Comments on: Why Stay in Michigan? http://generationymichigan.org/2009/10/30/why-stay-in-michigan/ A look at the reasons why young adults are or are not staying in Michigan Fri, 04 May 2012 16:14:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Tcbum http://generationymichigan.org/2009/10/30/why-stay-in-michigan/comment-page-1/#comment-520 Tcbum Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:31:32 +0000 http://generationymichigan.org/?p=193#comment-520 <p>For all of those that want to leave because the "grass looks greener", I would ask you to think more about it. I left Michigan, my birth state, 30 years ago and have been trying to get back ever since.  I know that it is easy to give reasons to leave, but somehow nothing will take the place in your heart of this state. I had to leave family, friends and activities I enjoyed.  In return I got to live in places with more congestion, higher taxes, unfriendly people and unattractive surroundings.  Sure, there was a paycheck there and I had job security, but I missed all the "little things" like family outings, celebrations, watching kids grow, weekends at a lake, coney island hot dogs, Tiger baseball, and so many things that I didn't think of until they weren't there.  I am now at the end of my career and deciding where to retire. Sure there is Florida or Arizona, but those places are for visits....it is time to follow my heart so Michigan here I come.</p> For all of those that want to leave because the “grass looks greener”, I would ask you to think more about it. I left Michigan, my birth state, 30 years ago and have been trying to get back ever since.  I know that it is easy to give reasons to leave, but somehow nothing will take the place in your heart of this state. I had to leave family, friends and activities I enjoyed.  In return I got to live in places with more congestion, higher taxes, unfriendly people and unattractive surroundings.  Sure, there was a paycheck there and I had job security, but I missed all the “little things” like family outings, celebrations, watching kids grow, weekends at a lake, coney island hot dogs, Tiger baseball, and so many things that I didn't think of until they weren't there.  I am now at the end of my career and deciding where to retire. Sure there is Florida or Arizona, but those places are for visits….it is time to follow my heart so Michigan here I come.

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]]> By: Don't Go http://generationymichigan.org/2009/10/30/why-stay-in-michigan/comment-page-1/#comment-314 Don't Go Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:57:50 +0000 http://generationymichigan.org/?p=193#comment-314 Generation Y you want your work to be meaningful? What's more meaningful than rebuilding your home? Your ideas could save your family town, your memory and create new ones for your children. Stay in Michigan! Generation Y you want your work to be meaningful? What's more meaningful than rebuilding your home? Your ideas could save your family town, your memory and create new ones for your children. Stay in Michigan!

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]]> By: Ella http://generationymichigan.org/2009/10/30/why-stay-in-michigan/comment-page-1/#comment-127 Ella Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:10:08 +0000 http://generationymichigan.org/?p=193#comment-127 I would stay in Michigan, because when I think about the economic times it isn’t better somewhere else. Michigan is affordable, and most of my family is here.Though with the way Michigan is going under the only reason I would move is unless, I was guaranteed to have a better job than I would leave the area. I would stay in Michigan, because when I think about the economic times it isn’t better somewhere else. Michigan is affordable, and most of my family is here.Though with the way Michigan is going under the only reason I would move is unless, I was guaranteed to have a better job than I would leave the area.

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]]> By: laurenbonney http://generationymichigan.org/2009/10/30/why-stay-in-michigan/comment-page-1/#comment-87 laurenbonney Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:45:00 +0000 http://generationymichigan.org/?p=193#comment-87 More than staying in Michigan, there are small groups of former Michigan residents who are now returning - "Boomerang-ers" as we call ourselves. Many of those devoted to Michigan are involved in the new Organic Agriculture movement. I moved back to Michigan after a year living in California because I wanted to farm. Michigan's agricultural industry is still growing, despite attempts by the state government to hold it back. While large scale grain/corn farms are difficult to maintain in this economy, the movement towards local and organic is creating the opportunity for small vegetable farms to pop up across the state. With the cost of land still low, the market opening up, and programs such as Michigan State University's Organic Farmer Training Program available, Michigan is an amazing place to live right now.<br><br>I wish you would do a segment on how agriculture could be Michigan's new brain trust - with so much land available, the possibility for innovations in sustainability studies and organics is phenomenal. There is more to being a farmer than planting and picking, it requires business savvy, training, organization, and creativity. Many of these new farmers already have Bachelor's or Master's degrees from universities across the nation. The fact that they are choosing to settle and farm in Michigan is a great boon to our state. More than staying in Michigan, there are small groups of former Michigan residents who are now returning – “Boomerang-ers” as we call ourselves. Many of those devoted to Michigan are involved in the new Organic Agriculture movement. I moved back to Michigan after a year living in California because I wanted to farm. Michigan's agricultural industry is still growing, despite attempts by the state government to hold it back. While large scale grain/corn farms are difficult to maintain in this economy, the movement towards local and organic is creating the opportunity for small vegetable farms to pop up across the state. With the cost of land still low, the market opening up, and programs such as Michigan State University's Organic Farmer Training Program available, Michigan is an amazing place to live right now.

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