flyingtiger1013 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 http://www.wtop.com/?sid=570318&nid=25 Study Shows Area More Crowded Updated: Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2005 - 4:46 PM WASHINGTON - If it seems the Washington area is getting more crowded, it is. The Council of Governments is out with a study showing that nearly 352,000 people moved into the area between 2000 and 2004. COG says there are now just short of five million people calling the region home. The majority live in the inner suburbs, and COG researchers expect that to stay the same in the years and decades to come. But during the study's four year span, Loudoun, Prince William and Frederick accounted for more than half of the region's new jobs. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cost-of-Living Skyrockets WASHINGTON -- The income needed to get by in the Washington area has increased dramatically over the past six years. A new study reported in The Washington Post shows rising costs of housing, health care and child care are to blame. A single parent with an infant and preschooler in Fairfax County needs to earn nearly $68,000 to meet basic needs. Fairfax is the region's most expensive suburb, followed by Montgomery County where an income of 65,000 is needed. The District and Prince George's County are the region's least expensive, but the income needed in those areas has risen 26 percent in the last six years. The average needed in the District is about $53,000 and $50,000 in Prince George's County. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Northern VA makes all the money for this damn southern state and yet they cry like girls in Richmond when we demand that they build roads large enough to handle the load. I can't even believe that roads are a campaign issue when it should be common sense. There are a lot of highly paid individuals moving to northern VA and if you want to keep them paying income tax and property taxes (don't get me started on that crap) then provide the infrastructure needed immediately. Also how is that great idea of getting rid of the car tax working out? Damn near bankupted the state and we are still paying it. Amazing how some poorly thought out plan can get you elected..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingtiger1013 Posted September 15, 2005 Author Share Posted September 15, 2005 damn southern state[/Quote]Let me guess....carpetbagger yankee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Let me guess....carpetbagger yankee? If you think I'm northern born you would be wrong. I'm from farther south then any northamerican. I was born in Chile, that south enough for you? For the record I meant nothing by that comment, if I lived in AH-nold country I'd say "damn hippy western state" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingtiger1013 Posted September 15, 2005 Author Share Posted September 15, 2005 If you think I'm northern born you would be wrong. I'm from farther south then any northamerican. I was born in Chile, that south enough for you? For the record I meant nothing by that comment, if I lived in AH-nold country I'd say "damn hippy western state" Hell, you're from so far south you're almost heading north! :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wskin44 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Northern VA makes all the money for this damn southern state and yet they cry like girls in Richmond when we demand that they build roads large enough to handle the load. I can't even believe that roads are a campaign issue when it should be common sense. There are a lot of highly paid individuals moving to northern VA and if you want to keep them paying income tax and property taxes (don't get me started on that crap) then provide the infrastructure needed immediately. Also how is that great idea of getting rid of the car tax working out? Damn near bankupted the state and we are still paying it. Amazing how some poorly thought out plan can get you elected..... In the 70's and 80's Richmond took everyone's money and built highways in Richmond to everyone's front door. In NOVA they keep building roads but it can't keep up with growth. The idiots in Hampton Roads (where I live) would rather sit in traffic on dirt roads than vote money for better roads. eff 'em. I work at home so let them sit. NOVA needs to pay for their own roads because they get the benefits of the jobs and a booming economy. Richmond was smart enough to set itself up long ago. Meanwhile if a big hurricane ever comes to Hampton Roads you better have access to your roof because there won't be any way to get out of town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Punani2 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Too much growth is a bad thing IMO. It's getting too crowded in N VA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wskin44 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Developers and the politicians they pay have destroyed the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Crap! More people = more traffic. We need fewer people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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