I mean… if you want to move to one of these states as potentially any type of person (ie. perhaps not white and straight) then the inclusive policies are not an optional feature. If you’re a woman, having the government meddle in your health decisions can actually be life threatening.

For white, straight folks, and especially males, it’s easy to think these other two factors just subjectively improve life, but that’s because they already have a baseline level of respect and power in society.

Based on your take, I’d guess you’re straight, white and male.

Reproductive rights is healthcare.

I think the premise is that the laws on reproductive rights have managed to effect the overall availability of health care. So it’s not that the laws are bad, but some of them are written in such a way that it creates problems, or potential problems, for doctors. So Dr’s are overall not choosing to get into situations where the law could make them liable and are choosing to set up practice in other locations where the government overreach isn’t as bad.

The affirmative discrimination laws are generally hard to write well so they tend to add restrictions to people and businesses that are unintended.

It seems that those discrimination and reproductive rights are no longer ‘soft’ issues and this poll is acknowledging that.

Inclusivity is bringing the west back 100 years

Economic and health factors in this ranking are severely downplayed in favor of hot social issues.

The difference two years makes

Best economies for CEOs.

One would only think that’s surprising or funny if they assumed that “best economy” and “best states to live in” necessarily have a one to one overlap. While I can see there being some overlap, l think we all know that business-friendly policies that foster economic growth almost always come with a suite of larger demographic costs.

The key is to seek balance between what’s good for business and what’s good for the public, and in that light it shouldn’t really come as a surprise that some of the most business-friendly states are also the worst places to live.

Isn’t the inflation rate in Florida the highest in the nation?

Where is DMV?

I know you have the ability to read. Go use it instead of posting crap like this. ~Cherri

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The culture war bullshit is doing significant harm to the red states. They’re alienating significant segments of the population that, you know, contribute to society, and the only benefit they get in exchange is approval from conservatives, but according to polls the transphobes are a minority even within the right wing.

Do you think all of that stuff really effects who your friends are, things you do with your family, the house you live in?

Literally yes. How is that something you’re even questioning?

probably effect it no matter where you live

Of course, but the point here is that some places are effected more than others. My state has very low unemployment, and very low homeless rates. That doesn’t mean there’s no homelessness and no unemployment, but it’s many times less than some other states. Is that a matter of intentional state policy? Probably not. But you are statistically less likely to be homeless or unemployed here. Making matters worse, the median income in my state is $10k higher than the median income of Florida (basically a 1/3rd increase), and the median household income is $20k higher (a 35% increase). That’s nearly the equivalent of having an entire additional income in a household in Florida.

no state income tax

My state also doesn’t have one of those, and we don’t get leveled by hurricanes at an increasing rate while the salt content in our water table rises.

at least were not Mississippi

Compared to my state, mathematically there’s almost nothing separating you from Mississippi. Your population is higher but your households are just as poor. That’s a concern, given the number of shockingly wealthy people that live in Floridian cities. In other words, there isn’t much upward mobility in either state.

No state income tax means the richest people scoot by and the poorest pay the biggest share of their income on shitloads of tolls, the highest food prices I’ve ever seen, retail taxes, and insurance costs that would make your asshole pucker up the second the agent spit out the quote

If you have a lot of money and like poor people to suffer super regressive taxes, then it sounds like a fantastic place

Not Mississippi? You’re Mississippi plus tourism and a different name. That’s the difference

Oh and if you want a theme park that is actually fun, Ohio is the way to go

It’s almost like whether it impacts your daily life depends on two factors (1) are you a targeted minority or (2) you are not a targeted minority but know anyone who is or care about them to any degree.

I don’t know why you’re getting downvoted. It’s like when people talk about “third world countries” as if they’re unlivable shitholes that couldn’t possibly have any positive aspects. Like you point out, there are many aspects to life that aren’t directly tied to politics and generally the day-to-day really isn’t that bad. It reeks of elitism and it’s alienating.

No one thinks we will ever change those in the orange cult. Like zombies, they are long gone and collectively barely have one functioning brain cell.

Dems need to sell their wins to get their base excited - I’m so sick of the brasè attitude that most Dems have regardless of who their candidate is. They could have the most perfect candidate and they are always looking for someone else. They also need to get some independents on board. Neither party can win an election without getting some non-affiliated to vote for them.

Amazing! The entire world is stupid, (insert as many additional derogatory terms as you wish). Except for you, of course!

Good on you mate!

No one cares about swaying hard-core Republicans. They are basically a lost cause. It’s about showing the entire rest of the country that Republicans can’t govern - aim at swaying those in the middle.

Yeah, thanks for that, assholes.

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A lot of places do that, they say its because they don’t pay as much gas tax (which is true), which generally go toward maintaining roads and such.

I think we all know it doubles as a “liberal tax” though.

Lived there for decades, have to agree.

You have very few rights as a worker. Pay is dogshit, even for better jobs. Life there sucks even if you’re well off. Doesn’t matter if you’re rich, poor, left, right, black or white, it’s gon’ suck donkey balls being there.

Still made the best of my time there but now I’ve moved to Northern Europe and the difference is night and day.

Wisconsin here. I have to pay extra each year for a hybrid car :/

I actually moved back to Indiana from California after growing up here. And I’m glad I did it because my daughter gets to see her grandparents and I got to spend time with my father before he died. I also get to support my mother now that she’s in her 80s. But I really hate a lot about this state.

Some of us left here aren’t like them 🥺