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Fleeing High Tax, Anti-Freedom
States-Help is Available
Two years ago I
performed a study on the top 10 worst states in terms high taxes and ones which
had become the most anti-freedom in terms of their anti-gun laws, asset
forfeiture laws, taxes and so on. It was
no surprise states such as NY, MD, MA, CA and others came in as the worst and
were losing population and businesses as result. Case in point some argue is how NY recently
lost Amazon because of its high taxes.
Overregulation is a job killer and again, the above mentioned
states take the prize for such measures.
U-Haul found San Francisco was losing more citizens than any other city
in the United States due to its excessively high real estate prices and high
numbers of homeless and trash/human waste filled strewn streets.
Americans are moving specifically to escape states that are
going down the tubes politically, culturally, and economically. It is no surprise that highly corrupt, high
tax states such as IL and NY top the states with high exodus numbers. IL not long ago had to issue IOUs to its
citizens for income tax refunds!
California’s zany liberal politics and unending illegal immigrant
influx are driving white middle class flight to states such as AZ, ID and
Texas. It is still home to far Left
liberals who flock to Hollywood and Silicon Valley, huge supporters of
socialist-Democratic policies who can afford the high taxes and will hire
illegals.
There’s even a group, ConservativeMove.com, which assists
people to move to more conservative parts of the nation, especially ID and
North Texas, areas it considers best to raise a family or to start a business.
At one time I would have suggested MI but it has fallen prey
to Democrats and its infrastructure resembles a 3rd world country
and the cost of living here is frightful with the highest auto insurance in the
entire nation, the 9th highest property taxes and some of the
highest water rates in the country and it boasts some of the worst roads I have
ever traveled on [worse than Ohio or Colorado even though each of those states
has similar winter weather].
The
Freest States in the Union
The Cato Inst. ranks every state for freedom based on
numerous criteria for both economic and personal liberties. In its Freedom
in the 50 States report for 2018, Florida came out on top as the freest
state in the union.
The 2018 edition of Freedom
in the 50 States presents
an updated ranking of the American states based on how their policies promote
fiscal, regulatory, and personal freedom. The authors have gathered data on
more than 230 variables to measure freedom now and in the past. They go beyond
describing policies and analyze why some states have smaller and better
governments.
Government intrusion into one’s life is rapidly escalating
and in many cases, becoming nightmarish, a scene out of 1984 in some instances.
Florida came in as the top state, New Hampshire as number
two, Indiana, Colorado, Nevada, N. Dakota, TN, AZ, KS and SD rounded out the
remaining top 10.
The LEAST free included NM, RI, DE, OR, MD, VT, NJ, CA, HA,
and NY – no surprises there. Our family once
owned real estate and business interests in some of those lesser free states
and have since rid ourselves of them, not wishing to enrich those states in any
fashion!
Florida does especially well for retirees having no income
tax [half of US states don’t tax Social Security benefits and 12 do not impose
taxes on retirement income at all! Those
include:
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AK
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FL
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IL
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MS
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NV
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NH
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PA
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SD
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TN
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TX
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WA
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WY
Finally,
speaking of freedom-Ever get tired non-stop repressive, Left-wing media
hammering away at Trump and the ideals of mainstream America? I know I do.
I stumbled across a new site which is laying the groundwork to become
perhaps a new gateway for conservatives online for news and more. Learn more at:
Donate
Gift Cards to the Yellow Ribbon Fund
This non-profit will give them to caregivers of wounded
service members to help fund necessities.
Mail to: YRF, POB 41048,
Bethesda, MD 20824
Here’s my idea for a new bill
Since term limits
never seems to gain any traction perhaps we should entertain the idea of zero
pay for elected officials after their third term in office…give them their
office, expenses, health insurance while in office and a living allowance only=much
like our Founding Fathers and see how many decide to remain in office.
