tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932064306183774309.post9060448906443504907..comments2023-08-24T02:54:54.250-04:00Comments on NY Islanders 7th Woman: Ed Mangano Responds Via Twitter7th Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03918374173739981835noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932064306183774309.post-13280777612246130912013-06-20T12:01:43.186-04:002013-06-20T12:01:43.186-04:00Dee, here's an idea. Tear everything down. Th...Dee, here's an idea. Tear everything down. Then make a call to Apple, Google and Microsoft and offer them the land, free, to build an east coast corporate campus with the provision that they hire from the Island. These would be real, white collar jobs, providing career growth and be a true boost to the economy of the region. I am sure that all the colleges and universities in the area (Hofstra, Stony Brook, Adelphi, St. John’s, LIU, etc…) would be more than willing to partner with any of these companies and work to create curriculums to train students for positions in such high tech companies. <br />Oh, and before someone says that no one moves to NY/LI because of the high taxes, just remember that Apple and Google are headquartered in California, a state that verges on bankruptcy, has high utility prices, high corporate and property taxes, and some of the most restrictive environmental laws on the books. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com