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Youth bolting state (Massachusetts)
Eagle Boston Bureau ^ | Sunday, January 14, 2007 | Hillary Chabot

Posted on 01/27/2007 2:15:06 PM PST by MinorityRepublican

BOSTON — Young adults are earning their college degrees in Massachusetts and leaving the state, taking their eager work ethic, vitality and young families with them, according to a new study.

The entire Massachusetts population has dwindled over the past 14 years, but young adults between the ages of 25 and 34 are disappearing the fastest, according to a study out of the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire.

And they are not just leaving the Bay State. All six New England states rank in the top 10 in the country when it comes to losing members of Generation Y.

"It really affects the economic and social character of the region. Businesses that are growing fast, such as technology fields, need the energy of entry-level workers, and if there's a decline in this group, they may look to settle elsewhere," Ross Gittell, author of the study, said.

Most counties lose youth

Each of the 67 counties across New England has lost young adults since 1990 except Nantucket, Gittell found. Berkshire County lost 34 percent, Worcester County lost 20 percent, and Windham County in Vermont lost a whopping 41 percent.

The loss not only threatens the state politically in terms of congressional representation, but also has more subtle implications, said Sen. Steven Panagiotakos, D-Lowell.

"We have a very aging population, and we have one of the best benefits systems, but you need those young entrepreneurial working-class people to support that system. Losing people in the 25 to 34 age group hurts us today, but it hurts us even more ten years from now when those people would be getting into the prime of their business careers," Panagiotakos said.

Although several universities in the state attract young adults, Massachusetts is unable to keep them, leading to a "brain drain," of skilled workers. "Our greatest resource is our highly skilled work force. If that erodes, we will lose our competitive edge," he said.

Massachusetts could lose up to 40 percent of their young workers who have bachelor's degrees by 2020, according to a study by the Nellie Mae Foundation.

Once those young workers are gone, it gets harder to attract investors and expand businesses, and the area begins to be "branded as old and cold," said John Schneider, interim president at MassInc, a public policy think tank. Communities also are losing out on the innovations and tolerance that younger generations bring into a community, he added.

"Younger people bring new ideas and new ways of thinking about things and more diversity, and we lose that element. It's not just work force, but also to the contributions young people make to civic and cultural community," Schneider said.

State Rep. William "Smitty" Pignatelli, D-Lenox, hopes to work with Gov. Deval L. Patrick to entice young adults to stay here, explaining that a creative job market might keep them.

"We need to revitalize the economy in Massachusetts region by region. The market here in the Berkshires is very different from the market in Boston," Pignatelli said.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: atlasshrugs; demoratsbadforyouth; depopulation; exodus; freeemalldeval; massachusetts; massholes; youth
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To: MinorityRepublican

It's because Massachusettes, has been
controlled by dirty pervert Democrat
Leftie pervert politicians and judges
who have turned a state that used to
be a beacon of justice and morality,
into a perverse land where young life
..hell, decent life...is despised.


21 posted on 01/27/2007 2:38:28 PM PST by NickatNite2003 (From the Man from Hope" to the wife who snarls "Abandon All Hope!")
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To: MinorityRepublican

Last one out turn the lights off.


22 posted on 01/27/2007 2:42:53 PM PST by manic4organic
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To: MinorityRepublican

This isn't really news in any of the northeastern states because this has been ongoing in the northeast for several years now.


23 posted on 01/27/2007 2:44:36 PM PST by johnthebaptistmoore
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To: Go Gordon
Ummmmm, don't the federal rules govern census data used for districting?

Beat's me.
24 posted on 01/27/2007 2:45:27 PM PST by HEY4QDEMS (Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.)
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To: MinorityRepublican
In the name of Socialism!
They'd best pass a law to prevent this.
25 posted on 01/27/2007 2:45:36 PM PST by MrBambaLaMamba (Buy 'Allah' brand urinal cakes - If you can't kill the enemy at least you can piss on their god)
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To: MinorityRepublican

These states should be begging for their fair share of Global Warming.


26 posted on 01/27/2007 2:47:04 PM PST by Old Professer (The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, and writes again.)
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To: MrBambaLaMamba
High housing costs in Massachusetts have primarily contributed to increasing emigration to neighboring New Hampshire and Rhode Island in addition to the Southern and Western states. Other factors cited include taxes, weather, and traffic.

According to a poll by University of New Hampshire Survey Center, there is an outflow of about 40,000 people, many young people of working age, leaving Massachusetts each year with many working class migrants moving to exburbs in New Hampshire and professionals moving further afield to Florida, Texas and diverse locations in the Southeast, Midwest and West. High housing costs and searching for a better job were cited by many as major reasons for their move.

Other factors cited included taxes, a better place to raise kids, the weather, and traffic. Migrants generally report satisfaction with their move, reporting improved public courtesy in addition to reduced housing costs.

