The Northeast, once the nation’s political engine that produced presidents, House speakers and Senate giants including the late Edward M. Kennedy, is losing clout in Washington as citizens flee the high-tax region, according to experts worried about the trend.
The Census Bureau reports that population growth has shifted to the South and the result is that the 11 states that make up the Northeast are being bled dry of representation in Washington.
Critics blame rising taxes in states such as Massachusetts and Connecticut for limiting population growth in the Northeast to just 15 percent from 1983 to 2013, while the rest of the nation grew more than 41 percent.
The biggest impact comes in the loss of congressional representation.
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I wonder if the voter will ever wake up or do the liberals love being taxed to death. New bumper sticker "I vote Democrat -Love pissing my money away."
ReplyDeleteNow maybe the new representatives will be more conservative.....
ReplyDeleteWhen I reach retirement age, I plan to flee Maryland. Too expensive here to retire and no breaks on property taxes after age 65.
ReplyDeletePeople are moving to retire and die! Old people are just being bitter about not getting anything out of their taxes anymore. You wonder how AZ and FL got so politically crazy?
ReplyDeleteThis shows that ordinary people are smarter than government.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to leave this Commie dominated state!!
ReplyDeleteMr. Tilghman, good one.
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