Posted on 12/23/2006 8:24:23 AM PST by LdSentinal
Population growth in Massachusetts was essentially flat last year, according to new US Census data that shows a continuing pattern of stagnation that many fear threatens the state's economic and social prospects.
The census data released yesterday covers July 2005 to July 2006, and displayed a pattern evident since at least 2000: Nearly 50,000 people left Massachusetts over the past year, while about 30,000 foreign-born immigrants arrived.
The state inched to its slender gain because 22,503 more people were born than died.
"It's yet more confirmation that our worries about stagnation are warranted," said Paul Grogan , president of the nonprofit Boston Foundation. "If this continues, the state could slip into a long-term decline that could be hard to reverse."
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My wife and I left MA last year for Georgia. No regrets.
Well, actually, in NYC, we are. Expect most of them are paid for by Medicaid and 2/5ths are born to unwed mothers . . .
There's isn't. Massachusetts, like Ramadi and Beirut, are liberal bastions of Anti-Americanism.
And don't discount the tens of thousands of abortions each year in NYC.
They clearly need to raise taxes to solve the problem.
The state taxes in Mass would drive any average American out of that state.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
I live in Arizona and in my humble opinion, stagnant population growth is a good thing. My home state is being invaded by all kinds of freaks, kooks, loonies and weirdos. The state is rapidly going to hell.
The Democrats' secret plan is to increase the illegal immigrant population to maintain and grow their electoral count - the electoral count is based on the census which does not distinguish between legal or illegal status.
My wife and I moved from Natick, MA to Chandler, AZ almost 12 years ago. Best thing we ever did.
Ok, that's Louisiana, New York, and now Massachusetts that are losing electoral votes. What the heck's up...
Texas increased population by more than a half million in the past year (largely Katrina evacuees), so they'll add another couple congressmen after 2010.
My mom and dad, who make the conservative percentage rise by 8 points just by living there, are leaving upon retirement. The Kerry/Keneddys of the world have, with their mega gay/liberal base, ruined Massachusetts. The only good thing about the place is the Red Sox and the Patriots. Like NY it would be a great and wonderful place were it not for its "ruling" class scum.
You are, relatively speaking, in much better condition than USSRW. For example, in Seattle, the bastion of loonies (how else could Jim McDermott get elected with about 80% of the vote?) there are more dogs than children. That place is totally wacko. And we have Queen Christine as gov, Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell as Sens. A bunch of Dems for reps. In fact, Dems run just about everything here. This state is not going to hell - it is there already.
NY and Massachuseets are losing because they're liberal hell-holes where abortion is plentiful and motherhood and families are frowned upon.
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