Posted on 06/15/2010 3:41:32 AM PDT by kirbyu
More than 10 million Americans moved from one county to another during 2008. The map below visualizes those moves. Click on any county to see comings and goings: black lines indicate net inward movement, red lines net outward movement. Source: Internal Revenue Service data.
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The people in Wasilla were very friendly and nice, and we only saw scary meth heads twice in the whole trip!
Well since its early morning, I have had my coffee and I’m not quite ready to go to work yet I will offer some insight.
Those that come up here and find its not so easy usually wind up leaving with nothing but the clothes on their back, beaten into submission, broke, busted and possibly forever scarred.
I have tried to help many, and I have failed often, I have many items picked up for next to nothing, vehicles LOTS of guns, tools that people have sold to me at a better price than a pawn shop.
The homeless camps are quite small and every winter a few die of exposure, there are only a few small shelters, if anything the survival rate is better if an existing family is already up here. Another way to survive is to have funds to pay for food and lodging for a whole year, that might get you by for 4-6 months up here.
After time its possible to start cutting the expenses down, buy don’t rent, get a cheap new vehicle instead of a high maintenance problem prone clunker that was cheap to begin with, more than likely it was abandoned by another refugee the year before and was too difficult to operate in sub zero weather or icy roads for six months.
It really still requires true pioneers here in Alaska, and yes Anchorage is indeed the fake Alaska, its a liberal town heavily populated by gays. Sort of a Northern Exposure San Fransisco.
IRS (it plainly says!)
If we have enough data to make this map from an IRS source, it makes one wonder why we are spending so much money on the census.
>> Curses! Looks like all of California is moving to Texas.
Looks like to the cities, mostly.
Mrs. Tick and I see a ruraldly (that’s a word I made up! :-)) change in our lifestyle pretty soon. In other words we’re getting the heck out of Dodge and moving towards the countryside where we can afford more elbow room.
My fear is, the Californicaters will do what they have done so many places: they’ll take over the electorate and bring the hell of California entitlement politics to Texas. They’ll have help from the swelling Hispanic population too.
Oh well.
I can think of no better place to be in these trying times, we are distanced geographically and have a natural barrier called “winter” that weeds out the weak will person.
And we have seen some strong clear minded people develop, people here are judged by their actions, not just the words.
And obviously America needs people with a clear view of the future.
My moonbat niece and her husband of similar persuasion just bought a house in Anchorage. She has roots in East Tennessee and he in Portland OR (not Maine). They are into their fifth year in your fair state.
>> OK, folks, there are a couple of counties in upper Idaho that are worth looking at.
Thought about it, actually; Wyoming too (no state income tax).
But... it’s cold up there. Too cold to be energy self-sufficient, IMHO.
This is way cool. Thanks for posting it.
>> My moonbat niece and her husband of similar persuasion just bought a house in Anchorage.
Have they fallen in with the Sarah-detractors up there?
Checked out the area myself -
growing season is a problem.
Solar power would be limited,
and putting up a windmill is putting up a beacon that says “WE HAVE ELECTRICTIY HERE!”
You two should see this map. Click on Wayne County!
I clicked on my home county (Calhoun) and it wasn’t as dramatic. I’m headed back to see Jackson County.
Thanks, I’d have stayed longer than 5 years had the USAF honored my request.
I wish them well, honestly I do.
But being a rural person with no less than full ownership of 8 acres I have different views and lifestyles.
I would never be happy in Anchorage, and neither would my neighbors if I was there. Unless they like weekend shooting sounds in my backyard range.
it’s cold up there. Too cold to be energy self-sufficient, IMHO.
I would disagree, there a lots of trees, in Idaho, and more coal than the entire country can use, in Wyoming.
We visited them 2 years ago and part of our mission was to assure her grandmother they were not living in an igloo :)
>> and putting up a windmill is putting up a beacon that says “WE HAVE ELECTRICTIY HERE!”
LOL! Yeah, I didn’t think about that.
On the other hand, rural self-sufficiency is hard to hide anyway. Cattle are big and hard to keep hidden; you can’t move your garden nor can you keep it in your basement; you can cover up your solar panels, but they don’t work so well that way.
In spite of what everyone says about guns ‘n ammo and romantically smiting hordes of unwashed invaders, the fact it, if the stuff REALLY hits the fan and the countryside is full of hungry bands of marauding parasites, it’s going to be darn difficult to defend your place with just you and the missus and a couple other hands. That’s not romantic, it’s just reality.
I’m not doing the majority of my planning with that grim and intractable scenario in mind. I just want to be (say) 100% self sufficient on water, 80% self sufficient on food (which approaches 100% if you just eat less), and as self-sufficient on energy as I can afford.
Then if there’s inflation, or stagflation, or biflation, or whatever, we can afford to live it out. Until we get sick, anyway. :-(
Besides, my real treasure is in the next life.
It might be wise to remember that this map will reflect persons in the military moving also.
Orange county California looks like a red explosion!
>> I would disagree, there a lots of trees, in Idaho, and more coal than the entire country can use, in Wyoming.
Trees, yes, but they’re not renewable in the short term. So unless you have tens to hundreds of acres of woodlot available to you, you must pay for your wood after you’ve denuded your own small place.
And coal — there’s a lot up there, but you have to *buy* it from someone, yes? Or are you saying everyone’s property has coal seams on it and they just go dig it up for free?
I’m talking about self-sufficiency as in, if I have no money I can still survive and be comfortable. That’s solar, wind, and maybe biodiesel or biogas.
When the SHTF a few heads placed on stakes should send a message.
And some claymores on triplines.
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