I was born in South Carolina and went to college in Maryland in the '90s. I never looked back. In SC, teachers used to ask the community to buy basic classroom supplies. It was a shock when I found out that the school districts in Maryland provide teachers with basic supplies. Also, the county parks here are free to use and enjoy. In Charleston, SC, you have to pay an entrance fee, which prevents access to public lands. There are so many other examples.
I lived in Arizona my whole life until I moved to Texas in 2022 with my husband and two dogs to be closer to my stepdaughter. Let me tell you: I hate living in Texas. I miss how forward Arizona is on most things deemed 'irredeemable' or 'immoral' in Texas.
I moved to a blue state from Tennessee and never looked back. There is a reason blue states are more expensive and in higher demand - more freedom, no regulations on education working days, alcohol sales.
In my adult life, I've lived in multiple blue states (Washington, California, and Illinois), red states (Texas and Iowa), and swing states (Georgia and Nevada). There were a number of differences, but I never had a serious problem finding a state fairly nearby that had what I needed if it wasn't available in my current home. There were 'good' and 'bad' people in every state.
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