In 1920, Cleveland was the fifth largest city in the United States and now it's the 34th largest metro area (54th largest city). In the 1970s and 1980s the root cause of Cleveland's decline in population was the death of manufacturing, as the auto industry set up shop in the rural non-union south or Mexico. This decline continued as smaller, more specialized manufacturing moved to Asia. Things stabilized a bit in the '90s as service industries created more jobs in the city and its suburbs, but population growth has been flat or in slight decline metro area wide, while the national population continues to grow. Why?
With low real estate costs, access to an abundant supply of water, century old cultural institutions (Orchestra, Art Museum, Playhouse Square) that punch way above their weights, outstanding parks and infrastructure large enough to support a population twice its size, this city should be a magnet for people and business, but isn't (at least compared to other major cities).
The three major issues I see are entrenched poverty in the City of Cleveland, a dysfunctional and often corrupt local and municipal government system and the lack of a major university acting as seed bank and incubator for new businesses. For example, I don't see Case Western Reserve having as much of an impact on new business creation in Cleveland as Carnegie Mellon does in Pittsburgh or, in a more extreme case as Ohio State does in Columbus.
So what's your take? Why isn't Cleveland doing better and what needs to change to kick start growth over the next decade?
Hey there everyone, just sharing some resources that may be useful for many out there currently:
Benefits:
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You can visit this page on the Turn2us website which shows what you may be eligible for based on your situation. There is also a benefits calculator which may help you more accurately figure out what you're entitled to.
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You can take the PIP self test here to see if you may be eligible for PIP.
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You can view the eligibility criteria for PIP here.
Note: PIP can initially look like it is just for physical illness, but if you can prove that 'You can’t travel to a place you know without someone else, a guide dog or a special aid to help you' then you could get the 12 points that is required for enhanced mobility which is one way mental health illness could make you eligible.
This criteria is based on how these impact you 'more than half of the time' so do not claim any issues that do not impact you to this degree, or it could be considered benefit fraud.
- You can find out how to claim PIP here. You can find out how to challenge/appeal a PIP decision here and here.
Note: This process can be lengthy and it is not uncommon to experience falsehoods written by assessors, but there is an appeals process which has a high success rate at the point of tribunal, and money will be backdated to start of your claim.
- If you need advice on how to fill out your claim, you may find this page helpful which goes through each question.
Grants:
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The US usually does Regime change operations in countrys to gain access to there markets and natural resources but In the case of Kazakhstan US based companies are already in the country and they already have access to the natural resources of Kazakhstan. So this can't possibly be a motivation for the US to try Regime change in Kazakhstan.
>The U.S. oil major is the largest foreign oil producer in Kazakhstan with a 50% stake in the Tengizchevroil (TCO) joint venture.
https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/headlines/1872347-chevron-says-workers-tengiz-oilfield-protesting-kazakhstan-government-policies
>Major international companies including Chevron, Exxon Mobil and Shell all operate in the country, and Chevron is Kazakhstan's largest private oil producer.
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/06/massive-protests-in-kazakhstan-spur-russian-involvement.html
>Tengizchevroil is a joint venture between Chevron (50% share in the consortium), ExxonMobil (25% share), KazMunayGas (20% share) and LukArco (5% share). The joint venture was formed in April 1993, when the government of Kazakhstan granted exclusive 40-year rights to Tengizchevroil LLP (TCO) to develop the Tengiz and Korolevskoye oil fields located in the north-eastern reaches of the Caspian Sea in Kazakhstan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tengizchevroil
Not only do US based companies already own the national resources of Kazakhstan but they are the largest oil producers in Kazakhstan as well.
>In 2019, U.S. oil producers accounted for roughly 30% of the oil extracted in Kazakhstan, compared with about 17% produced by Chinese companies and just 3% by Russia's Lukoil, Orr said.
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/06/massive-protests-in-kazakhstan-spur-russian-involvement.html
Also the protests seem to be making the western oil industry nervous because there worried that the protests will damage there oil facilities.
>"In theory U.S. companies could be most affected by a hit to Kazakhstan's energy production, as they are the leading crude producers in the country," said Orr.
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/06/massive-protests-in-kazakhstan-spur-russian-involvement.html
If the US is behind the protests there harming the interests of the oil company's that the US government represents. So Im highly doubtful that the current protests in Kazakhstan are a so called "color revolution" and I think it's very disingenuous to try and paint them as such
https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/perus-inflation-closes-2021-13-year-high-2022-01-01/
Maybe they shouldn’t be giving away all of their silver for free? Hmmmm 🤔
To my knowledge, most economic powers have had massive reserves of natural resources; USA, USSR, British Empire, China, etcetera. My question is: how is did Japan become an economic power if they don't have such huge reserves of resources, perhaps besides manpower? Thank you in advance.
