America's fastest shrinking cities

[dmcowen674]

4-20-2014

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/04/19/24-7-wallst-shrinking-cities/7871157/

America's fastest shrinking cities



The U.S. population rose by just 0.72% in 2013, the lowest growth rate in more than 70 years.



Not only has the country become less-attractive to immigrants than in years past, with net immigration down from nearly 1.2 million as of 2001 to 843,145 last year, but also the U.S.'s domestic birth rate has dropped to a multi-decade low.

 

[dmcowen674]

The pie from which Politicians can steal from is shrinking.

 

[UglyCasanova]

Good. I realize low population growth has economic consequences, but high population growth brings a host of other problems. The world has enough people (too much), it would be a better place if the number was half what it currently is. Not a rosy thought, but one I think most could agree with.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

The pie from which Politicians can steal from is shrinking.

Yes, but they may be Republicans, and no matter how badly people are hurt because of economies, it's worth it to folks around here. Cut off your nose.

 

[Matt1970]

Oh good we can stop protecting the borders.

 

[Murloc]

well then just open up your borders, mexicans are waiting.

 

[michal1980]

we just need some more abortions to really bring that birth rate down even more.

 

[Pocatello]

I think we're crowded as it is. The real problem is the smartest people used to come to the U.S, now they either stay home or go some where with better standard of living.

 

[cabri]

In many of these areas, long-term drops in manufacturing jobs are tied to specific industries

What else would you expect?
And if the areas want to keep their old policies; they will not attract new industry to grow again.

 

[IGBT]

so the eco-KOOKS and eco-thiests are getting their wish of a de industrialized US returning to over grown fields of weeds and mud puddle maggots.

 

[Zorba]

Good. I have never understood what people's obsession is with growing the population. As automation makes people more productive, we need less people, not more. Sucks to be a home builder.

Hopefully the trends will continue.

 

[HOSED]

so the eco-KOOKS and eco-thiests are getting their wish of a de industrialized US returning to over grown fields of weeds and mud puddle maggots.

I would not worry too much, we still have a booming (no pun) energy industry (fracking, natural gas, Keystone XL...). PLUS think of all the jobs that will be created when we have a fukushima like disaster on US soil - Doctors, clean up people, spokespeople for the industry to tell us the air and water are safe.

 

[AViking]

well then just open up your borders, mexicans are waiting.

When I left the US the Mexicans were leaving. In CA during the holidays companies generally lost 10% of their Mexican labor. It was just turnover but 10% would take their money and go home. At the height of the financial crisis it was closer to 50%, iirc, in my industry. This was a good thing to some extent since they were firing so many people but it was still significant nonetheless.

15 years ago almost 800,000 Mexicans would come to the US every year. I think it's under 200,000 today.

 

[AViking]

I think we're crowded as it is. The real problem is the smartest people used to come to the U.S, now they either stay home or go some where with better standard of living.

Immigration is almost exclusively from 3rd world countries today. I think only 8% of immigration is from developed countries.