Re: Awfully quiet in here...

On 11/9/2024 4:01 PM, D wrote:

  On Sat, 9 Nov 2024, Cryptoengineer wrote:
 

On 11/9/2024 8:32 AM, D wrote:

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On Fri, 8 Nov 2024, Scott Dorsey wrote:
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D  <nospam@example.net> wrote:

On Fri, 8 Nov 2024, Paul S Person wrote:

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Idaho.
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Or Montana.
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Thank you Paul, that confirms what I have so far been thinking about in
terms of places to move to. I have also heard good things about Wyoming,
South dakota, and someone, as strange as it may sound, also recommended
the far eastern parts of oregon. Not sure about that one, but that was one
recommendation as well.

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Oregon is weird because it has a very wide mix of different locations with
very different cultures in the same state and while you might like the
far eastern part, you won't like the state politics as a whole (because
neither side does).

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Sounds like sweden! No one likes the politics and very different cultures depending on the area you are in.
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You would like Wyoming if you like long distances with nothing.  It is
almost the opposite of Europe in terms of just being able to feel like
you are nowhere.  I find that pleasant for a while, but not long-term.

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Sounds excellent! Since I generally do not like people, being in the middle of nowhere, with a dog or two sounds like heaven! Sadly it is not going to fly with the wife since she wants culture, opera and all that stuff. So I imagine that sadly, in the end, it would have to be 2-3 hours by car from some kind of bigger city. =(
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You might like Alaska in that Alaska is filled with people who have an
intense interest in personal independence.  Unfortunately it is also
filled with people who have problems who had thought that if they could
just get to Alaska that everything would be fine, and so they brought
their problems with them to Alaska.

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Alaska is on my list! I did find anchorageopera.org so maybe that could work! ;)

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Alaska, unfortunately for your politics, has a government that
interferes in the free market, with a Universal Basic Income
scheme
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The state has a $50 billion Permanent Fund, and sends checks
to every resident each year. The amount varies by year,
$1200 - $3000 being typical.
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pt

 It actually might not interfere at all, if Alaska takes my money without my consent in the form of taxes. In that case, it could potentially be return of my property. If I paid no taxes in alaska, then accepting that government handout would be highly unethical, I agree with you there.

The state of Alaska has no sales or income taxes. The state does tax
some things (rental cars, hotels, etc), mostly to extract money
from tourists. Some towns do have a sales tax.
But those permanent fund checks come from the state of Alaska, to which
residents pay nothing.
pt