Fort Mill has come a long way in a couple of decades. I grew up not that far from there. I am in Columbia and really wouldn’t mind going back towards the Charlotte area. Columbia isn’t all that great for prospects any more unless you are in medical, the Army, or state drone.
Being a state drone may become even tougher as soon as Nikki starts to cut some of the useless and outdated agencies such as the Arts Commission and SCETV. Those would be great starts.
I have done some IT contracting gigs up there in Fort Mill at Citibank and liked it.
I lived in Columbia for 7 1/2 years and liked it quite a bit...eight months out of the year. Then there’s summer.
SC’s not a bad state. I really liked it, it sort of rivals Texas in the sheer ornery attitude of the citizens toward the Feds. And it’s got Jim Demint and Joe Wilson...of course, it’s also got Jim Clyburn, but noplace is perfect.
I’m a proud native of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and I do have to say, if you get outside the DC suburbs, Virginia is a fantastic state to live in. Taxes aren’t (or weren’t) bad, there’s history all around, the people are friendly, it’s beautiful in many areas.
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South Carolina ticked me off when I went into the military years ago. They jacked me on my taxes so I had to fight it (I won), but then I relocated with the military and chose a new state. I was fine to pay my income tax to SC until they screwed with me and then I found a more friendly state that didn’t have income taxes either.
My gain their loss.
One thing I really hate about NC and SC. The red clay mud...and their crappy pine trees. Well that’s two things but they go together in my mind.
Finally - SC is listed in this article in having the LOWEST health care costs:
http://jan.ocregister.com/2011/01/31/which-states-rank-highest-in-health-care-costs/53810/