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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Goodbye, New Jersey; hello, Pennsylvania

Exodus high taxes and over-regulation from the former administration.
Can Gov. Christie stop the outflow?

Goodbye, New Jersey; hello, Pennsylvania - Philly.com
December 06, 2011|By Michael Matza, Inquirer

By the end of July, the longtime Haddonfield residents were cheerfully ensconced in a three-bedroom rowhouse near Philadelphia's Washington Square.

Their new abode is much smaller than the 4,500-square-foot home (with swimming pool) that they sold, but it comes with a huge plus.

"We downsized in terms of space, but cut our property-tax bill in half," said Janice Potts, 52, an outsource-services manager for a Center City firm. John Potts, 54, works for a networking-systems company, often from home.

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New Jersey's 2010 population was 8,709,933. Domestic migration produced a net loss of 66,603 with 127,369 moving in from other states and 193,972 moving out. Only Illinois, New York, and California lost more last year.

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