, and particularly the people that post to this part of the forum are probably from a diverse background.  There are some that are "blue collar" workers as well as some that are "white collar" or "professional".

 

Take a good hard look at San Francisco, particularly around the "silicone valley" area.  Do we really want this city to be like that?

 

Not even a little bit. It's kind of like the Yankees who retire here in my area. They left because they didn't like where they were living but then come here and try to change things to how they are "back home." I'm like- what?! Then go back home if it was so dang great. The stuff here gets messed up and they complain about it. People are never satisfied.