27 posted on 01/27/2007 2:48:57 PM PST by MinorityRepublican (Everyone that doesn't like what America and President Bush has done for Iraq can all go to HELL)
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To: MinorityRepublican; All
For post # 27

Source: Wikipedia

28 posted on 01/27/2007 2:50:03 PM PST by MinorityRepublican (Everyone that doesn't like what America and President Bush has done for Iraq can all go to HELL)
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To: MinorityRepublican

High taxes, crappy weather, corrupt politicians....young people aren't stupid.


29 posted on 01/27/2007 2:50:14 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Forgot your tagline? Click here to have it resent!)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Sorry, but Mitt Romney hammered the last nail in the coffin of Massachusetts when he signed into law the universal healthcare law.

40% of college educated Ma. citizens will leave, but those 18-34 year olds with less than a 4 year college degree are even worse off under the boot of Mass. socialism.

The enduring legacy of racism might be the only thing that can save Ma. When enough AARP whitey's get mad that the young coloreds are getting more benefits than they are under the redistribution system, it's likely the greying white populatino will dismantle the entire system rather than provide benefits to the colored working class.

(I used the word 'colored' because the only places I've ever heard it spoken regularly is in MA, RI and ME)


30 posted on 01/27/2007 2:50:42 PM PST by JerseyHighlander
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To: commonguymd

LOL

You peeked at Deval Patrick's platform. Yup, he wants towns to have the right to levy an additional restaurant tax.

Like we don't have enough businesses closing shop here. :-/


31 posted on 01/27/2007 2:55:14 PM PST by saveliberty (Rumor has it that Jawn Carri's chopper was named Weasel 61 and HRC's, Broomstick 11 :-)
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To: commonguymd

ooh - good one!


32 posted on 01/27/2007 2:56:35 PM PST by ChessExpert (Reagan defeated America's enemies foreign and domestic. I hope Bush can do the same.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

You may also notice that this pattern is happening throughout all of the blue states.


33 posted on 01/27/2007 2:57:55 PM PST by johnthebaptistmoore
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To: manic4organic
Last one out turn the lights off toss a match!
34 posted on 01/27/2007 2:58:10 PM PST by johnny7 ("We took a hell of a beating." -'Vinegar Joe' Stilwell)
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To: MinorityRepublican
Interesting. My hubby (a Dot Ave boy and the only ardent right winger in his very leftist, blue collar family) and I left 5 years ago. Sick of the cold, the taxes and the liberals.

Interestingly, I might be luring a good friend down from the frigid north. He's intrigued with Florida's growth and industry, low taxes and relative freedom.

35 posted on 01/27/2007 2:58:24 PM PST by RepoGirl ("Tom, I'm getting dead from you, but I'm not getting Un-dead..." -- Frasier Crane)
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To: saveliberty
he wants towns to have the right to levy an additional restaurant tax.

Well hell, ever since the smoking ban the restaurants haven't been "good earners" so it's only fair that they be taxed more.
36 posted on 01/27/2007 2:59:36 PM PST by HEY4QDEMS (Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.)
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To: MinorityRepublican
State Rep. William "Smitty" Pignatelli, D-Lenox, hopes to work with Gov. Deval L. Patrick to entice young adults to stay here, explaining that a creative job market might keep them.

Newly elected Gov. Deval Patrick made no secret of his desire to make this a comfortable state for illegal aliens with drivers licenses and reduced tuitions for them. Also he killed Gov. Romney's plan to have illegals arrested.

So a different group of people will fill in that young age bracket. And right now the socialists are scuring around to have the illegals counted in the census so Mass. doesn't lose a congresional seat. - tom

37 posted on 01/27/2007 2:59:54 PM PST by Capt. Tom (Don't confuse the Bushies with the dumb Republicans - Capt. Tom)
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To: MinorityRepublican

That's exactly what my husband and I did. I'm 34 and he just turned 33. We realized that if we ever wanted kids we'd never be able to afford it if we stayed there (I insist on staying home). Oh, and then there's the little matter of SH---Y WEATHER, to rub it all in...can't forget about that! So here we are happily in the sunny, red-state South with a little one due to arrive in 3 weeks! :) Of course, being in downtown Atlanta brings some of the same ol' liberal BS I'm afraid (see tagline)...


38 posted on 01/27/2007 2:59:59 PM PST by To Hell With Poverty (If this city were any 'bluer', it'd be spelled 'bleu'.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
I had this conversation with my 17 yr old daughter just this week. (We live in a similar situation here in Wisconsin). She had said she didn't want to stay here, but would probably do so to be near family. I told her it would be worth it to break the cycle - that's the only reason we're here is to see our parents through their elderly years.

So my question: what places are all the smart young ones heading to?

39 posted on 01/27/2007 3:02:54 PM PST by Mygirlsmom (Googly revenge! Support "Freedom is not Free" on Goodsearch.com)
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To: HEY4QDEMS

Naturally.

I am sure that the ban of trans fats in Boston restaurants will also help to spur economic growth. (sarcasm off)


40 posted on 01/27/2007 3:02:55 PM PST by saveliberty (Liberalism (called Middle of the Road by MSM) = You are free to do as you are told.)
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