Comments on: McCracken’s Point Is Completely Valid http://blogsaintlouis.com/2009/04/30/mccrackens-point-is-completely-valid/ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:40:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Puppie http://blogsaintlouis.com/2009/04/30/mccrackens-point-is-completely-valid/comment-page-1/#comment-1923 Puppie Sat, 02 May 2009 01:17:53 +0000 http://blogsaintlouis.com/?p=223#comment-1923 I moved to Austin from STL last year. I hadn't heard one word about this "outrage" until a friend from STL pointed it out to me. It seems only the St. Louisans are fussed about it. Austin relies too much for its economy on high-tech. I think McCracken's point is that STL relied on manufacturing, and that made it an awesome city, and it got cocky and thought life would remain that way forever. Austin is in kind of the same position -- people are flooding in here, everybody thinks it's a great town, but it's overreliant on one industry just like STL was. McCracken's main platform is the need to further diversify Austin's economy. I moved to Austin from STL last year. I hadn’t heard one word about this “outrage” until a friend from STL pointed it out to me. It seems only the St. Louisans are fussed about it.

Austin relies too much for its economy on high-tech. I think McCracken’s point is that STL relied on manufacturing, and that made it an awesome city, and it got cocky and thought life would remain that way forever. Austin is in kind of the same position — people are flooding in here, everybody thinks it’s a great town, but it’s overreliant on one industry just like STL was. McCracken’s main platform is the need to further diversify Austin’s economy.

]]> By: Adam http://blogsaintlouis.com/2009/04/30/mccrackens-point-is-completely-valid/comment-page-1/#comment-1919 Adam Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:10:44 +0000 http://blogsaintlouis.com/?p=223#comment-1919 Yeah, and it's funny to see reporters trying to rile up regionalist outrage over this. Reporters want to hype the story and act offended because they know it will get attention, but the irony is that the more attention they bring to the issue, the more it helps McCracken. He's going to get a ton of free press about this, and then when residents of Austin look at what he actually said they'll say, "yeah, that's true, why is everyone so offended?" Yeah, and it’s funny to see reporters trying to rile up regionalist outrage over this. Reporters want to hype the story and act offended because they know it will get attention, but the irony is that the more attention they bring to the issue, the more it helps McCracken. He’s going to get a ton of free press about this, and then when residents of Austin look at what he actually said they’ll say, “yeah, that’s true, why is everyone so offended?”

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