Comments on: Buffalo Makes Forbes’ “America’s Fastest-Dying Cities” List http://thebuffalobean.com/2008/08/06/buffalo-makes-forbes-americas-fastest-dying-cities-list/ Conservative News and Commentary from Western New York Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:22:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Rob G http://thebuffalobean.com/2008/08/06/buffalo-makes-forbes-americas-fastest-dying-cities-list/#comment-338 Rob G Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:46:30 +0000 http://thebuffalobean.com/?p=193#comment-338 The one thing common among all the dying cities in the article is that they have all been lead by democrats for the past decade. Coincidence? The one thing common among all the dying cities in the article is that they have all been lead by democrats for the past decade. Coincidence?

]]> By: denno http://thebuffalobean.com/2008/08/06/buffalo-makes-forbes-americas-fastest-dying-cities-list/#comment-336 denno Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:43:04 +0000 http://thebuffalobean.com/?p=193#comment-336 The study was not even an actual study. It was a totally subjective list based solely upon the authors perceptions. The facts they state are incorrect and were not used in a methodical way to arrive at their fault conclusion. Incorrect fact #1 the cite Buffalo Unemplyment at 5.7% compared to Federal 4.3% when in fact the Federal Rate is 5.5%. Why were cities such as Tampa with an unemployment rate in excess of 6.3% and a loss of 23,000 jobs over the past year not included but Buffalo with a rate of 5.7% and a JOB GAIN of 3,800 over that same year included? Is it based upon population loss? Forbes said Buffalo lost 42,000 people over the past 7 years yet the Census Bureau (whose estimates were proven to be way low in 2000) pegs the loss at 33,000? Why did Forbes lie about the population loss and unemployment rates? If population loss was the key indicator why was Pittsburgh with an estimated loss in excess of 90,000 over the same period and the highest percentage loss in the nation not on the list yet Scranton with a slight population gain on the list. The whole article seems like there was no real research done at all. The study was not even an actual study. It was a totally subjective list based solely upon the authors perceptions. The facts they state are incorrect and were not used in a methodical way to arrive at their fault conclusion. Incorrect fact #1 the cite Buffalo Unemplyment at 5.7% compared to Federal 4.3% when in fact the Federal Rate is 5.5%. Why were cities such as Tampa with an unemployment rate in excess of 6.3% and a loss of 23,000 jobs over the past year not included but Buffalo with a rate of 5.7% and a JOB GAIN of 3,800 over that same year included?

Is it based upon population loss? Forbes said Buffalo lost 42,000 people over the past 7 years yet the Census Bureau (whose estimates were proven to be way low in 2000) pegs the loss at 33,000? Why did Forbes lie about the population loss and unemployment rates?

If population loss was the key indicator why was Pittsburgh with an estimated loss in excess of 90,000 over the same period and the highest percentage loss in the nation not on the list yet Scranton with a slight population gain on the list.

The whole article seems like there was no real research done at all.

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