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Cash50911 t1_j7m66j9 wrote

Reply to comment by allhailthehale in Is it me or is everyone relocating to RI? by boingochoingo

It's not healthy if the people coming into the state are less skilled than the people leaving...

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Good-Expression-4433 t1_j7mhlcs wrote

But that's not the issue. Younger and "lower skilled," and less wealthy, people are leaving the state for school, jobs, and being priced out of both renting and homebuying while younger professionals moving from MA, CT, and NY are forcing costs to go up further, increasing the income divide.

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allhailthehale t1_j7mbiqv wrote

I don't really think that's the issue here. The whole reason that this is affecting the housing market is that highly paid professionals are moving in with more purchasing power than current residents.

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