Some people think its cool to be able to have one parent stay at home to raise kids, or have a house with a yard.
We made our escape from SoCal in 2015 to East Tennessee. The absolute best thing we have ever done. A very business friendly state, jobs are plentiful.
And, no state income tax.
One of the first states to be called for Trump on election night. I can’t begin to describe the feeling that gave me after so many years in California watching my vote not count. It was a moment of gratitude and pride in my adopted home state.
It’s paradise here.
“Some people think its cool to be able to have one parent stay at home to raise kids, or have a house with a yard. “
Both of our older children are married, have families and live near us in the SF Bay Area. They both have very nice homes (with nice yards) and the two women are home raising their children. One wife doesn’t work, the other does, from home, and earns $150,000! So it’s stupid to compare living in Alabama vs. California on cost. Everything is relative. Salaries are higher, but so is the cost of living here. I used to have a supplier in Huntsville. Nice place, but oppressively humid in the summer. And then there were the tornados, which were always targeting mobile home parks there with deadly results.
As for Tesla, you should tour the Tesla plant in Fremont (the former NUMMI plant). They build a high-quality automobile with an almost human-free environment. I’ve also been to McCarran, NV site of the Tesla Battery plant. My wife’s family business has built a stand alone location there to provide a key service to Tesla. Tesla has built 3 million square feet of mfg. space in which they are making batteries, and they are moving ahead with a build out that will be something on the order of 12 million sq. ft. I would not bet against Musk.