[extropy-chat] Best place to live in USA

[David Lubkin]

At 11:05 AM 12/31/2003 -0800, Mike Lorrey wrote:

>--- BillK <bill at wkidston.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:>
> > The top 23 places were all in Virginia!
> > So this analysis says that Virginia has a good climate with low crime
> > rates and low income, sales and property tax rates.
> >
> > So what are the disadvantages?
>
>They are all within 60 miles of Washington DC... :)

I think Mike's observation is more appropriate without a smiley.  The area 
in question is packed with government installations.  That puts you in a 
local economy dependent on government largesse, and surrounds you with 
high-value targets.  These targets leave you at risk for direct attack, 
indirect consequences of an attack (population fleeing from a disaster area 
into your backyard), and inconvenience or abridgement of liberties from 
preventative security measures.

You should verify the numbers.  For instance, total tax bite is far lower 
for NH than VA.

Climate is personal taste, of course.  Which is worse -- shovelling snow or 
hot, humid, and mosquitos?


-- David Lubkin.