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Forbes Writer Puts SMU in Colleyville, TX?????

PostPosted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 1:06 am
by MrMustang1965
WTF? Here's what Forbes writer Lauren Sherman wrote in an article posted today at www.forbes.com in an article titled 'America's Most Affluent Neighborhoods'.

Some affluent communities, however, may emerge from this recession relatively unscathed. Places like Potomac, Md., and McLean, Va., whose populations consist primarily of government officials--jobs that tend to remain safe during economic downturns--will fare better.

And upscale college towns, such as Colleyville, Texas, which is home to Southern Methodist University and is located just five miles north of downtown Dallas, tend to house more university administrators than investment bankers.

PostPosted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 2:03 am
by Pony Soup
:shock:

PostPosted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:34 am
by smupony94
Send her an email. Then we can get mentioned again in the corrections section

PostPosted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:56 am
by OR-See-Nee
Such a simple thing to fact check. Makes you wonder what else is reported incorrectly.

PostPosted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:57 am
by smupony94
OR-See-Nee wrote:Such a simple thing to fact check. Makes you wonder what else is reported incorrectly.


That we are in a booming economy

PostPosted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:58 am
by ponyboy
The whole thing is ridiculous. Southlake has the highest household median income for small cities between 20-65K in population. It's somewhere around #50 if you include median incomes for cities of all sizes. Highland Park, for instance, has DOUBLE the median income of Southlake and is at about #20.. New York and California each have five cities in the top 20.

Lies, damned lies, and statistics. :roll:

PostPosted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 11:30 am
by MrMustang1965
smupony94 wrote:Send her an email. Then we can get mentioned again in the corrections section
Did it last night.

PostPosted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 11:37 am
by RE Tycoon
ponyboy wrote:
Lies, damned lies, and statistics. :roll:


A wise man once said statistics are like a girl in a bikini, what they reveal is interesting, but what they conceal is vital.