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Old 11-01-2009, 12:29 AM
 
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For starters, just because a state is "beautiful" and serene, doesnt necessarily mean it is a good place to live. Mountains, deserts, an ocean shoreline and sunshine do not pay the bills. For me, I couldnt care any less about topography. When I look at a state, I look at factors such as quality of education, healthcare, cost of living, taxes, and the job outlook in that state. It all comes down to being able to raise a family, in my opinion. Thats why I have no interest in places like California and Arizona; great to visit but generallybad to live. Just my ten cents.
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Old 11-01-2009, 12:32 AM
 
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You're right. Michigan has the highest unemployment rate in the nation, and it's also the most beautiful state in the Union. I see your point.
I lived in MI for almost ten years and do not find it to be the "most beautiful," but its nice, nonetheless (at least in northern MI anyway). The biggest thing about MI right now is its horrible econ. If it hadnt been for Michigan's bad economy and enemic jobs, I would have stayed. Although I liked Indiana and Virginia too.
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Old 11-01-2009, 12:35 AM
 
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For starters, just because a state is "beautiful" and serene, doesnt necessarily mean it is a good place to live. Mountains, deserts, an ocean shoreline and sunshine do not pay the bills. For me, I couldnt care any less about topography. When I look at a state, I look at factors such as quality of education, healthcare, cost of living, taxes, and the job outlook in that state. It all comes down to being able to raise a family, in my opinion. Thats why I have no interest in places like California and Arizona; great to visit but generallybad to live. Just my ten cents.
Hrrmm I wouldn't say they are bad to live at all... actually quite the opposite. Perhaps harder to get established or move here and buy a house from some other area, but bad to live? not really. BTW California has the #1 public university system in the world, places like SF offer free health care to residents and the area is still tops in areas like high tech/biotech/nanotech/finance/etc... so a job in those industries or several others which are highly skilled and specialized, that might be the only place for a certain job or company you want to work for. Cost of living can go out the window if you have a get a good job transfer. There are certainly plenty that pay for the col differences, same with places like nyc. I've learned you generally pay for what you get, that is, if you utilize the area to its fullest, and it is only sticker shock if you aren't used to it.
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Old 11-01-2009, 01:04 PM
 
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Upstate NY is extremely scenic. And until the mid 20th century, was extremely prosperous.

What's killed the Upstate economy is the burgeoning cost of union concessions and high taxes that the population can no longer support after manufacturing jobs went South (and then to the Third World). Note: I am not anti-union nor anti-tax. It's just that the business climate is now so terrible because of these obligations, that the region cannot land the green-collar industries it desperately needs.

New York State's prosperity has basically shrunk down to NYC and the immediate surrounding areas. The rest of the state is as gorgeous as ever, but economically devastated.
Yeah, but I feel that some areas Upstate are slowly coming back. Hopefully, that will continue to increase.
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Old 11-01-2009, 10:39 PM
 
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You're right. Michigan has the highest unemployment rate in the nation, and it's also the most beautiful state in the Union. I see your point.
There may be some beautiful and scenic places in Michigan, but there's one flaw in your reasoning.

Michigan is neither beautiful nor ugly.

It cannot be viewed aesthetically. It is a government, not a material object.
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Old 11-01-2009, 11:00 PM
 
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For starters, just because a state is "beautiful" and serene, doesnt necessarily mean it is a good place to live.
Good point.

Historically, people have migrated in order to ensure or improve their physical survival... either to escape wars and civil disturbances, or to improve their economic well-being.

Someone who migrates in order to admire the scenery is probably a member of a small minority... most people migrate for more pragmatic reasons.

It might be said that aesthetically pleasing locations disproportionally attract people who have little aptitude for, or understanding of, issues regarding economic survival and public order. You could then expect such places to reflect the culture of people who are aesthetic, but not particularly economically oriented. Places with a strong, economy would have a smaller proportion of the economically "challenged", and their social attitudes would have less influence on the culture.

You can see that phenomenon by comparing a metro such as Dallas-Fort Worth with metro San Francisco. The SF people have a strong sense of the aesthetic, but their economic standard of living is inferior, by virtuually any measure, to that of DFW.

DFW will continue to attract the economically pragmatic with little or no interest in scenery, and those people will further amplify the DFW economy. SF Bay Area will continue to attract those who have a low interest in economic development, and can easily forego it in return for scenic beauty. And those newcomers will furthr dampen the SF economy, in relation to the DFW economy.

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