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TheSausageFattener t1_j28jc37 wrote

Reply to comment by lazydictionary in Population dips in Mass. and Rhode Island, Census figures say by bostonglobe

Its not much but it is a reversal. Going from decent growth to minor decline is still important, even in a brief time frame. Providence grew by about 7% in the past 10 years.

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mrlolloran t1_j2ar22v wrote

Yeah lots people don’t realize that capitalist societies rely on consistent 3-5% population growth and if that stops things can slowly start to get weird

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