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rip_wallace t1_ity2dl7 wrote

Reply to comment by foxer2734 in Why Is There Such Little Resistance to New Office Buildings, Life Science Labs, Etc.? by OperationSpringAwake

I never understood the schools argument when we have a declining population

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-CalicoKitty- t1_itycixz wrote

https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2022/01/21/viewpoint-census-outmigration-misrepresents-mass.html

>In fact, the total population in the state has increased greatly over the past decade, making Massachusetts the fastest-growing Northeastern state overall since 2010.

Lots of people have been leaving MA, but this is more than made up for by international immigration. Immigration slowed way down during the pandemic, but will presumably go back to normal.

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