# Population of Pissburgh has shrunk
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/population-of-pissburgh-has-shrunk/189059
**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [April 5, 2007, 3:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/population-of-pissburgh-has-shrunk/189059 "2007-04-05T15:58:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@01CobraSVT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/01CobraSVT)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2007, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/population-of-pissburgh-has-shrunk/189059/21 "2007-04-06T14:04:23Z")
And their idea of bringing in new business is to build casinos:stick: , going to be like another jersey which is a big shithole.
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### Author:  [@Quik83Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik83Z)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2007, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/population-of-pissburgh-has-shrunk/189059/22 "2007-04-06T14:38:09Z")
The amount of wealth in a given area is inversely proportional to the number of Democrats running it.
Don’t know if it’s always true, but it sure looks that way here in Pissburgh…
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### Author:  [@Quik83Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik83Z)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2007, 2:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/population-of-pissburgh-has-shrunk/189059/23 "2007-04-06T14:39:51Z")
The amount of wealth in a given area is inversely proportional to the number of Democrats running it.
Don’t know if it’s always true, but it sure looks that way here in Pissburgh…
Don’t even get me started on that POS Rendell! :reloading
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### Author:  [@Blackbelt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blackbelt)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2007, 2:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/population-of-pissburgh-has-shrunk/189059/24 "2007-04-06T14:47:36Z")
> [@Which would you buy...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-you-buy/29264/81):
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> But it’s not just the city of Pittsburgh, it’s the whole surrounding area.
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> Obviously the steel industry hurt the area. And coal mining. The death of Westinghouse as a corporation didn’t help engineering. Manufacturing places seem to like right-to-work states more than union. Not sure how to attract new business here! Health industry is still pretty good though, isn’t it?
I believe Butler and Washington counties have increased in population.
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### Author:  [@JackdUp](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JackdUp)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2007, 3:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/population-of-pissburgh-has-shrunk/189059/25 "2007-04-06T15:08:21Z")
Smart people fleeing stupid tax revision and stupid 1% extra sales tax and the list goes on and on…
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### Author:  [@Dominator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dominator)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2007, 3:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/population-of-pissburgh-has-shrunk/189059/26 "2007-04-06T15:17:38Z")
When I was looking for a new shop, ones in the city where going pretty damn cheap. There is no fuckin way I was going to put up with all the taxes they impose on you though. I hate Carnegie but they show that they want growth by giving poeple a break if they want to do business there.
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### Author:  [@rookee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rookee)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2007, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/population-of-pissburgh-has-shrunk/189059/27 "2007-04-06T15:59:08Z")
> [@Which would you buy...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-you-buy/29264/81):
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> But it’s not just the city of Pittsburgh, it’s the whole surrounding area.
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> Obviously the steel industry hurt the area. And coal mining. The death of Westinghouse as a corporation didn’t help engineering. Manufacturing places seem to like right-to-work states more than union. Not sure how to attract new business here! Health industry is still pretty good though, isn’t it?
but the healthcare industry is doing well in a large part to all the elderly ppl here. the elderly all around are sucking this whole area dry, couple that with no new jobs and the death of steel and you get what we got. :ugh2:
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### Author:  [@Jenn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jenn)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2007, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/population-of-pissburgh-has-shrunk/189059/28 "2007-04-06T17:41:48Z")
Allegheny county has lifted above Florida to have the most elderly residents in the US.
I have no problem with people leaving Pissburgh and have often thought of doing so myself.
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### Author:  [@tom\_vito](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tom_vito)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2007, 6:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/population-of-pissburgh-has-shrunk/189059/29 "2007-04-06T18:05:14Z")
> [@FS: 98 neon r/t $900](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-98-neon-r-t-900/29166/46):
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> dude… you’re like soooo unamerican for saying something like that… it’s the presidents fault…
Yea just like your still living, it’s always Bush’s fault…
Maybe we should look back to that douche bag Clinton, and sending all of OUR jobs south of the border into Mexico…
> [@i need your help!UPDATED](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-need-your-help-updated/29205/13):
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> Yeah, Rendell FTL.
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> Anybody hear about House bill 760?
> The Dems want to impose a $10 per gun (including long-guns) per year fee on us. Not to mention the registration and paperwork that goes along with it. Oh yeah, if you bjork your paperwork (or forget about it)…they can confiscate your guns.
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> I called Don White’s office. The lady told me he’s an NRA member, and will oppose it. I told her that if it passes I will without a doubt, leave the state of Pennsylvania.
I saw we just take our guns, and take OUR state back…
> [@Quik83Z"](#):
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> Don’t even get me started on that POS Rendell! :reloading
Ah, come on get started. Please???
> [@Jenn"](#):
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> I have no problem with people leaving Pissburgh and have often thought of doing so myself.
Would have been gone years ago if it wasn’t for having a child and wife. THe wife only feels safe were she can see family.
