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- The South's explosive population growth over the past 60 years can only be expected to continue, the researchers report.
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Why? This is a fun little thought experiment but what are the factors that will sustain growth in the South?
Cheap energy? No.
Endless demand for exurban housing? No.
Immigration? Not if today's crop of politicians have their way.
Innovative companies creating jobs? I'm not seeing it.
Bottomless water supplies? Uh no.
I think Atlanta and Charlotte will plateau, soon, just as Chicago and New York did before it. Houston may continue growing, I think it has a far stronger approach (even if it's ugly as sin).