Gov Sununu Consents to Initial Refugee Resettlement

[unit731]

Originally Posted by miu

Yes, NH is graying. But I'd like to have our state encourage more empty nesters and childless young adults to move here and give them tax breaks if we have to. .

Someone REALY needs to read the report/book: "Communities and Consequences: The unbalancing of New Hampshire’s human ecology, & what we can do about it"

Originally Posted by unit731

LINK

"In 2008, Peter Francese, Lorraine Stuart Merrill and Jay Childs launched “Communities & Consequences: The Unbalancing of New Hampshire’s Human Ecology and What We Can Do About It.” The pairing of a book and documentary addressed issues of a graying state, lack of affordable housing, land development and the effects of an unbalanced population on things like schools, health care and town government."

Opinions are sometimes not based on facts or statistics. We all have opinions. All are entitled to opinions.

Hopefully, folks will base their opinions on facts and statistics.

Sometimes reading and learning is good for some.

[jdhpa]

Originally Posted by unit731

Someone REALY needs to read the report/book: "Communities and Consequences: The unbalancing of New Hampshire’s human ecology, & what we can do about it"



Opinions are sometimes not based on facts or statistics. We all have opinions. All are entitled to opinions.

Hopefully, folks will base their opinions on facts and statistics.

Sometimes reading and learning is good for some.

What the demographics are is fact. What should be done to change them, if anything, is an opinion.

It's ok (and normal) for different people to want different things. Not everyone needs to think the same way. Individuality is a good thing. Different states having different trade offs is a good thing, so there is someplace for everyone to live the way they want.

[GraniteStater]

Originally Posted by unit731

Someone REALY needs to read the report/book: "Communities and Consequences: The unbalancing of New Hampshire’s human ecology, & what we can do about it"



Opinions are sometimes not based on facts or statistics. We all have opinions. All are entitled to opinions.

Hopefully, folks will base their opinions on facts and statistics.

Sometimes reading and learning is good for some.

The fact of the matter is that NH's tax structure is only changing at the local level and statist at the state level will likely lead to certain demographic patterns that emerge and persist over time given the economic structure of specific types of jobs that are more common than others across the state. Also, a huge factor is the in-migration of retirees that often have higher incomes than retirees that move to lower cost of living states. This directly impacts median house prices in many rural areas of NH with the exception of parts of the North Country. Younger people and families that aren't self employed or have an online business have little incentive to stay in rural areas that have relatively high housing and property tax costs relative to what the local wage scale is much of the time. So, therefore, they move to more metropolitan areas that have greater varieties of positions with greater pay increase potential, and then move back to NH when they have invested and saved enough to retire. Given that no income or sales tax will be coming up on the horizon, I fully expect the state level demographic trends to magnify over time with the state having a higher percentage of elderly residents than Florida or possibly Maine as both are aging at differing rates.