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jps

On Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:54:14 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:58:47 -0700, jps wrote:

Sheesh, thought they had all those folks in Red states too.

Not as many and not as rich

Is it because blue states are just more packed with more natural and
business resources or is it that blue citizens have made 'em that way?

Interesting question.
It has to be pointed out that the greatest income disparity is in the
biggest cities so there is not going to be one answer.
Another interesting thing is the two richest Americans (Gates and
Buffett) do not live in a big city.

Gates certainly has a significant effect on the Seattle area, even
though his fortune could be characterized as not in Seattle.

His house is within two miles of Seattle city limits, and the
foundation is in Seattle. A good portion of salaried Microsoft
employees reside in Seattle and now a number of buildings in Seattle
are being occupied by Microsoft employees.