What does this mean for the nation’s political-economic divide? 70%/29% https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2020/11/09/biden-voting-counties-equal-70-of-americas-economy-what-does-this-mean-for-the-nations-political-economic-divide/ Table 1. Candidates’ counties won and share of GDP in 2016 and 2020YearCandidateCounties wonTotal votesAggregate share of US GDP 2016 Hillary Clinton 472 65,853,625 64% Donald Trump 2,584 62,985,106 36% 2020 Joe Biden 477 75,602,458 70% Donald Trump 2,497 71,216,709 29% Note: 2020 figures reflect unofficial results from 96% of counties Source: Brookings analysis of data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections, The New York Times, and Moody’s Analytics
What does this mean for the nation’s political-economic divide? 70%/29% https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2020/11/09/biden-voting-counties-equal-70-of-americas-economy-what-does-this-mean-for-the-nations-political-economic-divide/ Table 1. Candidates’ counties won and share of GDP in 2016 and 2020YearCandidateCounties wonTotal votesAggregate share of US GDP 2016 Hillary Clinton 472 65,853,625 64% Donald Trump 2,584 62,985,106 36% 2020 Joe Biden 477 75,602,458 70% Donald Trump 2,497 71,216,709 29% Note: 2020 figures reflect unofficial results from 96% of counties Source: Brookings analysis of data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections, The New York Times, and Moody’s Analytics
EvenOdd 发表于 2020-11-11 15:38
Q If this pattern continues—with one party aiming to confront the challenges at top of mind for a majority of Americans, and the other continuing to stoke the hostility and indignation held by a significant minority—it will be a recipe not only for more gridlock and ineffective governance, but also for economic harm to nearly all people and places. 如果这种模式继续下去，一个政党旨在面对大多数美国人的首要挑战，而另一个政党继续引起少数人的敌意和愤慨，那么它将不仅会导致更多的僵局和 治理不力，而且还对几乎所有人和地方造成经济伤害。 In light of the desperate need for a broad, historic recovery from the economic damage of the COVID-19 pandemic, a continuation of the patterns we’ve seen play out over the past decade would be a particularly unsustainable situation for Americans in communities of all sizes. 鉴于迫切需要从COVID-19大流行的经济损失中获得广泛的历史性恢复，过去十年来我们所看到的继续发展的格局对于在所有大小社区中的美国人来说将是特别不可持续的情况 。 UQ
Australia experience may provide hints to the US! 澳大利亚的经验可能会给美国带来启示！ Q https://www.elitetrader.com/et/threads/you-will-pay-beijing-ups-threat-to-australia.352247/page-3 Australia''s got some tough decisions to make. All in all something''s gotta give. Amidst sovereignty, quality of life and standard of living, you can only have a maximum of two out of the three; you can''t have all three. 澳大利亚需要做出一些艰难的决定。 总而言之，这是必须付出的。 在主权，生活质量和生活水平中，您最多只能拥有三分之二。 您不能同时拥有这三个。 UQ
Worthwhile to consider, truly! 真正值得考虑的！ Just like allowing all elites must be responsible to respective performance and consequences. Rather than ... 就像允许所有精英必须对各自的表现和后果负责。 而不是 ...
Maybe one day newly developed plant-based food invented by food scientists and technologists would replace meat based food. Whether the farmers like that or not! 也许有一天，由食品科学家和技术人员发明的新开发的植物性食品将取代肉类食品。 不管农民喜欢与否！ Relevant policies must be well explored and prepared for the new direction. Otherwise, some other countries would take the lead for the new development. 必须认真探索相关政策，为新方向做好准备。 否则，其他一些国家将带头进行新的发展。
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2020/11/09/biden-voting-counties-equal-70-of-americas-economy-what-does-this-mean-for-the-nations-political-economic-divide/
Table 1. Candidates’ counties won and share of GDP in 2016 and 2020 Year Candidate Counties won Total votes Aggregate share of US GDP
2016 Hillary Clinton 472 65,853,625 64% Donald Trump 2,584 62,985,106 36% 2020 Joe Biden 477 75,602,458 70% Donald Trump 2,497 71,216,709 29%
Note: 2020 figures reflect unofficial results from 96% of counties Source: Brookings analysis of data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections, The New York Times, and Moody’s Analytics
Q If this pattern continues—with one party aiming to confront the challenges at top of mind for a majority of Americans, and the other continuing to stoke the hostility and indignation held by a significant minority—it will be a recipe not only for more gridlock and ineffective governance, but also for economic harm to nearly all people and places. 如果这种模式继续下去，一个政党旨在面对大多数美国人的首要挑战，而另一个政党继续引起少数人的敌意和愤慨，那么它将不仅会导致更多的僵局和 治理不力，而且还对几乎所有人和地方造成经济伤害。
In light of the desperate need for a broad, historic recovery from the economic damage of the COVID-19 pandemic, a continuation of the patterns we’ve seen play out over the past decade would be a particularly unsustainable situation for Americans in communities of all sizes. 鉴于迫切需要从COVID-19大流行的经济损失中获得广泛的历史性恢复，过去十年来我们所看到的继续发展的格局对于在所有大小社区中的美国人来说将是特别不可持续的情况 。 UQ
城里都是办公楼+少数超级富人区+大量黑人墨墨APT区；周边都是这些在城里上班的人在郊区湖边公园旁边的大house群
算GDP的时候，办公楼群们肯定比郊区house群的GDP高啊
Australia experience may provide hints to the US! 澳大利亚的经验可能会给美国带来启示！
Q https://www.elitetrader.com/et/threads/you-will-pay-beijing-ups-threat-to-australia.352247/page-3
Australia''s got some tough decisions to make. All in all something''s gotta give. Amidst sovereignty, quality of life and standard of living, you can only have a maximum of two out of the three; you can''t have all three. 澳大利亚需要做出一些艰难的决定。 总而言之，这是必须付出的。 在主权，生活质量和生活水平中，您最多只能拥有三分之二。 您不能同时拥有这三个。 UQ
Worthwhile to consider, truly! 真正值得考虑的！
Just like allowing all elites must be responsible to respective performance and consequences. Rather than ... 就像允许所有精英必须对各自的表现和后果负责。 而不是 ...
Relevant policies must be well explored and prepared for the new direction. Otherwise, some other countries would take the lead for the new development. 必须认真探索相关政策，为新方向做好准备。 否则，其他一些国家将带头进行新的发展。