I was referring to what Evergrey said about why Erie isn't a bigger city. He blamed it on "insular, Eastern PA politicians". I reminded him that those same politicians supported building the Pennsylvania Railroad, which largely built this state. And the money for that largely came from the Philadelphia area. The express purpose was to provide a link between Philadelphia and Erie to compete with the Erie Canal in NY state.
Over the years, I've heard many legislators complain that Philadelphia gets too much money and should share more with the rest of the state. But those same legislators are reluctant to spend money for development here. The Republican legislature even voted down giving tax breaks to Comcast to build their new tower (which I am currently looking at!
)! When have you ever heard of Republicans voting against tax breaks for big business? - only when Philadelphia wants them!
