The shame is ILL politicians have screwed all citizens of the state.
Be they liberal or conservative.
It’s great to have a state that has great paying jobs.
But if you are taxed to death, what’s the point of living there.
Per your example, a $50,000 salary in TN buys a whole lot
more than a $50,000 salary in Chicago.
I hope you find a State you like better.
“Per your example, a $50,000 salary in TN buys a whole lot__”
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There ARE people that prefer living in the North.I am one of them.
(Primarily weather related——not people related.):-)
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What is the starting salary for BS in TN? Just asking...GGiven the student loan situation starting salaries might be hugely important going forward.
In IL, we were not taxed to death...actually until recently IL income taxes were not near the highest in US. But family (both spouses) born and raised here...
If you need a job because the job market has been soft for 8* years, would you not move to IL? If you have family in IL, homes, friends schools, etc...it is easier said than done to leave.
I wish taxpayers would hunt down the “long gone” pols and tax them...heck...tar and feather them too. I just think it is really obnoxious to stereotype all residents of a given state, be it IL, CA, OR, NY etc. and basically say they deserve it as if they wanted it. I can assure you we did not.
As I said, I lived in Knoxville for nearly 4 years...I like the state, but no state is perfect. There were no jobs there for us so we moved...
but I donn’t stereotype or judge people living in various states...