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[DonCoquixote]

92. another Dixie vs Yankee thread?

As someone who has lived on both sides of the Mason Dixon, you need to know this:

There are plenty of Northern conservative idiots: Do you think Michelle Bachmann, Chris Chrstie, and Joe Lieberman elected themselves?
There are plenty of Southern liberals: I dare you to call Alan Grayson a conservative. Or Ashley Judd.

The real divide is Urban/Rural. Any city in Dixie will have it's strong blue enclaves. Up north, go oput of the major cities, and you have redneckville. I lived in a part of PA whose main deli was the Wawa.

The real issue is livability. For example, I might like California, but I have no illusions about living there on my SSI. Yes, a salary of 50K plus is great, but if all the rents are higher than what you can afford, what is the point?

I come from Florida, which has no income tax, but I will tell you, the slaes tax is where you get yours, because they use that on everything you buy, and it makes sure the people that feel the brunt of it are the people buying food and supplies, not the asshole who is buying a yacht. Also,started started off dirt cheap,but they got jacked severly, which meant that, even if you bought your house free and clear when there was not a hint of pavement, now you wind up paying a LOT more tax on your home, to where you get priced out of your own house. This sounds like middle class whining, but in reality, the rich people have lawyer to pull off tax dodging that the middle class never can. For example, see a few cows on the land set to be a mall?, the tax code allows it to be a farm for rich people, and not be taxed as that future mall the sign says.

The point is, watch the details...