Comments on: A couple of comments on Economics

By: vjp

vjp — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 02:33:37 +0000

I’m not speculating. That’s what the article says.

In a summary of ODU’s State of the Region report for 2006, Koch told the gathering that the loss of military installations and personnel in Hampton Roads from the Base Realignment and Closure process will slice about $1 billion from the region’s annual output of $70 billion in goods and services. Most of the impact, he said, will be felt on the Peninsula, where Hampton’s Fort Monroe is scheduled to close by 2011.

I wish you all would read the linked information before you start jabbering away at me

By: Not Joel Rubin

Not Joel Rubin — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 01:26:41 +0000

Viv, the military commands at Ft. Monroe and all of its people and money are going to… Newport News. Ft. Eustis. Last time I checked Newport News was still in Hampton Roads. Please do not speculate on issues for which you have no real information. Also, defense spending is not going to decrease as far as Hampton Roads goes. We are the end users of what is typically made in other parts of the country. We are the tip of the spear, if you will. If Congress decides to make ten fewer F-22s, it doesn’t matter one damn bit to Hampton Roads because we don’t make F-22s. We do make aircraft carriers and Newport News, again in Hampton Roads, will be at the forefront of that as well.

By: vjp

vjp — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 13:06:20 +0000

Jane – try reading the article! This report was issued far in advance of the election.
Believe it or not, it’s not always about politics.
Insider – stop the BS. You know there is a laundry list of projects on the table to address the transportation needs.

By: Jane Oldham

Jane Oldham — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 05:44:20 +0000

Why does Professor Koch think that Defense spending will slow down? Why would Congress give less money to defense now? Uuuummmmm…………might it be because of who’s in charge?

Too bad that democrats will screw Hampton Roads, and Nova when they cut defense spending in the next budget. Oh well. How many people could possibly be employed by the defense industry in Virginia? Couldn’t be more than a 100,000 or so. Oh well.

By: Insider

Insider — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 22:09:30 +0000

So, Vivian, what projects would “address our transportation needs” and how would you pay for them?