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Which state in the US is the worst to live in? Why?

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    Idk I think Florida is going to give them a run for their money soon. Insurance can deny claims and coverage more easily now and FEMA's been crippled.

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    I live in Florida and travel Mississippi several times a year. Night and day. And I'm in the panhandle where we're poor, still head and shoulders above MS.

    Was telling my wife that Pensacola airport is two or three times the size of Jackson's, at their capitol. FFS, they can't even manage clean water, in their capitol.

    Alabama is actually pretty and pretty nice. You could teleport me to about any road in either state and I could call it for MS or AL. You can tell when you cross into MS because your tires start rumbling. Was wondering on the last trip how much those people pay for tires. Bet it's big business!

    Last weekend's trip was fucking weird. Maybe I simply hadn't noticed before, but the people were no longer friendly. Probably because I have long hair and my wife is Asian. At least black folks are still nice enough! Which flipped since I moved to the South 20 years ago. They looked at white people with deep suspicion.

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      And gonna be in the 100s next week here in Tulsa.

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      Born and raised! Tulsa is the exception to Oklahoma. Still the most beautiful city I've ever lived in, and nicer ever time I go back. But OP has a solid point about the weather. OK gets the worst of all the things.

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      • kersploosh@sh.itjust.worksK [email protected]

        There is no universal, objective answer. It depends who you are, your financial situation, your political views, etc.

        That said, the states that suck the most for the most people are conservative places with lots of rural poverty. Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Oklahoma, ...

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        I'll defend Alabama. I travel through several times a year on the back highways and there's only one truly shit town we pass. York is a wasteland. Here's the main drag, and most of those units are empty.

        All the other rural towns seem pretty nice. Businesses aren't shuttered, roads are nice everywhere, people take pride. Contrast that with Mississippi. You could teleport me to a gas station and I could tell if it's in MS or AL according to how much trash is blowing around.

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        • kersploosh@sh.itjust.worksK [email protected]

          Oh, how could I miss Louisiana? It's the place with the highest incarceration rate in the world.

          https://www.prisonpolicy.org/graphs/2021.html

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          A coworker of mine is from Louisiana. We’re in Washington state, and he told me that all the people here bitching about wind turbines and environmental regulations don’t know how good they have it. He’s from a town on the gulf which is basically one giant oil refinery. The stink and chemical pollution is unbelievable. He showed me the “Welcome to Whatever-ville” sign in his hometown, and it’s literally attached to a gantry that carries several chemical pipes over the road.

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          • mercano@lemmy.worldM [email protected]

            Most astronauts only go about 250 miles up, the distance from Cleveland to Cincinnati. That said, Neil Armstrong got a lot further away from Ohio.

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            Surely Jim Lovell would have been the Ohian to get the furthest from Ohio? (Apollo 13 altitude record)

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              New Mexico

              Insane crime, just as expensive as California or Colorado.

              Seriously don't come here, i mean go there.

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                That was set in the 60s. Mississippi isn't nearly that bad. It's bad, but it ain't Mississippi Burning bad.

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                Oh yeah, sorry that was a bad joke. Those films couldn't be more different!

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                  Almost certainly Mississippi

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                  Mississippi doesn't have enough character to be the worst. It seems to be bad in every way, but it doesn't have the flair for actively destructive stupidity that make Florida and Texas what they are.

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                    Florida. Heat, humidity, stench of water from the sprinkler systems, lousy coffee from the crappy drinking water, most jobs literally don't allow you to work OT. Many only hire 32 hour people. Terrible drivers, especially all the Qtip bitches that should've stopped driving 20 years ago. Redneck Nation. Massive POS politics.

                    Fuck Florida.

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                      IMO - Texas, while places like Mississippi, Arkansas, and Oklahoma always rank below, I believe Texas is actively trying to kill itself. Those other states are poorer and more rural. Texas has the resources and money to be one of the most prosperous states. Yet, they keep voting for Greg Abbott (aka piss baby), Ken Paxton, and Ted Cruz. People there are so brainwashed that they believe anyone who is not an uber republican will come and make all the frog gay, let kids poop in liter-boxes, and give all their money to drug addicts. It's just sad. I finally just gave up on trying to make any difference there and left for the sake of my kids.

                      A perfect example is my mother-in-law who HATES Greg Abbott. She blames him for leaving the state for dead during snowmageddon. So she just refuses to vote in Governor elections.

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                      My friend who claims they're a communist has been to Texas twice and loves it. Beats me why.

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                      • softestsapphic@lemmy.worldS [email protected]

                        New Mexico

                        Insane crime, just as expensive as California or Colorado.

                        Seriously don't come here, i mean go there.

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                        I've actually gone to new mexico and like it. Granted, mostly going to the national parks

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                          Wyoming. Corrupt, cold, ugly if you're not rich, and full of morons who do things like thank coal workers for their service.

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                            I've actually gone to new mexico and like it. Granted, mostly going to the national parks

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                            The federal land parts without any locals, you mean?

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                              Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi are all shit holes honestly same goes for Houston TX as well. I'm not saying my state of Oklahoma is any better. I lived in California for 4 years and kill to go back however it's just too expensive

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                              Please make sure Missouri is added to your damn near perfect list

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                                Misery. Wait, hang on, sorry, I spelled that wrong. Missouri.

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                                You get it. Oklahoma Florida Missouri Mississippi all horrible places

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                                  At this point I'm certain the guy is from Kentucky, and just proved his point like a boss.

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                                  Only logical explanation, really

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                                    California? You need to tell me your dealer, because I'd like to have an ounce of what you're smoking. At least we give our citizens healthcare.

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                                    how do you afford to live there?

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                                      The federal land parts without any locals, you mean?

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                                      Albuquerque was ok but I don't think I stayed long enough to properly judge it.

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                                        Probably Mississippi, Oklahoma, or West Virginia

                                        And with all the MAGA turds that moved to Florida and it’s terrible government it’s gotta be close to those top 3

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                                          how do you afford to live there?

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                                          Working?

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