But the real down side is, her dad moved to flint michigan about 25 years ago to live and work, now he is looking for a place to move back to around here. As there is no work left in that part of Michigan either. So I dont think it’s just here. There just isn’t any jobs left, since labor is so damn cheap in Mexico…
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### Author:  [@Zack01GC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zack01GC)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2007, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/population-of-pissburgh-has-shrunk/189059/30 "2007-04-07T11:27:44Z")
Between the weather, leadership, jobs, and politics, it’s not really a huge mystery as to why people would leave…
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### Author:  [@BlueZ06](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlueZ06)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2007, 11:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/population-of-pissburgh-has-shrunk/189059/31 "2007-04-07T11:51:59Z")
with the baby boomers retiring, I see Pittsburgh about to verge on an upswing.
Westinghouse planning to bring 2000 engineering jobs to Pittsburgh? Well, thats good news for someone in my business as well.
You guys read into things differently.
Look at population trends, the majority of pittsburghers are 45-60. Thats heading into retirement age.
The other booming cities that have the majority of 25-40 will see that their job supply well is drying up, and will come to the Pittsburgh area due to all of the retirees, just watch
Theres a good bit of corporate $$$ running through this area.
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### Author:  [@beat90tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/beat90tsi)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2007, 2:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/population-of-pissburgh-has-shrunk/189059/32 "2007-04-07T14:53:24Z")
Yeah, but retired people aren’t good for the economy.
Florida is ok because the weather attracts young active people as well as the old.
I agree Pgh wil have an upswing, but I don’t see myself sticking around until then.
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### Author:  [@neonracer01](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonracer01)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2007, 5:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/population-of-pissburgh-has-shrunk/189059/33 "2007-04-08T05:13:08Z")
it seem to me that construction is on a rise here as far as building new house and developing land and also roads getting fixed. the projected out put from what i hear from the stone quarry were i work out of is 2 million tons of stone this summer and the highest amount ever was just over 1 million and that dont include the asphalt that will be hauled this summer and i also hear that the aspalt plant will be running a night shift to compensate the amount of production . right now they usually run a 10 to 12 hour day. hopefully that is a sign of things on the rise in this area and new jobs.
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### Author:  [@tom\_vito](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tom_vito)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2007, 5:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/population-of-pissburgh-has-shrunk/189059/34 "2007-04-08T05:51:39Z")
> [@FS: GODSMACK TICKETS](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-godsmack-tickets/29133/12):
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> it seem to me that construction is on a rise here as far as building new house and developing land and also roads getting fixed. the projected out put from what i hear from the stone quarry were i work out of is 2 million tons of stone this summer and the highest amount ever was just over 1 million and that dont include the asphalt that will be hauled this summer and i also hear that the aspalt plant will be running a night shift to compensate the amount of production . right now they usually run a 10 to 12 hour day. hopefully that is a sign of things on the rise in this area and new jobs.
Maybe not a rise in jobs, just a rise in old folks driving slower on good roads…
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### Author:  [@Jeff95TA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeff95TA)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2007, 6:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/population-of-pissburgh-has-shrunk/189059/35 "2007-04-08T06:27:05Z")
I think the housing boom was somewhat because of low interest rates. I’m curious where the house construction was at. Wondering how much of it was people building new houses in order to leave Allegheny county.
Yay for asphalt. Boo for tar & chips.
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### Author:  [@Jeff95TA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeff95TA)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2007, 6:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/population-of-pissburgh-has-shrunk/189059/36 "2007-04-08T06:33:46Z")
> [@first kill in the mazda](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-kill-in-the-mazda/29249/7):
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> Westinghouse planning to bring 2000 engineering jobs to Pittsburgh? Well, thats good news for someone in my business as well.
I agree. Until the first plant is built, China steals the technology, and the work tapers back down to nothing, instead of Westinghouse supplying the planned number of plants. But that’s the cynical viewpoint. 🙂
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### Author:  [@BlueZ06](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlueZ06)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2007, 7:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/population-of-pissburgh-has-shrunk/189059/37 "2007-04-08T07:10:45Z")
> [@Anyone hear this story in the news?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-hear-this-story-in-the-news/29314/25):
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> I agree. Until the first plant is built, China steals the technology, and the work tapers back down to nothing, instead of Westinghouse supplying the planned number of plants. But that’s the cynical viewpoint. 🙂
eh, theres still major competitors
I do business with the majority of Pittsburgh Engineering and IT firms, and all of them seem to be expanding 😃
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### Author:  [@Dominator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dominator)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2007, 9:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/population-of-pissburgh-has-shrunk/189059/38 "2007-04-08T09:02:39Z")
I now have an office guy and a shop guy. Barometer of Pittsburgh revival perhaps?
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### Author:  [@85TransAm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/85TransAm)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2007, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/population-of-pissburgh-has-shrunk/189059/39 "2007-04-08T09:14:14Z")
thinking i may stick around my whole life here… pending where iget hired for my future career
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### Author:  [@tom\_vito](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tom_vito)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2007, 9:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/population-of-pissburgh-has-shrunk/189059/40 "2007-04-08T09:32:07Z")
> [@New name. different city. same car.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-name-different-city-same-car/29252/18):
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> thinking i may stick around my whole life here… pending where iget hired for my future career
What is your future career???
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