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Could it be True? Pittsburgh Importing Californians

7 June 2009 One Comment

   I can hardly believe it, but the Pittsburgh Post Gazette says it’s true. Between 2000 and 2006, the city of Pittsburgh imported  2,300 Californians for a net gain of 100 more residents than lost to the sunny state.

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   This article says that people are growing weary of higher-cost mega-cities like Boston, Washington and Los Angeles. They’ve got to go somewhere, The P-G opines. It might as well be the Rust Belt.

   The Rust Belt is American’s next frontier, the article says. It’s a bold statement, but I guess I kind of agree. People will vote with their feet.

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  • http://politicsandplace.blogspot.com Paz

    I know! I was so excited.

    But again, “next frontier” has a lot of unfortunate connotations as well. The frontier was built on land grabs and disregard for local culture.