Barton Smith
Barton Smith
amount disasters economy enormous involve massive rebound recovery simply
Disasters like this have tended to rebound the economy simply because of the massive recovery efforts. It's going to involve an enormous amount of expenditure.
question stay
But the more interesting question is not how many are going to stay here, but who's going to stay.
depend economy economy-and-economics energy fate growth health housing largely national
After that, as energy growth slows, it will all depend on the health of the national economy and that, in turn, will largely depend upon the fate of the housing market.
economy houston
This is a different Houston economy than it was 25 years ago.
businesses jobs open otherwise
I think businesses are going to open up jobs they may not have otherwise done.
corporate dallas exposed hit particular recall scandals worse
Dallas got hit much worse than Houston, because Dallas was much more exposed to the (information technology) downturn, and I don't recall any particular corporate scandals in Dallas. The scandal for Dallas was the high-tech bubble.
economy houston
The Houston economy has not been booming. It's been growing, but gradually.
decisions generous obvious whoever
Whoever it was, they made some very quick, good, obvious decisions, generous decisions.
easiest work
The professional, the high-skilled person is going to find it easiest to be able to find work in Houston.