Study finds wealthy retirees leave Wisconsin (Milwaukee, Madison: health insurance, houses, buying)

[amerifree]

I can handle the snow and winter cold, but 3 weeks without seeing the sun....puhleeeessss!
Ya'll are just askin to pop a neural circuit breaker!!!!

...Let's not forget that corrupt bigot Lee Holloway in Milwaukee! What a slap in the face of every tax paying Wisconsinite. No thanks, I'll be taking my booty (as in pirates) with me when I'm done here in a couple of years.

[northbound74]

Originally Posted by GraniteStater

Oh, you should go to the Northwoods if you haven't been there already. Make sure to take all the lettered highway roads in Vilas and Oneida counties. At least the tourists aren't there this time of year

Yeah, I'm looking forward to exploring all that up there when I get a chance.

[yo vanilla]

Originally Posted by Milwaukee City

You mean only rich people live in Florida? who knew!

Wisconsin: Income Tax
Florida:

ya totally. er, no. seriously, though, not everyone can afford to just up and leave.

[Milwaukee City]

Originally Posted by yo vanilla

ya totally. er, no. seriously, though, not everyone can afford to just up and leave.

I bet if you really wanted to most people could drop everything and move. It's risky but not impossible.

[GraniteStater]

Florida is so overcrowded and has a sun angle that can burn skin to a crisp. Yes, it has a very warm climate, but the latitude is far enough south to make me not even consider it as someone with a northern European background.

[Merkin]

Cold climates can be dangerous to older people since they can't balance as well or take a fall. Also lower/none state income tax states are retirement friendly.

[GraniteStater]

Originally Posted by Merkin

Cold climates can be dangerous to older people since they can't balance as well or take a fall. Also lower/none state income tax states are retirement friendly.

That is a generalized statement. You do realize that many mid-south and central states are prone to far more icing events in winter that are significantly more hazardous/slippery for the elderly compared to snow. The worst winters I ever experienced were those much further south that featured ice storms. I guess one could avoid those in Florida and a few other select locations but that is about it.

[jlawrence01]

Originally Posted by GraniteStater

Some people also just refuse to invest in good winter gear as well. The only time cold air bothers me is if it is very windy. Oh, you should go to the Northwoods if you haven't been there already. Make sure to take all the lettered highway roads in Vilas and Oneida counties. At least the tourists aren't there this time of year

Vilas County has one of the highest vacancy rates in the nation.

It is the taxes.

[nonexpat]

I'm not retired, but I lived in Texas for many years.
No state tax, but the property tax and the sales tax are killers. There is no free lunch folks. Furthermore, the summers are abominable. Oh, and we have Rick Perry for governor. Well, you have Scott Walker, so that's a wash.

[hamjeepr]

I don't think it's the weather. I'm guessing its the over taxation.
Ironically, the people running from this state are the over-paid public employees. They take and take from taxpayers and then run as soon as they can with their pensions in tow. I think we should pass a law that says public employee pensions are taxed no matter where the pensioner resides.