Here are some other ideas I have…
Perhaps we need to resurrect a new version of ‘war’ bonds, perhaps
calling them “government bailout bonds” to help pay off our national debt
and/or to help pay for our massive deficits and proposed new spending projects
since fewer foreign nations are buying our debt!
An idea I've suggested before: Eliminate ALL city/state & Federal
taxes on the 1st $25K of income for all people. 41% of citizens pay no Federal
tax, many city/state taxes are killers for many. Tax laws that encourage more
US manufacturing/jobs & elimination of red tape would help too.
Institute for Local Self Reliance
Most people have become so dependent on technology that
they’re not even a little prepared for a true survival situation, let alone
attempting to survive it without any traditional survival gear.
In a situation such as a natural disaster, terrorist
attack, or economic collapse where you are stranded away from your home and
without any gear, you will have to find simple, everyday items and figure out
how you can use them to survive.
For example, can you get a fire going without a lighter?
Would you know what to do if you got a flat tire? Or if someone a deep cut and
you don’t have any first aid supplies? If not, then you should find the hacks
in this article very useful...
Bruce ‘the Poor Man!’
Final Notes…
Contributors and subscribers enable the Poor Man Survivor to post 150+ free essays annually. It is for this reason they are Heroes and Heroines of New Media. Without your financial support, the free content would disappear for the simple reason that I cannot keep body and soul together on my meager book sales & ecommerce alone.
People need to become more
self-reliant, not more dependent on government.
How to Survive the War on the Middle Class
Download here:
http://1drv.ms/1d9kfiU
Over the weekend I conducted an
experiment by displaying emergency preparedness equipment & supplies at a
local flea market to see if they’d sell.
I always find it amusing when TV news show flocks of people stripping
supermarket shelves bare of essential items bare because few ever think ahead
to have anything on hand for emergencies.
My books,
knives & some gear sold out…radios and emergency 72-hour food packs didn’t sell. Overall I was pleased and may do this
again. Of course, my readers can still
find these items at my storefront [but due to postal/UPS fee hikes], I may pull
the food stock off soon as these spike continue to hurt small sellers…
Finally,
grab an emergency power cell or solar/battery radio weather radio!
Having
the Patriot Power Cell on-hand for emergencies keeps your essential electronics
up and running in case you need to call for help.
“The Cell is a workhorse of power — it’ll charge your phone
soup to nuts 3 to 8 times… I think of the Patriot Power Cell as “everyday
prepared.” Awesome for travel or avoiding inconveniences while saving your
bacon in an outage. It’s a MUST HAVE for your survival lineup."
10,000 mAh Battery/Water Resistant/2 LED Flashlight/1.5 Watt
Solar Panel/6-Hour Charge Time
In stock now!
Additional
Resources
Rosefield is a classic traditional cabin, which can be
built for less than $6,000. The
cabin is open plan, which has the advantage of making it far easier, cheaper
and quicker to build than more intricate cabins with separate rooms. This
particular plan also includes a detailed cabin assembly diagram and
step-by-step instructions which includes a foundation guide. [282sf’]
Social
Chaos Survival Guide: Savvy Precautions To Make You Self-Reliant
A
Smoking Frog Feature, Shallow Planet Production
3 comments:
I do recall that "unscientific" analysis you did about those states and found it ironic that many of them such as NJ & MD were among our original colonies & have no become amazingly anti-freedom-just pitiful. This article was very useful as I'm in the process of completing the fixup of my MI house in order to mover. MI has been hijacked by idiot democrats and is too damned expensive especially in areas of property taxes, water bills and especially auto insurance - the HIGHEST in the country and our idiot legislators are slaves to special interests, refusing to do a damned thing about for more than 40 years so screw them, I'm out of here!
If 'wretched gretchen', our governor, has her way with her new 45 cent a gallon gas tax & other follies while doing nothing [again] about our ludricrous massive auto insurance rates, I'll be looking for a way out of MI too-the cost of living here plus the recent take-over by dingy Dems is driving everyone I know crazy!
Atta boy! Useful info as always.
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