Hawaii ranked worst state to make a living

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Originally posted by imagtek

If Hawaii (Big Island) ever becomes a good place to find a job, it will quickly resemble Los Angeles and S. California. The slim pickings here is the only thing, the only thing, holding back the hordes.

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Exactly. And, IMHO, this is the underlying conundrum that fuels most disagreements in this forum. Overpopulation is the spoiler of idyllic locales everywhere in this modern world. We complain about the inefficiencies and irrationalities that make for high prices, high taxes, and poor job opportunities, and rightly so. But that may be the only thing keeping Puna, for better or worse, Puna.