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I've been writing about Dayton and big cities in Ohio except Columbus losing population for years. The DDN suddenly noticed.

"Of the 729 cities nationwide that have more than 50,000 residents, nine of every 10 gained population from 2010 to July 1, 2012, according to the new Census data.
But in Ohio it was the reverse, as 14 of the state’s 15 largest cities lost population in that same period. Every major Ohio city except Columbus ranked near the bottom in percentage population change, with Youngstown listed dead last at 729th in the Census estimates, the only city in the nation to lose more than 2 percent of its population the past two years."

Neither the words tax, fee nor income appear in the story. Cincinnati, Dayton, Kettering and Springfield are near the bottom of the national list. For comparison,

"The fastest-growing cities in the nation the past two years were small cities in the south and west, according to the Census estimates, with suburbs of Dallas, Austin and San Antonio, Texas taking five of the top seven spots."

It's the taxes.