Wednesday, May 28, 2003

Disconnect

So the Boston Globe polls Massachusetts residents about the quality of life and whether or not they would like to move. Sounds good. But the article describing the results barely mentions the number one reason people want to move away from the Commonwealth (41% of those between the ages of 18 and 29 would leave if they could). Bad education? Crime? Dirty environment? Nope. 27% of respondents said taxes are too high, quite a revelation there. What is the second most popular response? Bad education? Crime? Dirty environment? Nope. 25% of respondents said the weather was nasty. How about the third most popular reason to leave? Bad education, crime, or a dirty environment? Ah, no. 15% said the state was getting too crowded.

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