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.   
      
    ...   
      
    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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