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Old Aug 31st 2007, 7:41 am
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Not easy deciding where best to live in America.50 states are a lot to pick from.Cost of living,safety concerns,pleasant scenery and where best to get quality of life are all important factors when picking a place to call home.If you could pick California or Florida which of those two states would you pick and why?Does the high price housing market make California less attractive ? What other states are excellent choices in your opinion?

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Christ, would you just move somewhere already!
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Originally Posted by YankeemovingAbroad
Not easy deciding where best to live in America.50 states are a lot to pick from.Cost of living,safety concerns,pleasant scenery and where best to get quality of life are all important factors when picking a place to call home.If you could pick California or Florida which of those two states would you pick and why?Does the high price housing market make California less attractive ? What other states are excellent choices in your opinion?

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Give Idaho a try. I've heard that there is Job opening up there soon........as a Senator!

You can look it up on Craigslust (err....... or should I say Craigslist)!

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it's got to be TEXAS coz everything's bigger and better.
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I picked FL because at the time houses were cheap and there was work there...

If I had young kids I would go somewhere in NE..CT...NH...VT...If you can't afford healthcare give MA a miss...they are fining people for not having it next year....
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I picked FL because at the time houses were cheap and there was work there...

If I had young kids I would go somewhere in NE..CT...NH...VT...If you can't afford healthcare give MA a miss...they are fining people for not having it next year....
What!? So you are not allowed to not be able to afford health insurance?.. I'm speechless..
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Originally Posted by YankeemovingAbroad
Not easy deciding where best to live in America.50 states are a lot to pick from.Cost of living,safety concerns,pleasant scenery and where best to get quality of life are all important factors when picking a place to call home.If you could pick California or Florida which of those two states would you pick and why?Does the high price housing market make California less attractive ? What other states are excellent choices in your opinion?

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What!? So you are not allowed to not be able to afford health insurance?.. I'm speechless..
Yes..when you do next years taxes its only a $250 fine....the year after its $1700...
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Yes..when you do next years taxes its only a $250 fine....the year after its $1700...

I guess that's a good way of kicking the poorer people out of a State.. Outrageous..
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I guess that's a good way of kicking the poorer people out of a State.. Outrageous..
Well the very poor with wages under $10,000 get free healthcare...
The next group...get it at a cheaper rate...but that can still be around $100 to $175 per person per month....
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I guess that's a good way of kicking the poorer people out of a State.. Outrageous..
I hadn't heard of this before now but just googled it. The very poorest are entitled to sign up for a free state scheme (and not get fined). Everyone else than "can afford it" is supposed to buy it. The whole scheme seems to have been set up on the premise that there's a huge section of the population that could afford health insurance, but is too feckless buying iPods and having champale baths to buy it - and the scheme is supposed to force them to buy it and stop them getting treated for free at the expense of others.

I am not an expert, but this whole thing seems to be a massive undertaking to solve a problem that isn't really that big a concern.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/11/bu...rssnyt&emc=rss
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They made sure that the low wage was so low...most people would have to pay for care .....my son like a lot of others are paying the fine next year at $200 plus $$...then moving out of state...we'll lose a lot of shop workers etc...on the plus side...illegals who do not pay taxes can move in with jobs waiting and free healthcare...so its not all bad news.......

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Put a map on a dartboard and choose that way?
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