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Originally Posted by TakeFive
State Farm had no interest in moving their HQ out of Illinois but when they reorganized and created 25,000 new jobs, they chose three different reliably red states. But for Colorado who needs all those lower-middle and middle income jobs anyway when the state has proven capable of luring companies that pay high $'s? There are worse things than being elitist. If everyone makes bank then who needs affordable housing?
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Oh please. State Farm opened the equivalent of three giant call centers in Tempe, Dallas and Dallas. These aren't lower-middle and middle income jobs. They are predominantly minimum wage, at least I ain't stocking shelves at Wal-Mart jobs. They are working class jobs. But since State Farm is the equivalent of Wal-Mart, I'm not surprised.