The author has obviously never been to Charlotte. We've got your gridlocks, your crappy schools, crime, high state income and sales taxes, incompetent politicians, slightly right of Mao newspaper and some of the worst cell service in the US (parts of Nevada may have worse).
Come on down to the Missouri Ozarks. Low taxes, low cost of living, deer, fish, turkey in plentiful supply. Good water, mild climate (except for hot summertime.) Own a gun ? Bring it.