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TM Speech #4 – Get to the Point
• Presenter: Nick Salvatoriello• Senior IMC• Co-VP of Public Relations, HubSpot
Toastmasters• HubSpotter Since April, 2011
I’m a “border baby”
Borders
Redraw the US state borders
Why this is a good conversation to have as a country right now….
How relevant are borders we have currently?
From Thiemann et al. 2010, PLoS ONE
Dude, where’s my state?
Reorganize the US states
Lets Try This Again…
Break my state?!
It is worth it? What would it look like?
Economics…
Market Patterns
From Thiemann et al. 2010, PLoS ONE
Cost Savings , Consolidation
Cultural…
Social…
City-States
Urban-Rural Divisions
Political….
50 States, 50 Senators, Equal population. Not a big deal.
Is it possible?
How to Create a State
It’s Your World, Baby
Join the Debate!
Links & Resources about Redrawing the Map of US states:
bit.ly/redrawUSA
