Posted on 09/02/2012 6:42:37 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Maybe when viewed from 40,000 ft.
"...political correctness, ridiculous regulations, insane politicians..."
Hell, that's not just in NH: that's everywhere. I grew up in NH and the only real negative is the cold and snow.
As a friend of mine used to say about the weather in NH: "nine months of winter and three months of damn poor sledding".
I agree.
I think New Jersey is a great place to work, a bad place to raise a family, and a miserable place to retire. In fact, from a purely financial perspective there is no good reason to stay here in retirement.
Georgia - warm weather...
Yeah if you like incredibly hot humid stifling heat!! for about 4 months in the fall its great... the rest of the time
dont go outside!!
(forgive me, Davy Crockett)
I was talking to this guy living in Southern Jersey yesterday on the train to Yankee Stadium. He tells me his property taxes are 16/k year and his business property taxes are 9/k year.
Asked what he thought he got for all that NJ tax extortion?
Jacksheet was his answer.
I noticed that too and thought the guy was nuts. On another note, in PA, how in this world could he mention Pittsburgh as a con and completely overlook Philadelphia?
Other than that, PA is an absolutely beautiful state with something for everyone.
Adding to the cons in PA: Lousy roads, stupid reckless drivers, high taxes, poor municipal services, a heavy infestation of liberals, the boy mayor of Pittsburgh who is more concerned about Chick fil A than fixing roads, still powerful unions, particularly teachers and government workers, bad schools. Probably more, but I can’t think of them.
One pro is housing. You can still buy a reasonably priced home here, provided you are working.
Lists Iowa, Illinois, and other central states as “good farming”. Ha! I wouldn’t trade my corn bins for theirs, if you threw in $5. a bushel! In between those 10,000 lakes, we’ve got record harvests.
RE: He tells me his property taxes are 16/k year and his business property taxes are 9/k year.
He must have a huge property. But let’s say you are a retiree living on a fixed income, how does one afford to live there with that kind of taxes?
Or is NJ signalling this — SENIORS NOT WELCOME HERE.
Branson is a pro???
I moved here and I love it. I was going to say:
Texas
Pros: It’s Texas
Cons: It’s Texas
This guy considers nuclear power plants a negative?! So we know to just flip his ratings. Oh and AZ is bigger than most of the European nations, you can live here your whole life and never go to Phoenix.
in Florida, there is none of that overrated "southern hospitality"' other than a dwindling portion of the panhandle.
New York should be reversed, the rest of the state wishes it had NYC's amenities and high real estate prices. Upstate can be lovely, but it's population centers have been bleeding jobs and population as part of the rust belt, while suburban Lawn Guyland has a stagnant population and high taxes, without the class and excitement of NYC.
The best thing about NJ is that you can live near NYC but get more square footage for your condo. That and tax free clothing. Other than that, nada.
I consider multiple nuclear power plants a big plus.
Visited Mpls lately ?
I was trying to discourage people from moving here. I see too many “foreign” license plates. Of all the “foreign” plates I see, Illinois plates are, by far, the most common. I want Texas to remain Texas.
What does this tree hugging idiot have against nuclear power. Also, the crime rate for the state of NJ is quite low compared to North and South Carolina overall.
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