[Downtown Bolivar]

This is extremely entertaining reading--it reminds me the arguments we get into in New York State about Upstate versus NYC. The fact is that enormous cities like London, and their residents don't realize the enormous cost to other regions. Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham Vs. London--Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse Vs. NYC. You will hear the very same arguments from NYC that Nick Taylor uses for London. Usually it amounts to "quit crying because you are recieving a nice subsidy from us. The subsidy comes with a steep price--government corruption, absurd regulations that only hurt smaller cities, tax costs associated with those regulations, which all result in unattractive places to do business and economic doldrums. So thanks for nothing.