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Posted: 9/18/2021 11:09:51 PM EDT
[#1]
Have a safe journey.
At this point of my life, I have to be satisfied with our move to eastern Washington. |
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Posted: 9/19/2021 12:19:45 AM EDT
[#2]
Sad to lose a sensible voter, but good luck in Texas. Keep up the good fight.
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Posted: 9/19/2021 3:30:42 AM EDT
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Started sending applications in a few weeks ago. Couple interviews lined up, time to go. Gotta give my small children a little breathing room and a chance to grow up in what is still the U.S.A. These commie/socialist states have made it so America is naught more than a mindset for the remaining strong willed.
I wish you all luck, but I'm gone just as soon as I can be. |
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Posted: 9/19/2021 9:00:15 AM EDT
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Hopefully the grass is greener on the other side, but it seems like things are changing everywhere.
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Posted: 9/19/2021 11:27:19 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Hopefully the grass is greener on the other side, but it seems like things are changing everywhere. This, this is part of the plan. |
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Posted: 9/19/2021 1:27:25 PM EDT
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Congrats OP!!!!
I am leaving next year, can't wait to leave. The taxes and gun laws here, getting worse every year, for sure. I am heading to where the grass is greener, for sure. A Free State and retiring where my kids are. |
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Posted: 9/19/2021 4:29:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Congrats OP!!!! I am leaving next year, can't wait to leave. The taxes and gun laws here, getting worse every year, for sure. I am heading to where the grass is greener, for sure. A Free State and retiring where my kids are. So if your kids lived here you would still be moving away from them? |
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Posted: 9/19/2021 5:46:45 PM EDT
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OP, where in Texas? Depending on the location (i.e. big city like Houston, Dallas, etc.) the only thing you may be trading is topography and hot weather. Regardless, if time to go and be closer to family, wish you safe travels.
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Posted: 9/19/2021 5:50:15 PM EDT
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We moved the day after school was out. Our kids are so much better off, healthier and happy. Best decision we made.
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Posted: 9/19/2021 6:45:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Hopefully the grass is greener on the other side, but it seems like things are changing everywhere. I agree, if the grand babies were here I wouldn’t be going. Leaving Washington politics behind is a bonus. |
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Posted: 9/19/2021 6:47:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: OP, where in Texas? Depending on the location (i.e. big city like Houston, Dallas, etc.) the only thing you may be trading is topography and hot weather. Regardless, if time to go and be closer to family, wish you safe travels. North of Houston. Yeah Houston is a liberal shithole as well but what can I do. |
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Posted: 9/19/2021 8:54:04 PM EDT
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Quoted: Heading to Texas in the next week and I’m too old for this shit. Moving to be closer to family but leaving this socialist shithole behind is a huge plus. While eastern Washington is relatively conservative its changing quickly. I assume city folk are exiting the big cities and the horrible political environment they have created for the smaller towns. Congrats on your upcoming move! I decided to leave the state a few years ago and bought a property in SW ID in 2018. Built a house in 2020 and retired shortly afterwards. I haven't looked back! |
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Posted: 9/19/2021 10:27:38 PM EDT
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May be out of here this week too
House should be on the market midweek, Got all my stuff packed in a semi, and I'm sleeping in my shop since the house is 'staged' Still have to come back to get my small truck in a week or two |
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Posted: 9/20/2021 7:25:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: North of Houston. Yeah Houston is a liberal shithole as well but what can I do. My brother lives there and it’s NOWHERE NEAR as liberal of a shithole as anywhere in W WA |
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Posted: 9/20/2021 8:50:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My brother lives there and it’s NOWHERE NEAR as liberal of a shithole as anywhere in W WA Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: North of Houston. Yeah Houston is a liberal shithole as well but what can I do. My brother lives there and it’s NOWHERE NEAR as liberal of a shithole as anywhere in W WA It’s also WAY more of a crime shithole than anywhere is Washington. Period. |
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Posted: 9/21/2021 8:57:54 PM EDT
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My wife and I closed on a house in Florida late last month. Next summer, we move.
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Posted: 9/23/2021 12:47:32 AM EDT
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Wife and I want to leave but have one grandchild here. Daughter wants to leave also, her husband might get a transfer to Idaho then we'll be following.
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Posted: 9/28/2021 6:30:02 AM EDT
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Isn't texas headed down the blue toliet bowl too?
