What do you think of your state?

[Rocky Raab]

SLC is really the only urban area in the state (although St George is exploding). We have two million folks in Utah, with 1.5 million of those in the 100 by 20 mile oval between Ogden and Provo, wedged between the Wasatch Front and the Lake. The rest of the state has small towns, but is essentially empty. As far as I know, we are the only state with only one major airport - which says a lot about our demographic distribution.

Wyoming is even less densely populated, has no income tax (but higher sales tax) and even more open land. But little in the way of great restaurants, cultural things like theater or much shopping variety.

Take your pick.

[skeet]

Originally Posted by Rocky Raab

Wyoming is even less densely populated, has no income tax (but higher sales tax) and even more open land. But little in the way of great restaurants, cultural things like theater or much shopping variety.

Take your pick.

What Rocky said about Wyoming is true. But I didn't come here for the theater or shopping. I do the bit of shopping I need to do in Montana..no sales tax and as he said no income tax in Wyoming.. Sales tax is 5% here....which IS less than most states..especially where I came from(Md) but I did most of my shopping in Delaware with no sales tax anyway. Live on a small ranch at the end of a road and a half here and there is no traffic or hardly any people. Rocky is also right when he says the restaurants aren't great. But living near Cody everybody thinks they have great stores restaurants etc. They are ok if you are a tourist. There are a couple of really good restaurants in SLC..but then again..most restaurants don't know squat about seafood out here. Oh...Did I tell ya thee is NO income tax in Wyoming...yeeeehaaa! and the hunting is still good in most of the state. If the residents finally get fed up 'nuff with the wolves and grizzlies and start killin some the hunting WILL get better.

[Dan Morris]

FWIW...sales taxes in the metro area are 7.9%.........not to mention a worthless public utility commission what rubber stamps any thing utility companies want to do...come to think of it..there are a LOT of rubber stamps in Colorado!
Dan

[dovehunter]

One of the places you mentioned you were considering is Eastern Virginia. I live in let's call it eastern central Virginia. I have lived here all my life. I think I am fairly safe in saying that Virginia - all across the state except maybe northern Virginia, outside of DC - is a very "hunter friendly" state. We have lots of game and the Va. Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries owns and maintains numerous wildlife management areas across the state and very actively encourages and promotes hunting. We also have several very large national forests. Many of the large timber companies also allow hunting on their holdings. Fortunately it also seems that most of our politicians, even if they are not actively pro-gun and pro-hunting, are at least not noticiably "anti". I have traveled to virtually every state up and down the Atlantic coast and as far inland as West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee, and I can't think of any place that I would rather live. About the only down-side to hunting in Virginia is that we still cannot hunt on Sundays - a situation that I think will hopefully change over the next few years.

[M.T. Pockets]

Minnesota = 6.875% sales tax plus 8% income tax. How can I defend a state that has elected Al Franken to the Senate ??

I live near the SD border and it is unreal how much different things are as soon as you cross the border. More pheasants, deer, ducks & geese and better fishing in SD & ND. They take their habitat much more serious, less intense farming and the people seem to care more about quality of life. I love both states, I do feel sorry for the locals when the non-residents take over during pheasant season though.