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Art_from_Ark

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24. Have you ever lived in "Walmart world"?

Tue Jan 6, 2015, 12:34 AM

Jan 2015

My hometown is in the very heart of "Walmart world", but I have lived in 6 other states, half "red" and half "blue", on both coasts and in the middle, too. Every one of those states had its own set of problems, including high cost of living, high crime rates, and a lot of very unpleasant people. But when I go back to my home town on vacation, I am greeted with a smile in every business establishment I visit. My family home is in a quiet, fairly rural area but is still close to "town". And the cost of living there is much lower than in other places (although that could change when the Republicans get their way). If I ever move back to the US, I would most likely move back to my hometown area, despite its flaws.

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Is Life Better in America’s Red States? [View all] applegrove Jan 2015 OP

"lower wages, higher poverty rates and lower levels of education on average than blue states" JaneyVee Jan 2015 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Recursion Jan 2015 #8

Even if a house costs three times as much? Recursion Jan 2015 #9

Absolutely. tblue Jan 2015 #12

Have you ever lived in "Walmart world"? Art_from_Ark Jan 2015 #24

Yes... JaneyVee Jan 2015 #20

Interesting joeglow3 Jan 2015 #23

You and the guy who responded to you made non-economic choices Depaysement Jan 2015 #33

Terribly Biased article FreakinDJ Jan 2015 #14

Agree. Arugula Latte Jan 2015 #27

Lived in both relatively each half of my life.... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2015 #2

It depends on your situation and it depends on the red state Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2015 #3

It also depends on the area within the state Art_from_Ark Jan 2015 #25

It's like Texas Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2015 #26

It's better if you're well off MannyGoldstein Jan 2015 #4

It's tough for the Massa's edhopper Jan 2015 #6

That's what I think. Plus they get taxes from blue states. It is a racket applegrove Jan 2015 #7

New York and Connecticut have wealthy people living near NYC. Dawson Leery Jan 2015 #5

It all depends on what you want and of course job yeoman6987 Jan 2015 #10

My home in Calif was $265K FreakinDJ Jan 2015 #16

I am old Go Vols Jan 2015 #17

Lower Education and Higher Poverty rates FreakinDJ Jan 2015 #19

You! Lol. How on Earth did you find such an yeoman6987 Jan 2015 #22

Easy - Dump the Realitor that's screwing you FreakinDJ Jan 2015 #28

If you live your working-ages in a blue state, you can then retire wherever you want. DebJ Jan 2015 #11

I'm actually better off here than I was in California. bravenak Jan 2015 #13

Me, too, brave Blue_In_AK Jan 2015 #31

Each state is remarkably different from all the others. SheilaT Jan 2015 #15

Depends of what you want in life Neon Gods Jan 2015 #18

If you're white collar it probably is, Sen. Walter Sobchak Jan 2015 #21

I think it comes down to one four-letter word: JOBS. Brigid Jan 2015 #29

I'll never leave Alaska, Blue_In_AK Jan 2015 #30

Me neither. bravenak Jan 2015 #32

It is increasingly hard to live in a blue state AZ Progressive Jan 2015 #34