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I know all that, which is why we chose eastern TN. There are almost no blacks and very few illegals there, at least not in the rural areas, and a lot of it’s rural. The Memphis area has a large percentage of blacks and will thus be far more leftist in their politics and, yes, crime will be phenomenally higher. That’s a no-brainer.

Here’s what you said that I was asking about:

“The problem is fundementally curable I do believe, it starts with people like us fighting back and not allowing the liberal agenda or status qou to carry on. I voted with my feet and left TN behind, now they are missing out on my hard work and tax revenue.”

Basically I asked you why you said that - why did you vote with your feet against TN and leave? You were talking about the liberal agenda and seemed to be saying that a liberal agenda is the reason you left TN. By comparison, overall, TN is not considered liberal so far as I know. So I’ll ask again, what are you talking about in reference to TN and a liberal agenda? I’d really like to know.

Sorry for the delay in getting a reply out. It is really simple, Shelby County and Memphis have 80% of the welfare cases in the State of TN. It drags the whole State down in very real ways. Eastern TN which Jackson is not, people commute to Memphis from Jackson, may have less crime, but it still has Memphis to deal with. Out of sight is not out of mind. Overall it was my experience, in most of TN crime was just tolerated at a higher level. Red light plus 3 additional cars was the rule driving in all of TN. Speed limits are suggestions for the most part. Driving around the TN & Northern Miss and seeing bars on windows of homes in the country side is very telling. Memphis is a huge drag on the State. When the Memphis & State of TN Politburo spent money and raised taxes for a new Stadium for an NBA Team in spite of real issues with LE, prisons, and schools, I had enough. Then throw in the TN State tax issues of 10 years ago, leaving was easy.

Mind you, I volunteered every week to support the charter schools in Memphis for several years. I experienced first hand how broken the education system is in TN. There were some good kids and decent teachers trying hard, but the systems really put them all at a very real disadvantage. Basic reading and communications skills where missing in some of the teachers! Ebonics was very normal. Great stuff if you are a rapper, but applying to a real job outside Memphrica, it does not work. Money thrown at schools is not the answer. A complete overhaul is necessary with the tax payers and business's setting the agenda not unions and politicians. The really needs to be done not just in TN but in the US period. It really falls on all of us “conservatives” as tax payers, to fight the fight.

If you are coming from CA, it will be paradise for sure, even Jackson, TN. Knoxville is a great place to raise a family. From a business and tax position, TN did not work, along with social economic issues and how liberal Nashville is, again it was a personal decision, We chose to vote with our feet.