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Posted: 9/28/2021 11:41:01 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Isn't texas headed down the blue toliet bowl too? Texas has a strong, conservative backbone. But, it also has large, liberal cities like Austin. What turned me off from TX when I was planning my retirement a few years ago is the taxes. Last year my brother bought a $300,000 house in El Paso. He pays over $600 a month in taxes. |
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Posted: 9/28/2021 11:51:00 AM EDT
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Texas is not bad, tax-wise, for retirees, according to this article:
https://smartasset.com/retirement/retirement-taxes |
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Posted: 9/28/2021 12:05:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Texas is not bad, tax-wise, for retirees, according to this article: https://smartasset.com/retirement/retirement-taxes That's income taxes From your link: The average effective property tax rate in Texas is 1.69%. This is the seventh-highest rate in the U.S. That means a typical homeowner in Texas can expect to spend about $1,690 in annual property taxes for every $100,000 in home value. |
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Posted: 9/28/2021 1:30:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That's income taxes From your link: The average effective property tax rate in Texas is 1.69%. This is the seventh-highest rate in the U.S. That means a typical homeowner in Texas can expect to spend about $1,690 in annual property taxes for every $100,000 in home value. "Of special interest to retirees are generally issues such as whether Social Security benefits are taxable at the state level, what property taxes will be levied and how retirement account and pension withdrawals are taxed." Not just income taxes. You have to look at all taxes. No state income tax is significant. Depending on your situation. |
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Posted: 9/28/2021 8:45:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: "Of special interest to retirees are generally issues such as whether Social Security benefits are taxable at the state level, what property taxes will be levied and how retirement account and pension withdrawals are taxed." Not just income taxes. You have to look at all taxes. No state income tax is significant. Depending on your situation. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: That's income taxes From your link: The average effective property tax rate in Texas is 1.69%. This is the seventh-highest rate in the U.S. That means a typical homeowner in Texas can expect to spend about $1,690 in annual property taxes for every $100,000 in home value. "Of special interest to retirees are generally issues such as whether Social Security benefits are taxable at the state level, what property taxes will be levied and how retirement account and pension withdrawals are taxed." Not just income taxes. You have to look at all taxes. No state income tax is significant. Depending on your situation. If you're comfortable paying $5,000+ per year in property tax for a median priced TX home, by all means move there. My brother in El Paso pays $7,000+ a year on a $300,000 house. I wasn't, so chose ID. States like Texas with no income tax not always more affordable, study says https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2021/03/26/texas-income-tax-property-sales.html |
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Posted: 9/29/2021 2:12:39 AM EDT
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They'll always make up for taxes they dont get from one area from another...... but wow thats crazy, texas!
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Posted: 9/29/2021 5:41:33 PM EDT
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Leaving in the AM!
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Posted: 9/30/2021 5:59:38 PM EDT
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Ratcheting up the scare tactics and coercion at my wife's work. Grass is greener? Pssh, you can have this place.
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Posted: 10/1/2021 8:51:31 PM EDT
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We are starting to look at properties in Texas.
I have an open invite to a job there and several more I could probably walk into through my contacts. I am going hunting this year with the idea in mind this may be my last time in the mountains here. I'm fucking done with the assholes in this state. I feel so bad for my kids being jerked around. They are 4 and 7. Probably the best time to move them before they're older. My kids are very fortunate in that they are great at making friends. |
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Posted: 10/1/2021 10:22:01 PM EDT
[#28]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I feel so bad for my kids being jerked around. They are 4 and 7. Probably the best time to move them before they're older. My kids are very fortunate in that they are great at making friends. Definitely sooner than later. |
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Posted: 10/2/2021 8:54:30 AM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryQuoted: We are starting to look at properties in Texas. I have an open invite to a job there and several more I could probably walk into through my contacts. I am going hunting this year with the idea in mind this may be my last time in the mountains here. I'm fucking done with the assholes in this state. I feel so bad for my kids being jerked around. They are 4 and 7. Probably the best time to move them before they're older. My kids are very fortunate in that they are great at making friends. Same boat here. We live in a great neighborhood with lots of kids my son’s age range (5-9). However, the city (Camas) and state are going to shit and I can see what’s coming. We found a good, red county in FL with a great school system and will move next summer. My son is very outgoing and will make new friends quickly. As Boomer says, better sooner than later — to try to make those lifelong friendships. |
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Posted: 10/2/2021 9:36:59 PM EDT
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We moved to Idaho 2 years ago, and miss living in Washington, and we've actually considered moving back. I come in here to remind myself why we moved in the first place.
Every place has a give and take, all my wife's family lives in Washington and we're super close with them, so living 7 hours away has been tough on us both. That and I love the salt water, so living in a state with no coast sucks bad for me. I haven't moved my jet boat in 2 years because I don't like fishing in fresh water. Washington is one of the most beautiful and fun places to live I've ever been, if it weren't for the politics it'd be my home for the rest of my days. Who knows we may end up back over there and attempt to change the system, not that I have much hope in that. I feel like conservatives are moving to red states and liberals are moving to red states, so in a few years it might not matter where you live anyhow. This whole situation sucks balls. |
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Posted: 10/3/2021 12:25:53 AM EDT
[#31]
Made it to Texas, will be at our destination tomorrow.
