wonder how much is just aging boomers retiring to somewhere warm. Florida is growing until a massive wave of snowbird boomers starts dying there.
Definitely in large part the decline is due to the outward migration of retiring boomers to the south. NYC is simply too expensive for most people to live on a retirement income. They'll die though soon enough, one place or the other. Miami isn't the greatest choice, since it's already flooding during King tides.
The issue is, without inward migration, where do they get replacements for the retiring slaves?
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