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Sunday, December 21, 2008

Metro Memphis Losing Taxable Incomes to Nashville & Dallas-Fort Worth

It's not so much urban-to-suburban outmigration as metro-to-metro outmigration. The Commercial Appeal cites reasons for people leaving the greater Memphis area: lack of opportunity, ethnic divisions, lower wages, inflated prices, and cultural issues.
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousSun Dec 21, 12:58:00 PM CST

    But hey, at least Memphis is progressive and diverse

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  2. S-townMikeSun Dec 21, 01:25:00 PM CST

    So is Nashville.

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  3. CliffMon Dec 22, 07:55:00 AM CST

    Mike,

    Interesting article. Thanks for the post. It reinforces some of my own research: http://state.tn.us/tacir/PDF_FILES/Other_Issues/growth%20concentration08.pdf.

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