Read this and you'll see...

The unemployment rate has never been 2%. I just moved from LA a few months ago. The homeless rate is closer to 2% than the unemployment rate was. There is a reason people are moving out in DROVES to AZ, NV, OR, and ID. The only reason the population isn't dropping much faster is due to the illegal population moving in nearly as fast to replace US citizens. This 2020 Census will create the first time California has ever lost an Electoral Seat in its history. Again, beautiful state but not nearly close to perfect.

Also as a note, Texas and New York would be the 9th and 10th largest economies in the world while Florida, Illinois, and Pennsylvania would be the 17th, 18th and 19th largest respectively. Kinda a nod to how strong the US economy is.

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Re: There are places in California that are very nice but...

Aug 5, 2020, 4:42 AM

Sorry i was wrong on the unemployment numbers. CA was 3.5% in Feb and the Bay Area was 2.5%.

It's interesting how many people want to point out the negative things about places where they don't live. At the end of the day, I like it here. We have a very nice life.

I'm not from Anderson, SC but very close and most of my family lives in Anderson. I think it's a very nice medium size city with a lot to offer. But there is a homeless problem there and it's more than you might think. I know this because my sister volunteers with an organization that helps feed the homeless. And a lot of folks have moved out of Anderson to the Powdersville/Wren area for the big houses out that way. People aren't moving to Anderson in any substantial numbers. And the crime is pretty bad for a city that size. But if someone came on this board and said they lived in Anderson, I would say ''nice place to live'. Why ram everything that is wrong with it at them? It's like preaching to the choir. And I would be honest when I said that because that's what i feel.

So what's the point? It doesn't change my opinion of where I live. My job transferred me here ...wow, 30 years ago. We made a life here. Lots of friends from my work and other activities. People love to come visit. And if I catch the flights right I can be in SC within 7 hours as I used to do 7 or 8 times in the fall (I hope things change so this fall is the same).

Everyone is entitiled to their opinion on anything. I'm only suggesting you might ask "why" before you jump into a negative spin on something as big and broad as the largest state in this country. And if CA loses an electoral vote, who really cares? We already have the largest by far and I don't think it's going to make much difference to anyone.