Praise the Lord, Amen, again!!!

[Shmuley]

Had to happen. The state is flat-lining in population growth (primarily because young folks are bolting at their first chance to escape). GDP is stagnant. The repubs love 'em some tax cuts, only to realize that there is no growth to offset. Cue the mad scramble to create revenue to offset tax cuts. Funny how those moral high horses get slaughtered when it can be justified as revenue for the chilrenz without raisin' dem t-t-t-t-t-t-taxes.

 

[patdog]

If current demographic trends hold, the future for Mississippi looks pretty scary. The bright, young people are moving out of this state faster then ever.

 

[Clarence Boddicker]

If current demographic trends hold, the future for Mississippi looks pretty scary. The bright, young people are moving out of this state faster then ever.

Just like anything else, demographic trends aren't good, but they aren't as bad as they are being portrayed to be.

If MS can avoid another Katrina, we'll be fine.

 

[L4Dawg]

If current demographic trends hold, the future for Mississippi looks pretty scary. The bright, young people are moving out of this state faster then ever.

This is nothing new. From my perspective there are way more places that employ highly educated people than when I was young.

 

[Clarence Boddicker]

This is nothing new. From my perspective there are way more places that employ highly educated people than when I was young.

That's my thought. It doesn't SEEM like there's some huge migration, outside of the small towns. I'd also be willing to bet that most graduates that leave are going to Memphis, Birmingham, Huntsville and New Orleans (i.e. not exactly far from home), and secondly Dallas, Houston, Nashville and Atlanta. That's a problem most every state in the country has.

 

[dudehead]

Had to happen. The state is flat-lining in population growth (primarily because young folks are bolting at their first chance to escape). GDP is stagnant. The repubs love 'em some tax cuts, only to realize that there is no growth to offset. Cue the mad scramble to create revenue to offset tax cuts. Funny how those moral high horses get slaughtered when it can be justified as revenue for the chilrenz without raisin' dem t-t-t-t-t-t-taxes.

I just wish this millennial brain drain would somehow suck out some of the neanderthals still calling the shots in MS. But, sadly, the ones that are moving are the very people we need to stay here and vote to fire the neanderthals. C'est la vie.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

It wasn’t the flood. It was people in charge not knowing how to handle money.

 

[The Peeper]

That's exactly what happened. Those that flipped (and you can see who they were online) were holding out for "promises of future considerations", they were voting yes all along but wanted something for it. Thought it was funny on the live feed I was listening to after the final vote and everyone saw the results, several chimed in asking if they could change their votes. Those didn't want to be on the losing end and have future candidates pointing the finger saying they had voted against it.

 

[PointAfter]

I'm father of three fairly recent State grads. None stayed in-state and they now live in Tennessee, Georgia and Florida. Thankfully they all found jobs based on their majors but that would have been harder for them to do in Mississippi.

 

[Clarence Boddicker]

I'm father of three fairly recent State grads. None stayed in-state and they now live in Tennessee, Georgia and Florida. Thankfully they all found jobs based on their majors but that would have been harder for them to do in Mississippi.

I'd say the rate of retention is probably worse for Ole Miss. Dallas/Atlanta in, Dallas/Atlanta out. I hear Arkansas has the same problem, over half of their enrollment is from Texas, and they all head straight back as soon as they graduate. Can't blame them.

That's why I advocate for MSU to heavily recruit Houston. Some of it you just can't avoid. And even if most leave, some will stay. And some is enough.

 

[$altyDawg]

That's exactly what happened. Those that flipped (and you can see who they were online) were holding out for "promises of future considerations", they were voting yes all along but wanted something for it. Thought it was funny on the live feed I was listening to after the final vote and everyone saw the results, several chimed in asking if they could change their votes. Those didn't want to be on the losing end and have future candidates pointing the finger saying they had voted against it.

And you, my friend, NAILED IT.

 

[johnson86-1]

That's my thought. It doesn't SEEM like there's some huge migration, outside of the small towns. I'd also be willing to bet that most graduates that leave are going to Memphis, Birmingham, Huntsville and New Orleans (i.e. not exactly far from home), and secondly Dallas, Houston, Nashville and Atlanta. That's a problem most every state in the country has.

It's probably not much worse if at all, but the problem is before, we exported people while having a decently high birth rate, and you still could attract jobs with a middling workforce. Now, birth rates have dropped and workforce dominates the discussion for most industries, and for the few that are driven by location close to inputs or markets or particular infrastructure (like pipelines), or even just transportation hubs, we don't have a lot of draw their either with the exception of maybe the coast having good water access and being part of the space corridor.