I know what you mean. A used truck in Oklahoma costs at least twice what it does in Northern Illinois, where I’m originally from. It’s as if they’re lined with gold, or something. Oklahoma used to have low priced beef, but not anymore. Dairy’s always been high. I will give them credit for one thing. (And it’s more local than state). Real Estate taxes are ridiculously low. Ours are low because we live in a dumpy little town, with a good number of landlords. Some of these landlords run the whole town, and somewhere along the line, they passed an ordinance that only property OWNERS can vote in local elections. How’s THAT for crooked?
Sounds reasonable to me that only propertied people can vote. Wish it would go national.
The used truck in Oklahoma is actually lined with figurative gold, or at least not lined with rust. What’s going on (among other market forces) is that people up north want rust-free trucks and are driving the pricing up with their demand. Go sit on I-35 and watch the semi-trailer loads of used trucks head north.