Posted Sep 28, 2022, 5:32 PM
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Pretty sure SE PA subsidizes the rest of PA. Not to the extent of NYC and NYS, but not massively dissimilar either.
SE PA is the wealthiest, most populous part of the state, and the only region with significant growth. It's also a political outlier.
Also, PA, moreso than the other Northeastern states, seems to have a visceral disdain for anything related to urban issues. You see it in the contempt towards Septa, the 20-year delay in the rail extension from NYC to Scranton, etc. Lots of race-coding or liberal-elitist bashing. Also the fracking contrast between PA and NYS. PA, moreso than the other NE states, seems to have an outsized share of red, rural influence.
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