Germans do it again.
Posted on 03/04/2018 8:16:54 PM PST by Enterprise
U.S. News & World report ranked the best states in the US for quality of life.
Quality of life includes the quality of the natural environment, like water and air quality, and the quality of the social environment, like community engagement and voter participation.
Of every state in the US, North Dakota residents have the highest quality of life.
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If CA is so bad, why are so many people going there?
They did not take climate into account when they were ranking the states.
I am unable to answer that.
North Dakota weather leaves a bit to be desired.
New Jersey is 49th?! No wonder I hate living here so much!
California is going to end up with two class’s of people. The rich and everybody else who is reliant on the government for a living. The middle class will no longer exist.
And I bet I can come up with a ranking criteria that says Norklandia in the best country to live in.
And millions will click on that article.
And my advertisers will pay me.
“They did not take climate into account when they were ranking the states.”
Pretty obvious when N. Dakota is rated best. Snirt storms anyone?
Who does California have 13% of the U.S.’s population, but 25% of its homeless problem?
Being a sanctuary state makes it a haven for illegals. So there's that.
I question their selection of North Dakota as #1. And Texas and Florida both rank below Maryland, which is ridiculous.
The article says that states were ranked on two criteria,
natural environment and social environment. I think the latter criterion is incredibly vague.
What about cost of living? Crime? Quality and adequacy of infrastructure? Population density?
Etc.
I don’t think CA would fare well on any objective measure, but this ranking might just as well be based on how far north the state is.
Immigrants show up there disproportionately, but residents have been leaving for decades.
Since all their rating is based only on the Environment, Social Activism, and Voting, this is pretty much a worthless ranking.
“And I bet I can come up with a ranking criteria that says Norklandia in the best country to live in.
And millions will click on that article.
And my advertisers will pay me.”
Yes, I can’t read the article.
I won’t pay a dollar and I won’t remove my ad blocker.
Oh well. haha
Germans do it again.
And if Cali gets much worse, even the rich won’t live there.
It could become Detroit writ large.
Social Environment Ranking:
1. Alaska
2. Montana
3. North Dakota
4. Minnesota
5. Wisconsin
6. Utah
7. New Hampshire
8. Maine
9. Oklahoma
10. Iowa
Diversity is our strength
War is Peace
Freedom is Slavery
Ignorance is Strength
If you go and look at rental van/trailer useage...CA for the last couple of years have come up near the top in terms of the place where people are leaving. Fewer folks are moving into the state.
Plus you see a number of folks who are coming upon retirement....selling their house, and moving out of the state. I watched some 65 year old gal explain that her politics don’t exist in the bay area anymore, so why stay?
Welfare baby, welfare.
As nice as the weather and scenery there is... Due to the political BS and cost of living CA is number 50 out of 50 for where I’d choose to live. Yes, I’ve spent time in the northeast “rust belt” and even in the frozen north of Minnesota / Wisconsin. Aside from the places I’ve lived, I’ve visited nearly all 50 states. CA rates as a nice enough place to visit, but no rational person would ever pay me the amount of money it would take to get me to live there.
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