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Originally Posted by Tapioca
I hate to say it, but there's always someone who's willing to come here (whether from other parts of Canada or overseas) to replace the typical 6-figure, advanced degree holder and give it a shot at a cheaper salary. Some of these people end up staying too, especially if they find someone and start a family. Or they complain about how Vancouver shit on them and write a blog to a local newspaper.
Ironically, someone I know who left Vancouver is coming back from the Bay Area to raise her family here. The place where 200K is the norm. I guess family is sometimes a stronger pull than salaries.
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you're absolutely right, but you raise an extremely valid point that you have highly educated people leaving (people educated in BC or Canada, subsidized by taxpayers) to earn high income and pay high taxes elsewhere, and people incoming who will earn less / pay less tax - it is a net negative.
and you're right, Vancouver is the only place i'd live in Canada, I personally don't like San Fran and don't blame people that only go there to progress their career for a little while.