Conservatives need to quit hating on Tesla

[RedLS1GTO]

Originally Posted by SurfnSun

I live in Florida for a reason, I just don’t look down at some of those “poor” states. 118k is baller there

All of those "poor" Southern states... and yet only Louisiana hits the top 15 in homelessness... at a rate close to 1/3 of California.

Homeless population per 10,000 people by state, 2022

District of Columbia 65.64
California 43.95
Vermont 42.96
Oregon 42.35
Hawaii 41.43
New York 37.7
Washington 32.38
Maine 31.84
Alaska 31.63
Nevada 23.97
Delaware 23.26
Massachusetts 22.21
Arizona 18.42
Colorado 17.8
Louisiana 16.0


With Mississippi and South Carolina as the 2 lowest in the nation and Alabama, West Virginia, and Arkansas all in the bottom 10.

https://usafacts.org/articles/which-...-homelessness/

Funny how that works.

[Anjdog2003]

Originally Posted by SurfnSun

I live in Florida for a reason, I just don’t look down at some of those “poor” states. 118k is baller there

118k, a bass guitar, and black hairspray to cover the baldness. Now that's a baller.

[Ronins2ndCuzzin]

Originally Posted by SurfnSun

You are a moron.

If I am at all, it's only because you recognize your own features.

Pretty sure I'm getting paid to not be a moron, and if I was as you accuse, I wouldn't be. So I'm sorry if you sniffed too much glue, ate too many lead containing paint chips, had a lobotomy to remove the working parts of your brain, or had the intelligence beat out of you as a child. I don't hold it against you.

[SurfnSun]

Originally Posted by Ronins2ndCuzzin

If I am at all, it's only because you recognize your own features.

Pretty sure I'm getting paid to not be a moron, and if I was as you accuse, I wouldn't be. So I'm sorry if you sniffed too much glue, ate too many lead containing paint chips, had a lobotomy to remove the working parts of your brain, or had the intelligence beat out of you as a child. I don't hold it against you.

so you’ve been sitting around all day trying to think up the best insults you could….thats all you could come up with? based on your other posts you aren’t a thinker.

Go call your mom dude.

[Yadkin]

Originally Posted by Anjdog2003

These states have the highest percentages of poverty in the country: Mississippi, Louisiana, West Virginia, New Mexico, Arkansas, Kentucky, Alabama, Oklahoma, Texas. You're correct.

Depends how it's measured. You don't need much to live off the land in some states.

[Yadkin]

Originally Posted by LATB

Map is incorrect. FL state sales tax is 6%.

That's total tax burden, not just sales tax.

[Yadkin]

Originally Posted by Anjdog2003

That's true, but then you have to live in Arkansas

Beats Commifornia all day long.

[Yadkin]

Originally Posted by LATB

So then that map is crap.

From the source:

Which Taxes Are Included in the Tax Burdens Estimates?
We include all taxes reported by the Census Bureau’s State and Local Government Finance division, the most comprehensive resource on state and local tax collections data and our tax burden model’s starting point. These taxes are:

Property taxes;
General sales taxes;
Excise taxes on alcoholic beverages, amusements, insurance premiums, motor fuels, pari-mutuels, public utilities, tobacco products, and other miscellaneous transactions;
License taxes on alcoholic beverages, amusements, general corporations, hunting and fishing, motor vehicles, motor vehicle operators, public utilities, occupations and businesses not classified elsewhere, and other miscellaneous licenses;
Individual income taxes;
Corporate income taxes;
Estate, inheritance, and gift taxes;
Documentary and transfer taxes;
Severance taxes;
Special assessments for property improvements; and
Miscellaneous taxes not classified in one of the above categories.

[Anjdog2003]

Originally Posted by Yadkin

Beats Commifornia all day long.

Then you should move there. You'd fit right in with your trousers and suspenders.

[Ronins2ndCuzzin]

Originally Posted by SurfnSun

so you’ve been sitting around all day trying to think up the best insults you could….thats all you could come up with? based on your other posts you aren’t a thinker.

Go call your mom dude.

Best I could come up with? Hardly. I was just trying to be polite, hence the vanilla "insults." I don't have any issue with you, yet. But hey man, you want to be a ****in sandy vagged ***** about things...we can escalate.

