Top Ten Reasons to Move to Maine

firstpark.com ^ | 9/5/03 | cp124

[cp124]

Top Ten Reasons to Move to Maine 1. Maine ranked the #1 state for raising a child.

2. Maine is well known for skiing in winter (Sugarloaf Mountain, Sunday River) and water sports in summer (Kennebec and Penobscot rivers).

3. Maine has the lowest average home price in New England.

4. Maine ranked #1 in primary education in the country.

5. Maine has the lowest infant mortality and highest immunization rate in the nation.

6. Maine has the 4th lowest crime rate in the U.S.

7. Maine is experiencing the greatest growth in racial diversity in its history.

8. Maine has nearly twelve hundred properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

9. Maine offers a wide array of theatre and music performances, including plays, operas and symphonies, and hosts numerous annual fairs and festivals.

10. Maine has one of the best telecommunications infrastructures in the country.

[cp124]

Maine is experiencing the greatest growth in racial diversity in its history.

Huah

[My2Cents]

"Diversity", huh? "Diversity" is code for "hating whitey, and whitey's civilization" which is reason #1 to NOT move to Maine.

[Madame Dufarge]

11. Maine has the worst drivers in the nation, and is loaded with socialist voters who'll sell their soul for a guarantee of a subsistence income.

[SquirrelKing]

12. Moose attacks are down this year.

[spartan68]

#1 in TAXES
#1 in MORE TAXES #1 in SOCIALISTS
#1 in WELFARE
#1 in BUSINESS LEAVING...

[Moose4]

12. Moose attacks are down this year.

Yeah. I've been over in VT terrorizing Dean supporters.

}:-)4

[dts32041]

11. Maine has one of the lowest per capita incomes in the country.

12. Maine has one of the highest, if not the highest, tax rates in the country.

13. A warm winter day in the County is -10 F. (sorry that is a good point).

14. Moose are a semi protected species.

15. Excellent CC Laws.

16. Suzie Collins and Ollie Snowe are senators, at least it ain't that twit from Rhode Island.

17. Stephen King is a moving target.

[NativeNewYorker]

2. Maine is well known for skiing in winter (Sugarloaf Mountain, Sunday River) and water sports in summer (Kennebec and Penobscot rivers).

In NYC we have "water sports" year 'round. :)

[SquirrelKing]

LOL!

VOTE HOWARD DEAN: Together we can give America the shaft.

[caisson71]

Though I doubt most of those claims, a few of them might be the reason I live as far away from Maine as one can get without leaving the United States.

[cajun-jack]

re #7....watch the first 6 change drastically.

[dts32041]

FYI

[Madame Dufarge]

12. Moose attacks are down this year.

They can't afford the gas to drive around from dusk on, owing to the "subsistence income" factor....

[Madame Dufarge]

3. Maine has the lowest average home price in New England.

By the way, there's a reason for this.

[thedugal]

Maine ranked 49 out 51 (that's very bad) on the Small Business Survival Index. To put it in perspective, California ranked #46.. in other words, fuggeddaboudit.

46 California 52.250
47 New Mexico 52.440
48 Minnesota 53.610

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49 Maine 53.810

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50 Hawaii 54.720
51 District of Columbia 60.115

[riri]

Let's see, I can be cold, wet and broke.

Can you even get a cheap lobster anymore?

[Madame Dufarge]

Maine ranked 49 out 51 (that's very bad) on the Small Business Survival Index. To put it in perspective, California ranked #46.. in other words, fuggeddaboudit.

For God's Sake, don't let the Socialists running the state get wind of this....

Wait, it wouldn't matter.

[FlyVet]

11. Maine has the worst drivers in the nation,

I don't know about that. I think AZ is worse. Last year Phoenix was #1 in the nation in accidents caused by idiots running red lights. Tucson was #2. And, I lived in ME for 4 years.

[The KG9 Kid]

Maine has fast CLEO sign-offs for ATF Form 4s.

[dts32041]

Yup, you can even buy lobster rolls at mickey d's.