I'm tired of the South hogging all the growth (transplants, homes)

[Mutiny77]

The West is growing just as fast, if not faster, than the South.

[atler8]

It is not a widely known fact that several southern sun belt states are performing relatively poorly to this point in the 2010-2010 census period.
The notion that the sun belt is performing well & growing rapidly across the board is a fallacy.
The Atlantic sea board & oil patch states of the southern sun belt have done well to this point in the latest growth estimates but other sections of the south have not done so well. In some cases they are showing growth rates that are eclipsed by wide portions of the upper midwest & upper plains region.

[ABQConvict]

The growth that the Northeast and rustbelt experienced in the industrial era, the past 150 years or so, is what caused the over taxation and over regulation. Let the South take that on.

Meanwhile, allow the North drain out and recenter its management. Right now the Northeast and Rustbelt are like a cluttered attic full of spiderwebs and broken equipment. You need to sacrifice and remove all that junk in order to realize the potential of the space in the future economy which will be more technological and automated, but also with greater localization of core resources like food and water.

Personally I would like to see a dramatic population reduction in the North and advancement in small agrarian, permaculture, and manufacturing enterprise using technologies and philosophies on consumerism and land use.

That is my quixotic fatalist-optimist fantasy, anyway. :-)

[flyonpa]

Originally Posted by UKWildcat1981

True CT does have a high standard of living but so do parts of Florida and GA, the only difference is the public schools are horrible so most parents put their kids in private schools.

Many Georgia HS are Nationally Ranked. You just need to pick where you live.

Most of the High Ranking school are in the Atlanta Metro (Burbs) area. With 10's if not 100's of thousand of families that have relocated from "High" tax area.


Just run thru the Atlanta Sub/Forums, Many of the question are is this number #5 ranked school better then this #4 ranked school.

[bradjl2009]

Most job growth in the South is still not as much of the professional and white collar jobs you're more likely to see in most Northern cities.

[atadytic19]

The south = more space, more sun, less regulation, friendlier business environment.

The northeast greatest advantage was being closer to our biggest trade partners. Now that China and Latin America are now major purchasers the playing field has evened out

[Mr. In-Between]

Be careful what you wish for. Yeah, the unemployment rate is technically lower, but the reason for that is because employers down here get away with paying dirt-poor wages with lousy or no benefits. Taxes are lower, but you get what you pay for, because the education system, infrastructure, and general quality of life just flat-out suck down here. If that's what you want out of life, come on down, because we have plenty of that to offer - in fact, that's all we have to offer.

[BirdieBelle]

We aren't that thrilled with it either.

[Happiness-is-close]

Some parts of the North are just so cold. That type of weather was preferred prior to the 20th century because the cold kept away most nasty diseases.

Today, with modern medicine and A/C I just don't see places like Buffalo, Detroit, Erie, Cleveland ever making a comeback. In fact, with the boomers retiring and moving south by the millions I wouldn't be surprised to see the population declines in those Great Lakes areas accelerate dramatically.

[Happiness-is-close]

Some Northern cities are doing good though OP. Columbus, Minneapolis, and the northeast corridor. If you want to stay in the north and have a thriving surrounding you can check out those places.