For an American man with traditional beliefs living in New England or for that matter anywhere in the Northeast is depressing.\u00a0 In an earlier post I described it as living behind enemy lines or in occupied territory.\u00a0 So, for a long time I\u2019ve been contemplating a move.\u00a0 Much is linked to employment, of course.\u00a0 But equally important is ending up in a place that maximizes the improvement in quality of life.\u00a0 I did a search and found a 2016 survey that listed the top ten conservative states.<\/p>\n
Wyoming\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +35<\/p>\n
North Dakota\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +31<\/p>\n
Mississippi\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +31<\/p>\n
Oklahoma\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +30<\/p>\n
Alabama\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +30<\/p>\n
Arkansas\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +28<\/p>\n
Idaho\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +28<\/p>\n
Louisiana\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +27<\/p>\n
Montana\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +26<\/p>\n
Utah\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +26<\/p>\n
Tennessee\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +26<\/p>\n
In order to narrow the search, I added the climate requirements to the mix.\u00a0 Living in New England has hammered home the disadvantages of living in an area that has frequent and deep snowfalls.\u00a0 And in general, very cold climates are a definite negative selection factor for me.\u00a0 That eliminated Wyoming, North Dakota and Montana.\u00a0 And while not completely eliminated I give lesser preference to extremely hot, humid areas that are also prone to hurricanes.\u00a0 Until further consideration, let\u2019s put aside Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.\u00a0 That leaves Oklahoma, Arkansas, Idaho, Utah and Tennessee.\u00a0 Five seems like a manageable number of choices.\u00a0 Generally speaking, that gives me two southeastern choices, two western choices and one somewhere in the middle.<\/p>\n
This is a very rudimentary beginning to my search but it seems to be moving me off the mark pretty quickly.\u00a0 I was interested in getting some feedback from the OCF audience to help evaluate these five states or any other candidates that maybe I should add to the list.\u00a0 I intend to make this an ongoing process and I\u2019ll return back to folks here to get additional information if it exists.<\/p>\n
And just to make sure it doesn’t get buried I’m giving it a category of its own and a spot on the front page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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