Population Drain Continues In Region

From the story: The [U.S. Census] Bureau reported yesterday that the county's population was estimated at 1,223,411 as of July 1, 2006, a drop of 9,625 from the year before and 58,255 from the last formal census head count in 2000. Allegheny remained the 30th largest county in the nation. Read more..

Allegheny County has lost 25% of its population since 1960. There were more people living in Allegheny County in 1930 than there are now. Maybe we can yet again raise taxes on businesses and individuals, that will fix the problem!

3 comments:

The Unseen One said...

Hey! I know how the Democrats can fix this! RAISE TAXES ON YOUNG PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES!!! After all, that is their solution to everything else!

The Unseen One said...

DOH! I see now that you already made that point. That'll teach me to rush through and comment. ;)

Jim Powers said...

No problem, we were just thinking the same thing!