Stop me if you've heard this story before: local blogger finally gets fed up with the ever worsening death spiral of central New York and decides to move on.
This time, it's the guys behind Uticasux.com that are heading off to greener pastures.
Maybe I'm self-indulgent, but it's not a good sign when so many of the people discussing the area's issues end up moving out of state.
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Showing posts with label I Left NY. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Friday, March 21, 2008
Three More Down
Later today I'll have the unfortunate task of removing even more central New York blogs from the listing to the right. CNY Political Insider has vanished, Eye on Arcuri has been silent for close to six months, and the Upstate-focused Knickerbocker blog went "on haitus" February 1st. This is all in addition to the four dead blogs I trimmed out last month.
Make of that what you will.
Make of that what you will.
Thursday, December 27, 2007
The Exodus Rolls On
I'm just one of the thousands of former New Yorkers that have fled the "Empire State" over the last decade because of the state's abysmal condition. Unfortunately, our departure is going to have a serious impact on those of you that are left:
That's a pretty damn harsh dose of reality. It's bad enough that New York is just a shadow of what it was nearly a century ago, but the re-apportionment is likely to have some nasty direct consequences for the Utica/Rome area in particular. There's a good chance that the 23rd and 24th congressional districts will be the ones that see the biggest changes as their borders are redrawn to cover even more of the state's sparsely populated northern territory. That means less political clout for the state as a whole and less regional power both at the state and federal level.
On the bright side, there's still plenty of time for you to move down here to Texas before the 2010 census. Over the next year you'll be able to pick up some amazing housing bargains as the sub-prime meltdown spins off a slew of undervalued properties. Even better, in the unlikely event you can't find a job that pays more than what you were earning in New York you'll still have more money in your pocket thanks to our low property and sales taxes.
Oh, and did I mention we don't have a state income tax?
New York State’s population grew by a hair in the year that ended July 1, but because Sun Belt states like Nevada, Arizona and Florida are growing faster, the Empire State stands to lose seats in Congress after the 2010 Census.
An analysis by Queens College of population trends suggests that Texas will gain as many as four Congressional seats and Florida’s delegation will grow by two, while New York and Ohio will lose two seats each.
The projected decline in House representation is only the latest installment of long trend.
New York’s delegation in the House of Representatives peaked at 45 seats, following the 1930 Census. As other states grew more quickly, New York’s share in the House got smaller. Now, New York has only 29 seats, and stands to have only 27 after the next Census.
That's a pretty damn harsh dose of reality. It's bad enough that New York is just a shadow of what it was nearly a century ago, but the re-apportionment is likely to have some nasty direct consequences for the Utica/Rome area in particular. There's a good chance that the 23rd and 24th congressional districts will be the ones that see the biggest changes as their borders are redrawn to cover even more of the state's sparsely populated northern territory. That means less political clout for the state as a whole and less regional power both at the state and federal level.
On the bright side, there's still plenty of time for you to move down here to Texas before the 2010 census. Over the next year you'll be able to pick up some amazing housing bargains as the sub-prime meltdown spins off a slew of undervalued properties. Even better, in the unlikely event you can't find a job that pays more than what you were earning in New York you'll still have more money in your pocket thanks to our low property and sales taxes.
Oh, and did I mention we don't have a state income tax?
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