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What is the worst US state to live in generally?
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What do you consider in determining the worst?
As a Californian, I'd say California. Cost of living here is ridiculous, and pay isn't keeping up. Gas at $6/gallon. Electricity bill skyrockets when using A/C, but with temperatures regularly surpassing 85F and being a desert state, we don't have a choice. Water bill goes up every year because the water company raises rates after a drought to make up for lost profit and never lowers the price back down after. Fast food meals are now $15 a meal, and store-bought produce isn't much cheaper. There are car thefts and police chases every single day, often multiple in a day. Despite firearm related laws, there are still armed criminals committing crimes. Our two biggest natural disasters are wildfires and earthquakes, though in recent years there have been a few waterspouts out on the ocean, don't remember if they ever made landfall or not. Real estate pricing here is out of control. The people here don't know how to drive, especially in the rain. People are rude and uncaring most of the time. The schools get paid a lot of money but they pay it all out to pensions of retired teachers rather than active working teachers, which means education suffers greatly.
Sure, the weather here is usually nice, and there are a lot of entertainment centers (which are expensive by the way), but aside from that, California isn't very nice to live in.
The only reasons I still live here are because I am too poor to move away, and my family is still here.
I just drove from California to Yellowstone and back for vacation. The gas prices were pretty close throughout the drive. And fast food costs were the same everywhere.
Also, teachers retirement is paid through Calsters in California. That's an entirely separate fund in an entirely separate state agency than education. It's a pension system where the teachers pay in and the state pays as well while they are working like any other private company's pension system.
How much do you think you'd need to get out? (Asking, in a kidding way, as a Californian who is tired of these memes about how it's bad to live here when you're just describing any major urban center in the world.)
Edit: you're not wrong about the challenges, it's just that they're not unique to California.
Agree. 100%. Weather is pretty good, if don't might 100 degrees for 3 months out of the year. Housing, and utility costs are out of control and homelessness and crime are rampant .
Edited my comment to add this link that just popped up on a news feed. Out of control
https://news.yahoo.com/hundreds-government-employees-san-francisco-164505153.html
Oh, yeah I totally forgot about all the homeless. In LA its so bad their tents take up the whole sidewalk of entire blocks. Its sad, but youd think a state as rich as California would have solved it already.
ARCO nearby is at $5.99/gal for Premium. Shell across the street is $5.79/gal Premium.
Yesterday went to Carl's Jr and ordered two Super Star w Cheese meals, no additional items and had to pay $32, so Id say pretty close to $15 per meal.
Orange County, where these prices would be expected.
Come to Missouri. It's cheaper and we have legal weed. Plus, the more sane people the better.