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[quote=Anonymous]Virginia gains more jobs because the state executes a mature economic development strategy and offers a climate attractive to corporations and residents alike.

Virginia has also capitalized on the federal agencies headquartered in the state. Maryland, by contrast, has not.

The new FBI headquarters saga is a good example of how bad things are in Maryland. The state offered two sites in areas lagging in economic development because of high crime, low performing schools, high tax burdens, low infrastructure investment, and a history of local government corruption. When the GSA released a set of reasonable metrics by which to assess the MD and VA sites, Maryland officials threw hissy fits, stamped their feet like preschoolers, and shouted, “it’s not fair, it’s not fair, it’s not fair!” They chose to advance a disingenuous and lazy “equity” justification for relocating the FBI headquarters to Maryland rather than investing in the targeted communities to make them more economically competitive with the Virginia.[/quote]

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