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Comment by Rury

11 hours ago

Yeah, and it's similar reasoning as to why gentrification tends to happen when the wealthy move into an area, and why prices for things typically decrease when the wealthy leave.

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WalterBright  10 hours ago

When people leave, the prices of things they were buying goes down due to the Law of Supply and Demand.

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