Re: Why so few ff places in the northeast?

In article <slrnfod0l8.3ds.aznomad.2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
 AZ Nomad <aznomad.2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:08:56 -0500, pltrgyst
<pltrgyst@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> wrote:
> >On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:33:00 -0000, AZ Nomad
<aznomad.2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> >wrote:
> 
> >>>>1. Economy in decline in the Northeast.
> >>
> >>>Have you taken a look at the census tables of average income by
state?
> >>
> >>That's a worthless statistic.  
> >>
> >>Average income and housing costs by city is far more usefull.
> 
> >How about counties? Two of the three highest-income counties in the
country 
> >are
> >right here around Wa****ngton DC, which is in the NE. Other top-tenners
are 
> >in
> >Connecticut and NJ. Neither a desert nor a chitlin as far as the eye
can 
> >see...
> 
> OK.  Now divide by the cost of living.  NYC night pay twice as much in
my
> occupation, but that doesn't do me a whole lot of good if the cost of
living
> is five times.

And this line of discussion has what to do with the greater variety of 
fast food restaurants in the western states, than the northeastern 
states?