SD> New Yorkers under 30 plan to flee city, says new poll; cite
 SD> high taxes, few jobs as reasons

 SD> BY Kenneth Lovett
 SD> DAILY NEWS ALBANY BUREAU CHIEF

 SD> Friday, May 13th 2011, 4:00 AM

 SD> They may have come to the city to get a law degree, but a
 SD> hefty percentage of young New Yorkers plans to flee the
 SD> city in the next five years.

 IOW, they are not New Yorkers, they are temporary residents.

 Ho-hum...

 ...

 SD> A new Marist College poll shows that 36% of New Yorkers
 SD> under the age of 30 are planning to leave New York within
 SD> the next five years - and more than a quarter of all adults
 SD> are planning to bolt the Empire State.

 And if there are jobs they will change their minds. Just read
 that NYC has the fastest growing local economy in the nation.
 Unfortunately, in this economy, that still leaves a lot of
 people out in the cold.

 ...

 SD> Of those preparing to leave, 62% cite economic reasons like
 SD> cost of living, taxes - and a lack of jobs.

 Gee... ya think maybe free trade ain't such a good deal after
 all?

 SD> "A lot of people are questioning the affordability of the
 SD> state," said Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist College
 SD> Institute for Public Opinion.

 It's a big city, it's on the ocean, it's going to be expensive.

 SD> An additional 38% cite climate, quality of life,
 SD> overcrowding, a desire to be closer to family, retirement
 SD> or schools.

 IOW, most things the city can't do much about.

 SD> The latest census showed New York's overall population
 SD> actually increased, though parts of upstate shed population
 SD> and jobs.

 Dang! How'd that happen?

 SD> A full 53% think the worst is yet to come for the state's
 SD> economy, while 44% say things should start improving.

 Depends. If Boehner gets his way, things are going to get worse
 for all of us.

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 SD> "We have to keep jobs here and we have to develop new
 SD> jobs," he said. "And we want to start bringing back jobs
 SD> from other parts of the country.

 We have to bring jobs back from other countries!

BOB KLAHN bob.klahn@sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn

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