[sublime1996525]

Originally Posted by dvarapala

Oh shit - the EV is growing on you!

Haha I wouldn’t go that far. I’m intrigued by them. I did consider a Bolt before I got my Toyota. I wanted a funner commuter car.

Originally Posted by RedLS1GTO

All of those "poor" Southern states... and yet only Louisiana hits the top 15 in homelessness... at a rate close to 1/3 of California.

Homeless population per 10,000 people by state, 2022

District of Columbia 65.64
California 43.95
Vermont 42.96
Oregon 42.35
Hawaii 41.43
New York 37.7
Washington 32.38
Maine 31.84
Alaska 31.63
Nevada 23.97
Delaware 23.26
Massachusetts 22.21
Arizona 18.42
Colorado 17.8
Louisiana 16.0


With Mississippi and South Carolina as the 2 lowest in the nation and Alabama, West Virginia, and Arkansas all in the bottom 10.

https://usafacts.org/articles/which-...-homelessness/

Funny how that works.

Utah coming in at 10.82. Lower than I thought considering all the homeless in Salt Lake. I guess that’s where they’re all concentrated though.

[Rob]

Originally Posted by Anjdog2003

The poorest states in 2024

Mississippi $48,716

West Virginia $51,248

Louisiana $52,087

Arkansas $52,528

Alabama $53,913

New Mexico $53,992

Kentucky $55,573

Oklahoma $55,826

South Carolina $59,318

Tennessee $59,695

Money does not make you rich or poor, it is only a measurement of wealth.

Wealth means nothing

[Kevin68]

Originally Posted by LATB

So then that map is crap.

As an aggregate number, it is what it is, assuming the numbers are correct.

The map would look pretty messy and the numbers would be more useless if they tried to put 35,000,000 individual numbers in Texas.

If you are looking to reduce your local/state tax burden, I think it is a reasonable place to start looking for a new home.

[GrandSportC3]

Originally Posted by Rob

Money does not make you rich or poor, it is only a measurement of wealth.

Wealth means nothing

How someone defines "Rich" or "Wealthy" really varies from person to person.
What does "rich" or "wealthy" really mean? If you ask 10 people, you will get 10 different answers.

[Aerovette]

Originally Posted by Rob

Money does not make you rich or poor, it is only a measurement of wealth.

Wealth means nothing

I have to disagree. While it may not mean everything, it certainly means something. It offers peace of mind and less stress if you have it. It doesn't remove stress from your life, but it allows you to be in control and prioritize.

[GrandSportC3]

Originally Posted by Aerovette

I have to disagree. While it may not mean everything, it certainly means something. It offers peace of mind and less stress if you have it. It doesn't remove stress from your life, but it allows you to be in control and prioritize.

It comes down to the question: Does money make someone happy?
While money itself does not create happiness, what money does is that it gives you INDEPENDENCE and not being a slave of the system. Independence makes me happy. The things I buy with money make me happy. As we are individuals, what makes each of us happy varies from person to person. Many do not require money for their happiness but other do. There is no universal answer.

[LATB]

Originally Posted by GrandSportC3

How someone defines "Rich" or "Wealthy" really varies from person to person.
What does "rich" or "wealthy" really mean? If you ask 10 people, you will get 10 different answers.

"Rich" can be defined as money or assets. It also can be defined as abundant, meaning one can have an abundant life and not necessarily be wealthy.

"Wealthy" almost always refers to money or possessions (assets).

[LATB]

Originally Posted by Rob

Money does not make you rich or poor, it is only a measurement of wealth.

Wealth means nothing

Said the poor man never.

[Dan47]

Originally Posted by GrandSportC3

How someone defines "Rich" or "Wealthy" really varies from person to person.
What does "rich" or "wealthy" really mean? If you ask 10 people, you will get 10 different answers.

We all end up dead in the end but paraphrasing Chris Rock, "Some get to die on a mattress". That's the power of wealth and it matters to me. I enjoy living under a roof and eating something better than cereal for dinner.

[LATB]

Originally Posted by Dan47

We all end up dead in the end but paraphrasing Chris Rock, "Some get to die on a mattress". That's the power of wealth and it matters to me. I enjoy living under a roof and eating something better than cereal for dinner.

"money doesn't buy happiness...but sadness is easier in a mansion than public housing"