> the problem is the state isn't attractive to the next generation
Part of the problem is that brain drain is a vicious cycle. Your home state is less attractive in part because of all the people in your field who left for "greener pastures".
And they have less funds to put into projects that might make the area more attractive, because they can't tax the people who left.
I'm not saying you owe anything out of your paycheck, but it is a problem. Both for the places being left and the overcrowded cities people are leaving to.
Part of the problem is that brain drain is a vicious cycle. Your home state is less attractive in part because of all the people in your field who left for "greener pastures".
And they have less funds to put into projects that might make the area more attractive, because they can't tax the people who left.
I'm not saying you owe anything out of your paycheck, but it is a problem. Both for the places being left and the overcrowded cities people are leaving to.