Monday, October 13, 2014

Monday Matters #6

The Sorting Election

The Sorting Election

David Brooks talks about the differences in economic pluralism in the West Coast, and the midterm presidential elections in 2014:


  • Both San Francisco Bay Area and Houston are economically growing exponentially
  • The rise of economic pluralism, but negatively contributing to political segmentation
  • Bay area more for the rich, appealing to the 'hipster' generation
  • Houston appealing to industrial workers
David Brooks, a Republican, is appealing mostly to the conservative audience. Economically, Brooks is in favor of economic diversity. He explains the correlation of how the economic and political state of America is being affected not by the government, but by the people themselves and their desires of life, whether it be raising a family in the child-friendly Bay area, or setting a stepping stone for oneself in industrial prosperity in Houston. The next elections will change!

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