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I:69: Not a highway for the
NEEDY, A highway for the GREEDY
Indiana Governor Kernan and now Governor Daniels support I-69,
to help the
distressed income population of S.W. Indiana, but they have missed
it.
Terre Haute is in region 7, the lowest income region in the
State. Governor Mitch Daniel's I-69 is for the highest
income Hoosiers.
The INDIANA Department of Workforce Development is the official keeper
of statistics regarding jobs and income.
From the INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
http://www.in.gov/dwd/inews/lmi22.asp?md=1&tp=14&qs=&go=09
| Per
Capita Income/ Area |
rank *
|
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
| WIA
Planning Region 1 |
3
|
$26,907 |
$26,199 |
$24,687 |
$24,084 |
$22,946 |
| WIA
Planning Region 2 |
4
|
$26,841 |
$26,699 |
$25,603 |
$24,870 |
$23,343 |
| WIA
Planning Region 3 |
5
|
$26,679 |
$26,836 |
$25,635 |
$25,050 |
$23,792 |
| WIA
Planning Region 4 |
10
|
$24,525 |
$24,004 |
$22,618 |
$22,400 |
$21,323 |
| WIA
Planning Region 5 |
7
|
$24,902 |
$25,300 |
$23,997 |
$23,405 |
$22,187 |
| WIA
Planning Region 6 |
11
|
$24,343 |
$23,835 |
$22,442 |
$21,864 |
$21,092 |
| WIA
Planning Region 7* |
12
|
$22,743 |
$22,318 |
$20,966 |
$20,498 |
$19,428 |
| WIA
Planning Region 8* |
1
|
$32,569 |
$31,787 |
$30,049 |
$29,192 |
$27,003 |
| WIA
Planning Region 9 |
9
|
$24,797 |
$24,283 |
$22,791 |
$22,334 |
$21,227 |
| WIA
Planning Region 10* |
8
|
$24,854 |
$24,606 |
$23,155 |
$22,569 |
$21,429 |
| WIA
Planning Region 11* |
2
|
$27,860 |
$26,736 |
$25,197 |
$24,739 |
$23,067 |
| WIA
Planning Region 12 |
6
|
$25,633 |
$25,064 |
$23,820 |
$23,018 |
$21,524 |
*COUNT US! added ranking column and bold
font for clarity.
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We do some simple addition and averaging: (Leaving out
region 8 since all I-69 alternatives include Indianapolis.)
Imagined NEW
Interstate
|
Regions
served (see map)/
income per region
|
Average income
for region
|
Per Capita
income
rating -
richest to poorest |
US 41/ I 70
Corridor
|
11, 7
27,860 + 22,743
|
$25,301
|
7th
|
3C
(Kernan's proposed I-69)
|
11, 10
27,860 + 24,854
|
$26,357
|
2nd ***
|
Western Counties
|
1,4,7,11
26,907 + 24,525 + 22,743 + 27,860
|
$25,509
|
6th
|
Eastern Counties
|
3,6, 9
26,679 + 24,343 + 24, 797
|
$ 25,273
|
8th
|
Northern Counties
|
1, 2, 3
26,907 + 26, 841 + 26,697
|
$ 26,815
|
1st
|
Southern Counties
|
11, 12, 9
27,860 + 25,633 + 24,797
|
$26,097
|
3rd
|
North Central
Counties
West to East
|
4, 5, 6
24,525 + 24,902 + 24,343
|
$24,590
|
9th
|
Central
West to East
|
4, 6
24,525 +24,343 |
7, 9
22,743 +24,797
|
|
|
|
South Central
Counties
West to East
|
7, 10, 9
22,743 + 24,854 + 24,797
|
24,132
|
11th
|
Central
South to North
|
12, 10, 5, 2
25,633 + 24,854 + 24,902 + 26,841
|
25,558
|
5th
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Existing I-69
|
6, 3
24,343 + 26,907
|
25,625
|
4th
|
Conclusion:
Governor
Daniels supports spending Indiana's transportation tax dollars and
Spanish privatization to build
I-69 for
the least in need.
The I-69 route 3C from Evansville to Indianapolis through Bloomington,
serves the 2nd richest region of the state imaginable.
***but wait, we
are too generous:
3-C is home of the highest
per capita income... #1!
Had we included Indianapolis (region 8) in our table
above, the $28,428
average per capita income for I-69 on 3-C serves by far the least
needy population! That is, I-69 / 3C supports the best paid
Hoosier population possible.
A clear case of the richer get the riches.
Footnotes:
The two highest per capita income regions-- the same as the name of the
I-69, 3C study:
- Region 8, (Indianapolis)
- Region 11, (Evansville)
The FEIS for the Evansville to Indianapolis study for I-69 regarding
Per Capita Income also concluded, quote:
When
this population growth is taken into account, we find that the real
disposable income per capita for the build alternatives does not differ
significantly from the 2025 forecast for the no build alternative.
See our documentation at: Personal
Income Growth,
Build/ No Build Comparison
All Hoosiers pay
equally for this "public works project" at Indiana gas pumps!
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