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Re: Where would you move?

Post by Kriegsspiel » Tue Jul 14, 2020 4:48 pm

I spent a lot of time doing that a couple years ago. You really have to get into the weeds to figure this stuff out, though. For instance, in Michigan you can deduct money for heating your home in the winter. With local taxes especially, it's pretty much impossible to compare vast amounts of places, because local taxes are so different. You might look at one town and think their taxes are high compared to another one, but then find out it's because they include garbage and the other one doesn't. Stuff like that.

Some things surprised me, like how low California's income tax was if you don't make a lot of money. I think Vermont was also not as bad as I assumed it was. Arkansas has incredibly high income tax rates.

The difference between states is probably not relevant to where you want to live unless it's a toss up between NY and TN or whatever.
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Re: Where would you move?

Post by Mark Leavy » Tue Jul 14, 2020 7:47 pm

I'm about to finish up 2 weeks in Des Moines, Iowa. And, really, I have nothing but good things to say about this town.

I wouldn't live here full time, but if you are just checking the boxes...
- trendy
- riverfront
- parks
- cocktail bars and steak houses
- midwest farmer's daughters
- not as cheap as I would hope, but pretty cheap
- good experience at the car dealership
- good experience at the dermatologist. Sweet young thing took cash on the barrelhead and sliced me up with a plain old razor blade. Hell of a good job. I wish more people worked that way.
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Re: Where would you move?

Post by Libertarian666 » Tue Jul 14, 2020 9:04 pm

Mark Leavy wrote:
Tue Jul 14, 2020 7:47 pm
I'm about to finish up 2 weeks in Des Moines, Iowa. And, really, I have nothing but good things to say about this town.

I wouldn't live here full time, but if you are just checking the boxes...
- trendy
- riverfront
- parks
- cocktail bars and steak houses
- midwest farmer's daughters
- not as cheap as I would hope, but pretty cheap
- good experience at the car dealership
- good experience at the dermatologist. Sweet young thing took cash on the barrelhead and sliced me up with a plain old razor blade. Hell of a good job. I wish more people worked that way.
Try it in December and let us know how you like the frigid prairie weather.
I mention this because I went to school not too far from there, in a town that holds the record for the all-time low temperature in Illinois.
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Re: Where would you move?

Post by Mark Leavy » Tue Jul 14, 2020 9:08 pm

Libertarian666 wrote:
Tue Jul 14, 2020 9:04 pm
Try it in December and let us know how you like the frigid prairie weather.
I mention this because I went to school not too far from there, in a town that holds the record for the all-time low temperature in Illinois.
Yea, I did ask a few of the locals what winter was like and they were a bit non-committal...
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Re: Where would you move?

Post by Kriegsspiel » Wed Jul 15, 2020 5:24 am

My cousins grew up in Des Moines. We went out to visit them in the winter, and it was awesome. We played all day in the woods with (IIRC) 38ft of snow. Only one fatality.
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Re: Where would you move?

Post by Mark Leavy » Wed Jul 15, 2020 9:01 am

Kriegsspiel wrote:
Wed Jul 15, 2020 5:24 am
My cousins grew up in Des Moines. We went out to visit them in the winter, and it was awesome. We played all day in the woods with (IIRC) 38ft of snow. Only one fatality.
Well, you can't beat that. Those are good odds.
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Re: Where would you move?

Post by Libertarian666 » Wed Jul 15, 2020 9:12 am

Mark Leavy wrote:
Wed Jul 15, 2020 9:01 am
Kriegsspiel wrote:
Wed Jul 15, 2020 5:24 am
My cousins grew up in Des Moines. We went out to visit them in the winter, and it was awesome. We played all day in the woods with (IIRC) 38ft of snow. Only one fatality.
Well, you can't beat that. Those are good odds.
That depends on how many cousins he has. O0
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Re: Where would you move?

Post by Kriegsspiel » Wed Jul 15, 2020 7:52 pm

Oh I have a bunch of cousins. That family alone had like 7 kids.
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Re: Where would you move?

Post by Kriegsspiel » Wed Jul 15, 2020 8:30 pm

Had.
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