One of the only things that have been in the news recently has been Hurricane Sandy and all the bad that it has done on the East Coast. Even though, we are on the West Coast we are still subject to the effects of Hurricane Sandy. Hurricane Sandy unfortunately took the lives of 110 people from the Northeast, those were not the only repercussions from that storm. The problems that the West Coast had to handle were the closing of the New York Stock exchange for two days. The market has only ever been closed for two consecutive days since 1888. With this close in the markets it puts even greater stress on the other markets, investors, and literally everything else that is connected to the exchange. This panic and fear can also be seen in the events of 9/11. After 9/11, similar to the hurricane, there were huge economic losses. In my own opinion, a lot of these financial repercussions from either man or mother nature could be avoided if all of the financial districts in the U.S. were moved to more central parts of America, where things are more tame (environmentally), and are harder to reach (incase of another 9/11). If the New York Stock Exchange was moved to a more central location such as Denver or Wyoming, there is next to no chance of any tsunamis, hurricanes, etc. and even for attempted terrorist attacks it would make it even more difficult to reach. Even though this idea would be held up with a huge amount of public backlash, it would make the financial and overall security of the United States and the world much more stable.
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