Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder2.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Cryptoengineer Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written Subject: Re: Awfully quiet in here... Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2024 19:51:19 -0500 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 79 Message-ID: References: <1efd1717-3e51-3fc4-1408-a5296f06b1ef@example.net> <5f1024bb-1145-580f-2f01-b62a2b7736eb@example.net> <7bba3c94-9872-5530-3711-2add9f03639c@example.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 01:51:20 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="5c205fc9f844b2ae902bd633d922f1b2"; logging-data="54632"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19ZuuFB0gEvWyiTGw9gU6U9iquvsntZGMc=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:ONsQaqXoj/lwCEczpEd6j5+egPQ= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: <7bba3c94-9872-5530-3711-2add9f03639c@example.net> Bytes: 4412 On 11/9/2024 4:01 PM, D wrote: > > > On Sat, 9 Nov 2024, Cryptoengineer wrote: > >> On 11/9/2024 8:32 AM, D wrote: >>> >>> >>> On Fri, 8 Nov 2024, Scott Dorsey wrote: >>> >>>> D  wrote: >>>>> On Fri, 8 Nov 2024, Paul S Person wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Idaho. >>>>>> >>>>>> Or Montana. >>>>>> >>>>> Thank you Paul, that confirms what I have so far been thinking >>>>> about in >>>>> terms of places to move to. I have also heard good things about >>>>> Wyoming, >>>>> South dakota, and someone, as strange as it may sound, also >>>>> recommended >>>>> the far eastern parts of oregon. Not sure about that one, but that >>>>> was one >>>>> recommendation as well. >>>> >>>> Oregon is weird because it has a very wide mix of different >>>> locations with >>>> very different cultures in the same state and while you might like the >>>> far eastern part, you won't like the state politics as a whole (because >>>> neither side does). >>> >>> Sounds like sweden! No one likes the politics and very different >>> cultures depending on the area you are in. >>> >>>> You would like Wyoming if you like long distances with nothing.  It is >>>> almost the opposite of Europe in terms of just being able to feel like >>>> you are nowhere.  I find that pleasant for a while, but not long-term. >>> >>> Sounds excellent! Since I generally do not like people, being in the >>> middle of nowhere, with a dog or two sounds like heaven! Sadly it is >>> not going to fly with the wife since she wants culture, opera and all >>> that stuff. So I imagine that sadly, in the end, it would have to be >>> 2-3 hours by car from some kind of bigger city. =( >>> >>>> You might like Alaska in that Alaska is filled with people who have an >>>> intense interest in personal independence.  Unfortunately it is also >>>> filled with people who have problems who had thought that if they could >>>> just get to Alaska that everything would be fine, and so they brought >>>> their problems with them to Alaska. >>> >>> Alaska is on my list! I did find anchorageopera.org so maybe that >>> could work! ;) >> >> Alaska, unfortunately for your politics, has a government that >> interferes in the free market, with a Universal Basic Income >> scheme >> >> The state has a $50 billion Permanent Fund, and sends checks >> to every resident each year. The amount varies by year, >> $1200 - $3000 being typical. >> >> pt > > It actually might not interfere at all, if Alaska takes my money without > my consent in the form of taxes. In that case, it could potentially be > return of my property. If I paid no taxes in alaska, then accepting that > government handout would be highly unethical, I agree with you there. The state of Alaska has no sales or income taxes. The state does tax some things (rental cars, hotels, etc), mostly to extract money from tourists. Some towns do have a sales tax. But those permanent fund checks come from the state of Alaska, to which residents pay nothing. pt