The rumor of the Sun Belt's demise is greatly exaggerated

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31016073/

Yes, there has been a slowdown, but we're only talking about a couple of years -- however, one big reason you don't see streams of moving vans heading out of the northeast and mid-west is that government is forcing us to pay for workers to stay where they're at -- when GM and Chrysler are no longer supported by government, you might see the move to the sun heat up again.

Regardless, the long term prospects of growth look promising.

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[Jay Chambers]

But no MSNBC stories about how you can't find a job in a Midwest state, or California?

People are fleeing the Midwest as fast as they can.

[M. Farmer]

Good, Lord, I knew it was bad, but I didn't know it was that bad.