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Wwkvoter,

I've been explaining to my wife the math of moving for several years. I've also been explaining the options. We've been transients our entire adult lives. In Warwick we've found a home. Now we are considering leaving.

The problem is nobody should ever want to leave Warwick. Great 4 season climate. the bay is amazing, the airport & commuter train, I95 & I295, proximity to Providence, Boston & NYC. Proximity to northern New England. Only gross incompetence could drive residents out of Rhode Island. We've had it in spades.

If/when we leave, someone will buy our house, so despite the depressed valuation Warwick will still get revenue from our home. We pay 2-3 X's that in income tax to the state. Our income has zero to do with RI. It did once, that's why we moved here. Now we're both able to live anywhere in the world as long as there's an airport & WIFI. Nobody is moving to RI to replace the lost revenue from us moving.