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| Jeremy White
Posted on 01/28/2007 9:13:55 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: Major Matt Mason
As Massachusetts liberals move in, the smart are moving out.
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posted on
01/29/2007 9:09:18 PM PST
by
Tarpon
To: MinorityRepublican
Not to worry. Governor Deval will solve all problems. First he has to raise those taxes, then the solutions will follow.
To: MinorityRepublican
Have you heard "multiple choice" Joyce's new plan to give ten grand to each graduating college student so they can use it as a down payment, as long as they stay here for five years?
123
posted on
01/30/2007 1:12:38 PM PST
by
Disturbin
("Mutha should I run for president? Mutha should I trust the government?")
To: Hoodlum91
See what you started, honey! :)
124
posted on
01/30/2007 1:13:04 PM PST
by
RockinRight
(What I want in '08: Gingrich's politics, Reagan's appeal, and Tancredo's immigration stance.)
To: tkathy
Young adults are leaving DEMOCRAT states, not because it's New England. I suspect the biggest reason is the cost of housing is so high that beginning wage earners can't make it.
125
posted on
01/30/2007 1:16:33 PM PST
by
FLCowboy,
(Ironically, Gore notes that he has run for president twice and says: "I know what it takes to win.?)
To: MinorityRepublican
126
posted on
01/30/2007 1:17:43 PM PST
by
Antoninus
( Who is Duncan Hunter? Find out....www.gohunter08.com)
To: khenrich
Unfortunately, the high cost of living forces out even the young liberals.
127
posted on
01/30/2007 10:57:49 PM PST
by
MinorityRepublican
(Everyone that doesn't like what America and President Bush has done for Iraq can all go to HELL)
To: Obie Wan
Even the most popular libs in Massachusetts are lucky if they get 65% of the vote. Plenty of conservatives here, we're just severely outnumbered.
128
posted on
02/04/2007 5:55:11 AM PST
by
Bluestateredman
(Self-sufficiency is the American Way)
To: tkathy
They are simply adding more new liberals to conservative areas is all they are doing.
129
posted on
02/04/2007 5:57:37 AM PST
by
RetiredArmy
(Marxis-Dimocrats stand for everything I hate and wish to see destroyed, including them!)
To: MinorityRepublican
To see similar improvement in New England, several overlooked New England cities "need to think of more cultural amenities, such as music and clubs, to make themselves more attractive," Gittel said. Typical liberal knee-jerk solution. Not all young adults aren't into non-stop partying. Some of them just want to start a family and find a job after graduating from college.
Here's a hint: Get rid of your high property and income tax rates and stop trying to legislate immorality. Also start building nuclear power plants for long-term energy.
New England and upstate New York are beautiful areas that should have no problem attracting people to live there.
To: Obie Wan
...... limited housing availability ......
Cable TV thrives on fixing up houses. Apparently the young folks would rather buy a new house in Cary than rebuild a 120 year house in New Hampshirew/Boston.
131
posted on
02/04/2007 6:06:08 AM PST
by
bert
(K.E. N.P. "I'll take their profits" Shrillary Chavez Clinton.)
To: I still care
"In English, a house that has $7000 yearly taxes (a nice average figure on LI) is just not worth it compared to a house in the South with taxes of maybe $1500." I live in the South. To think I was upset last month for paying $1,200. I was really furious, but it was the first time we'd ever paid property taxes on a home. lol
132
posted on
02/04/2007 6:18:00 AM PST
by
KoRn
To: tkathy
Perhaps. The specific issue in the Boston area is that the housing is unaffordable unless you live about 4 to a house (number of earners). Roommate living gets stale when you are 30...
133
posted on
02/04/2007 6:21:03 AM PST
by
JasonC
To: libill
Um, no. Some of them are freepers...
134
posted on
02/04/2007 6:23:06 AM PST
by
JasonC
To: ccmay
Not a hiker then, I take it. I go up to NH in summer for the White mountains. Nashua is OK, and a lot more affordable than downtown Boston. In the winter, I'd rather be in Arizona, no question.
135
posted on
02/04/2007 6:26:27 AM PST
by
JasonC
To: bert
Cable TV thrives on fixing up houses. Apparently the young folks would rather buy a new house in Cary than rebuild a 120 year house in New Hampshire/Boston. Bert,
Notice you are from Tenn, I don't think you have ever looked at buying an old home in New England to do a fix-er-upper. I never bought one while I was there, but crawled around many a structure, when I was considering purchasing a home there.
Yes I would rather a new home anywhere in the South then have to repair a multitude of sins and deal with the Building Inspectors and the Codes. From the stories of my relatives fixing one up in particular, and what I have seen, you would have a Glenn Beck reach for the Duct Tape to keep your head from exploding moment!
Don't even get me started on the number of floor substrates needed in Mass vs. NH......
To: MinorityRepublican
"Boston doesn't promote itself and market itself to young people as much as other areas," Gittell said.Sure it does. Taxes and other liberal lunacy however, aren't given due credit.
To: amchugh
New Hampshire is predominately republican and has the same problem. You could argue that they are all "New England republicans", or find an alternative theory. Such as the winters in New England.According to the following chart, the total state and local tax burden in New Hampshire, based upon per capita income, is the second lowest of all states. Massachusetts is slightly below North Carolina and slightly above Colorado. On the other hand, Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Connecticut are in the top 12.
http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/taxesbystate2005/index.html
To: tkathy
To see similar improvement in New England, several overlooked New England cities "need to think of more cultural amenities, such as music and clubs, to make themselves more attractive," Gittel said. ( from the article)
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This idiot thinks its because of music and clubs? Gittle is an idiot.
Please leave for JOBS! Businesses create jobs. Please move to work at a job,,,,and,,,guess what? Clubs and restaurants are built to serve the people working in those jobs.
Lower taxation on businesses and people. Get rid of socialism ( Democrat Marxists) and businesses grow. People move in, and the night life flourishes.
To: libill
And this is news? A good protion of the people I graduated in 1979 with, left Long Island for many reasons and never came back.
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My husband and I and our four children are GONE from the Philadelphia, New Jersey, and Maryland areas. We left 7 years ago. We aren't looking back, and our children and 8 grandchildren aren't either.
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