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re: Louisiana not in Top 10 of cheapest states to live in
Posted on 8/2/23 at 11:33 am to Giantkiller
Posted on 8/2/23 at 11:33 am to Giantkiller
In 10-20 years, Louisiana will be a poor version of Florida where the number of elderly people vastly outnumber younger people. The difference is that in Louisiana the older people all live in trailer parks and shanty houses and can’t afford to move anywhere else
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Posted on 8/2/23 at 11:34 am to JasonDBlaha
They will end up in shitty retirement homes here while the company running those homes end up with all the trashy property.
Posted on 8/2/23 at 11:36 am to MRTigerFan
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Gunshots?
rang out like a bell
Posted on 8/2/23 at 11:36 am to Cuz413
The “cha” makes it different.
Posted on 8/2/23 at 11:56 am to OogumBoogum
Finally a list of poor states that we'd like to be on, and of course we are not. 
Posted on 8/2/23 at 11:58 am to OogumBoogum
Oklahoma is definitely inexpensive to live and east of I-35, it's pretty country.
Posted on 8/2/23 at 11:59 am to SportsGuyNOLA
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Also, everyone here has federal flood insurance. Not the case in other states.
not everyone, but many...
Posted on 8/2/23 at 12:13 pm to brewhan davey
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That's ok. We get so much bang for our buck here.
If by bang you mean random gunfire
Posted on 8/2/23 at 12:15 pm to GeauxZone90
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Greater New Orleans area is expensive to live
Yep. With the exception of a very few dumpy areas, anythining within 30 miles(or more up towards the northshore) is stupid expensive for being in this crappy state.
That's just the real-estate. Add in homeowners, flood, and car insurance and it's a mess.
Posted on 8/2/23 at 12:22 pm to OogumBoogum
Nuke the constitution and start over
Posted on 8/2/23 at 12:59 pm to OogumBoogum
Any state that has been under majority Democrat rule since its founding is going to have high taxes with little return for its citizens. The goal of every Democrat run area is to kill the middle class. LA has been excelling at this now for decades. Combine that with JBE and the idiot mayors in our largest cities, all of which are bought and paid for by lawyers, and here we are.
Third world status, here we come! Yay!!
Third world status, here we come! Yay!!
Posted on 8/2/23 at 1:08 pm to OogumBoogum
Ehh how close are we though?
For instance Baton Rouge and Nola are more expensive than anywhere in Mississippi.
So you’ve got like two places dragging us up.
For instance Baton Rouge and Nola are more expensive than anywhere in Mississippi.
So you’ve got like two places dragging us up.
Posted on 8/2/23 at 1:10 pm to hombreman9
quote:No one can argue with this statement.
Unfortunately our dysfunctional it’s has pushed insurance prices through the roof.
Truly.
Posted on 8/2/23 at 1:13 pm to OogumBoogum
The only thing I can think about when looking at that list is “you get what you pay for”
Posted on 8/2/23 at 1:18 pm to AbitaFan08
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The only thing I can think about when looking at that list is “you get what you pay for”
Idk
Seattle is like higher cost of living than prob most of the big cities in those states. What are you really getting in Seattle? Not cleaner air, not a cleaner city.
This post was edited on 8/2/23 at 1:19 pm
Posted on 8/2/23 at 1:22 pm to OogumBoogum
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3) New Mexico
Not in Santa Fe county, and must be excluding gross receipts tax. Rentals are very high, utilities are legit low, cost of having a house re-stucco'ed is crazy high, property taxes are relatively high. All-in ATL was definitely cheaper.
Posted on 8/2/23 at 1:36 pm to dgnx6
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Seattle is like higher cost of living than prob most of the big cities in those states. What are you really getting in Seattle? Not cleaner air, not a cleaner city.
But you're comparing a city to states, when the OP is the "Top 10 cheapest states to live in"
Give me a town in Washington over a comparable town in Alabama any day of the week and twice on Sundays
Posted on 8/2/23 at 1:55 pm to AbitaFan08
The key to Louisiana is learning to find the good in small doses.
Before they slap a 10% tax on it
Before they slap a 10% tax on it
Posted on 8/2/23 at 1:58 pm to Cold Cous Cous
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insurance knocked us off the list
We moved to La last year. Insurance is the only thing that's higher cost than Illinois. Literally everything is cheaper.
Insurance is something Louisiana has to work on. I seriously think automobile insurance rates would drop with fewer accidents. And we'd see fewer accidents if LADOTD actually maintained the highways.
I've never seen so many roads that are totally neglected with pot holes, worn out reflective stripes, broken lighting, and grass in the public right of way tall enough to block line of sight for turning vehicles. Louisiana's DOTD really sucks.
And we need to do something about the damn personal injury lawyers. Lawsuits galore for minor accidents....that has to slow down.
This post was edited on 8/2/23 at 1:59 pm
Posted on 8/2/23 at 2:04 pm to OogumBoogum
That list looks actually legit.
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