In article ,
pltrgyst wrote:

On Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:11:22 -0800, Tim May
wrote:

1. Economy in decline in the Northeast.

Have you taken a look at the census tables of average income by state?

I don't know about the other states in the Northeast, but NJ where I
live is easily among the top ten in per capita wealth and I am sure New
York is up there too.