Posted on 01/09/2011 10:29:31 AM PST by SeekAndFind
After the initial results of the 2010 Census were released before Christmas, commentators focused on their short-term political effects and demographic implications. Many noted the six House seats and electoral votes that will be reapportioned to states carried by John McCain from states carried by Barack Obama. Others noted that California, for the first time since it was admitted to the Union in 1850, gained no new seats.
The comparison tells us much about the country's present—and the shape of the future.
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The population of the Pacific states including Oregon, Alaska and Hawaii tripled—up 208%—in 1930-70. But growth has since slowed. High taxes and slow-growth policies that raised housing prices are one reason. Latino immigrants have been streaming in but almost as many native-born have been moving out. The Pacific states grew 88% in 1970-2010, well above the national average, but far slower than in 1930-70 and slower than the South Atlantic states, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.
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Back in the 1930-70 period, liberal political scientists hoped and expected that America would become less like Texas and more like New York, with bigger government, higher taxes and more unions. In one important respect—the abolition of legally enforced racial segregation—that has happened. But otherwise Americans have been voting with their feet for the Texas model, with its low tax rates, light regulation and openness to new businesses and enterprises.
Today one out of 12 Americans lives in Texas—the same proportion that lived in New York City in 1930. Metropolitan Dallas and metropolitan Houston, with about six million people each, threaten to overtake our fourth largest metro area, San Francisco Bay (population about seven million), in the next decade.
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Shortly after I retire — in 2013 shortly after Obummbler’s replacement is sworn in as POTUS — I plan to move to Texas from mASSachusetts.
New York would have more residents but they keep killing their offspring...
39 Percent Of NYC Pregnancies Result In Abortion
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/01/07/41-percent-of-nyc-pregnancies-result-in-abortion/
In 2009, there were 225,667 pregnancies in the City with 126,774 resulting in live births and 87,273 resulting in abortions. In addition to those abortion numbers, there were 11,620 spontaneous terminations.
Forty-six percent of all births in the Bronx result in abortions—the highest among the five boroughs, according to the report.
Blacks had the highest number of abortions with 40,798 with Hispanics having the second highest at 28,364, according to the report.
Gov Good Hair Perry, CLOSE the borders!
Texans must insure that these migrants assimulate and leave their liberal bull**** back where they came from.
“Texans must insure that these migrants assimulate and leave their liberal bull**** back where they came from.”
That is our biggest fear from the influx. We don’t want to become another California or New York.
God Bless Texas!
How much did the influx from Katrina, vs the influx from Mexico affect this figure? Anyone?
I hope not.
What we need to do is export liberals through a Resident Exchange Program.
Heard someone about a week ago claim that EVERYONE on the planet can fit in an area the same size as Texas and live the same as those in New York City. Good luck with all that!
I was thinking about Texas, but now I’m including New Mexico in my review.
The weather is hot and the humidity is terrible. Ants, roaches, termites and other bugs are a hugh and series problem. Yankees won’t like it here. Please go somewhere else.
“Texans must insure that these migrants assimulate and leave their liberal bull**** back where they came from.”
Yeah, I wish ‘em luck with that. California gave the country Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Proposition 13. But just look at the horrific changes to the state in just my lifetime. Between the millions of liberals from all over the country importing their nonsense (e.g., to the entertainment industry) to the millions of illegal alien colonizers from a failed socialist state, we never had a chance.
I wonder what Texans think they can do differently to avoid what happened to the Golden State.
No way MIchaelT,
And miss paying those income taxes?
Well, I'm thinking we should build a wall to keep everybody out--LOL!
Of course that is unrealistic. Assume marriages and apartment buildings and it would be less than 1100 sf for every two (2) people on the planet. Amazingly enough that would leave room in Texas for highways, supermarkets, recreation, etc.
Don't forget that also leaves the rest of North American (the other continental states, Canada, Mexico, Alaska) for exploration etc as well as South America, Africa, Europe, India, China, Australia, etc ...
Over population, like AGW is a myth.
I have great fear for you, Austin used to be a lovely town (50+ years ago) and now look at it. I could cry when I, accidently, turn on Austin City Limits. I don’t know what it is but it sure isn’t the country music that used to be.
“There’s yellow rose of Texas that I am going to see/no other soldier knows her/no soldier only me....’’
OH $***!! Here they come!!
“39 Percent of New Yawk Pregnancies Result in Murder”
LOL!—We should direct them to West Texas—I hear it’s nice out there in the desert.
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