Couple observations. 1) hot and humid 2) bugs everywhere |
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Posted: 10/3/2021 1:55:13 AM EDT
[#32]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Made it to Texas, will be at our destination tomorrow. Couple observations. 1) hot and humid 2) bugs everywhere  Have you never been there before? |
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Posted: 10/3/2021 3:03:17 AM EDT
[#33]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Made it to Texas, will be at our destination tomorrow. Couple observations. 1) hot and humid 2) bugs everywhere 3) snakes everywhere 4) freedom 5) $25 deer tags Fixed |
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Posted: 10/3/2021 4:24:25 AM EDT
[#34]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Fixed Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Made it to Texas, will be at our destination tomorrow. Couple observations. 1) hot and humid 2) bugs everywhere 3) snakes everywhere 4) freedom 5) $25 deer tags Fixed Don’t forget the $5,000 lease needed to make use of that $25 deer tag. |
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Posted: 10/3/2021 3:11:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: We moved to Idaho 2 years ago, and miss living in Washington, and we've actually considered moving back. I come in here to remind myself why we moved in the first place. Every place has a give and take, all my wife's family lives in Washington and we're super close with them, so living 7 hours away has been tough on us both. That and I love the salt water, so living in a state with no coast sucks bad for me. I haven't moved my jet boat in 2 years because I don't like fishing in fresh water. Washington is one of the most beautiful and fun places to live I've ever been, if it weren't for the politics it'd be my home for the rest of my days. Who knows we may end up back over there and attempt to change the system, not that I have much hope in that. I feel like conservatives are moving to red states and liberals are moving to red states, so in a few years it might not matter where you live anyhow. This whole situation sucks balls. My wife and I both have the benefit of not liking the ocean or salt water. Give me a mountain lake or stream any day of the week. I could never visit the ocean again for the rest of my life and be just fine. Ironic since I work in the maritime industry. |
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Posted: 10/3/2021 4:20:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My wife and I both have the benefit of not liking the ocean or salt water. Give me a mountain lake or stream any day of the week. I could never visit the ocean again for the rest of my life and be just fine. Ironic since I work in the maritime industry. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: We moved to Idaho 2 years ago, and miss living in Washington, and we've actually considered moving back. I come in here to remind myself why we moved in the first place. Every place has a give and take, all my wife's family lives in Washington and we're super close with them, so living 7 hours away has been tough on us both. That and I love the salt water, so living in a state with no coast sucks bad for me. I haven't moved my jet boat in 2 years because I don't like fishing in fresh water. Washington is one of the most beautiful and fun places to live I've ever been, if it weren't for the politics it'd be my home for the rest of my days. Who knows we may end up back over there and attempt to change the system, not that I have much hope in that. I feel like conservatives are moving to red states and liberals are moving to red states, so in a few years it might not matter where you live anyhow. This whole situation sucks balls. My wife and I both have the benefit of not liking the ocean or salt water. Give me a mountain lake or stream any day of the week. I could never visit the ocean again for the rest of my life and be just fine. Ironic since I work in the maritime industry. Texas isn’t the place to be looking for a mountain lake or stream. |
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Posted: 10/3/2021 4:57:52 PM EDT
[#37]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Texas isn’t the place to be looking for a mountain lake or stream. I'm aware. Despite the comment will probably be near the coast for the maritime and oil industry |
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Posted: 10/3/2021 8:43:51 PM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: My wife and I both have the benefit of not liking the ocean or salt water. Give me a mountain lake or stream any day of the week. I could never visit the ocean again for the rest of my life and be just fine. Ironic since I work in the maritime industry. I wish I felt that way, Salt water is my happy place. I don't hunt, but fishing in the salt water is pretty much my favorite hobby. I do river fish, but only for salmon and I run in and out of the rivers from the bay. Haven't been fishing in 2 years and I'm hating life. |
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Posted: 10/4/2021 3:03:53 PM EDT
[#39]
I recently took a trip to Texas to get a lay of the land, and yep, I am moving there hopefully by next year. This state has gone downhill fast.
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Posted: 10/10/2021 1:57:07 AM EDT
[#40]
Quote HistoryQuoted: They'll always make up for taxes they dont get from one area from another...... but wow thats crazy, texas! That's a fact. Back when car tab fees were reduced by initiative, the state just recouped losses by hiking other segments like professional license renewals & such, all of which invariably come back to us through higher prices. Pick your poison, you're still getting it. |
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Posted: 10/24/2021 12:02:12 PM EDT
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Kali North, Worse by the day.
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Posted: 10/28/2021 12:11:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I recently took a trip to Texas to get a lay of the land, and yep, I am moving there hopefully by next year. This state has gone downhill fast. I remember meeting you at the WA leg building.. Good luck on your move |
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Posted: 10/28/2021 10:12:37 PM EDT
[#43]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I recently took a trip to Texas to get a lay of the land, and yep, I am moving there hopefully by next year. This state has gone downhill fast. Was down OK/TX past august family reunion an checked on our oil lease. Love the people, food, but fuck that heat an humidity, lol. Plus, no mountains, so big deal breaker for me. But I wish you well. |
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Posted: 11/5/2021 11:49:14 PM EDT
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After 20 years, left W WA 7 weeks ago. I'll miss the scenery, but not the new woke politics. If you want to know what Inslee is gonna do next week, look at what Gavin Newsom or Kate Brown is doing this week.
Fuck Jay Inslee. Fuck Bob Ferguson. |
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