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Economist Stephen Moore makes some interesting observations. The proof is in the pudding... or rather the facts. Red states are flourishing, Blue states are falling into despair. California's homeless population gets worse year by year.
Aside from Texas, hardly anybody wants to move to a bright Red State. For starters, who wants to move to North or South Dakota? The cost of living will always remain low in those states from lack of people moving in to jack up the prices, due to the law of supply and demand.
Looking at a map of the red vs. the blue states, the only red state I might ever consider moving to would be the one of my birth, and I'm honestly not that interested in doing that.
Not interested in the red states of the southeast--did my basic training and AITs there. Those states are lovely, but too hot and humid for me.
To be fair, not interested in the southwest either (Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, SoCal) due to the heat either. I am just not a hot-weather fan.
Not interested in California, to be honest. Or most of the Midwest (from there originally.)
I've never lived in New England, which would be interesting, given all the history in the area, so I wouldn't mind trying that.
Also never lived in the PNW. Went there for a vacation a few years ago, and *loved* the climate, so that would be tempting.
Economist Stephen Moore makes some interesting observations. The proof is in the pudding... or rather the facts. Red states are flourishing, Blue states are falling into despair. California's homeless population gets worse year by year.
How are Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana flourishing.
A blue city in a red state. Well, Houston (home town) or San Antonio. I loved Austin but can’t love it any more. Go out into redland for kolaches and BBQ and Shiner sausage. And bluebonnets, if global warming doesn’t kill them.
And maybe border runs again someday.
Best thing about Texas politics is that the Lege only meets for a few months every two years; limits the damage they can do.
Really it's blue cities and red rural areas. I prefer living in cities.
Yeah, I agree. As I did likewise, my city as well as my precinct both voted YES in favor of legalizing medical marijuana and for more Medicaid. So I feel at home. The opposite was the case in most of Oklahoma's rural towns, which are very bright RED. But the urban vote overwhelmed the rural vote and passed both proposals.
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I've lived in deep red, deep blue and purple states. For me, anyway, it is a very small factor, if a factor at all, to where I live. My position, while not an unusual one, is one where there may be, maybe, about 10 openings that are right for me in the US at any particular moment. So I have largely followed the work when I am moving from one posiiton to another. I will sometimes have a choice of City X or City Y, but then I end up comparing the advantages of one job over another, cost of living, proximity to friends and family, etc. The political leanings never entred my decision paking process.
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