A statewide concern: Illinois’ population decline outpaces neighboring states – Wirepoints on ABC20 Champaign
“We are not in good shape” Wirepoints’ Ted Dabrowski told ABC 20 Champaign during a segment on Illinois’ latest population losses. Illinois was one of just three states to shrink in the 2010-2020 period and has lost another 300,000 people since then. Ted says things need to change. “It’s too expensive to live here, there aren’t enough good jobs and nobody trusts the government anymore. There’s just other places to go where you can be more satisfied.”
I’m convinced Democrat Socialism/Thugism only leads to Bankruptcy. Venezuela is another example of the power of Socialism/Thugism. Democrats = Bankruptcy by definition if left unchecked and unchallenged. New York City had Republican Mayors for quite a while limiting the damage.
Mark, do you think Amazon might be better positioned than most companies to withstand the fiscal fire that is certainly coming to Chicago in the next decade? I think about how much volume they must be doing in Chicago alone, based my household’s use of Prime. They have massively expanded their presence here already. While I am not a detailed follower of their finances, and I am sympathetic to the comments Detroiters are making, I wonder if Amazon will simply decide that their business in Chicago is too good to ignore. Or maybe the competition for their new location is… Read more »
I don’t think that selecting another location would impair their sales here.
No need to go outside the Midwest. There are other large cities that could accommodate amazon like Indianapolis.