Red states and rural towns reap benefits of Silicon Valley brain drain

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Tech executives and workers have fled Silicon Valley over the course of the pandemic, lured to red states by a lower cost of living, the possibility of remote work, and low taxes.

In other words, Northern California has suffered a “brain drain” to states such as Texas, Florida, Colorado, and Utah.

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