What is your favorite state in the union?

[Thinking about it]

I'm thinking of moving to the Missouri Ozarks, I've been once last year and absolutely loved it even though it was obviously in a severe drought.
My real question is, would you live in this side of Missouri if you had your pick of anywhere else?
Why and why not.:)

[Grammy]

Canada!!!!!!!!!!

[Wisegurl69]

Grammy wrote:

Canada!!!!!!!!!!

La baby

[Warning]

Thinking about it wrote:

I'm thinking of moving to the Missouri Ozarks, I've been once last year and absolutely loved it even though it was obviously in a severe drought.
My real question is, would you live in this side of Missouri if you had your pick of anywhere else?
Why and why not.:)

Take it from a person that lives here, there are no jobs in this area, the city fathers keep out competing business and schools are substandard as is health care and everything else. good place to visit if your into that thing but a real pain to live here.

[what]

Colorado

[Wisegurl69]

Warning wrote:

<quoted text>Take it from a person that lives here, there are no jobs in this area, the city fathers keep out competing business and schools are substandard as is health care and everything else. good place to visit if your into that thing but a real pain to live here.

Not even good to visit :( neither

[Thinking about it]

Wisegurl69 wrote:

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Not even good to visit :( neither

I loved it out there! West Plains seemed to be a very clean town.
Calhoun Ga, where I live, is heavily permeated with the "Good ol' boy" system and it shows.

And the Ozarks and countryside is so beautiful!

[GOODoleBOY]

Thinking about it wrote:

I'm thinking of moving to the Missouri Ozarks, I've been once last year and absolutely loved it even though it was obviously in a severe drought.
My real question is, would you live in this side of Missouri if you had your pick of anywhere else?
Why and why not.:)

It's a good place to live if you are not looking for a high paying job... very few ethnic groups other than hillbilly, but an increasing welfare population(due to our present federal gov't looking for more voters)...too many meth heads, but they are dying out quickly, or sent to prisons by the courts here... climate good, lakes in our area, hunting, fishing, camping and such to do, but raising cattle and livestock, main sources of bringing "new" money to area... West Plains is somewhat isolated being 3 hours from Memphis, Saint Louis, and Little Rock, but still a very good town to live, if you are close to retirement or ALREADY have a good job lined up.

[ohNOunion]

Warning wrote:

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Take it from a person that lives here, there are no jobs in this area, the city fathers keep out competing business and schools are substandard as is health care and everything else. good place to visit if your into that thing but a real pain to live here.

It's not "city fathers" as you call it, keeping businesses from locating here. What really keeps them out is Missouri not a "right to work" state, so most industry looks at others states first.

[Wisegurl69]

GOODoleBOY wrote:

<quoted text>It's a good place to live if you are not looking for a high paying job... very few ethnic groups other than hillbilly, but an increasing welfare population(due to our present federal gov't looking for more voters)...too many meth heads, but they are dying out quickly, or sent to prisons by the courts here... climate good, lakes in our area, hunting, fishing, camping and such to do, but raising cattle and livestock, main sources of bringing "new" money to area... West Plains is somewhat isolated being 3 hours from Memphis, Saint Louis, and Little Rock, but still a very good town to live, if you are close to retirement or ALREADY have a good job lined up.

I agree nice place to retire but to live when your young trying find good jobno

[Brad]

We love it here. We've had opportunities to move but have decided the Ozarks is where we want to be. A great place to raise a family.
Jobs are scarce but the people are good and the country is beautiful.

[paleeez]

Thinking about it wrote:

<quoted text>
I loved it out there! West Plains seemed to be a very clean town.
Calhoun Ga, where I live, is heavily permeated with the "Good ol' boy" system and it shows.
And the Ozarks and countryside is so beautiful!

West Plains is the " good ol' boy" capital!

[North to Alaska]

Go to Alaska. It's beautiful. And you don't have to deal with the people in this inbred town

[dead end]

Its a dead end road here! Most people get stuck here and cant get out.

[Wisegurl69]

dead end wrote:

Its a dead end road here! Most people get stuck here and cant get out.

Lol I hear u

[not this one]

I love Missouri cause I grew up here
But if you want good jobs good people and no BS economy its in west Texas

[Agree]

The countryside is beautiful, land is cheap, but jobs are scarce.

A good place to retire, and go to church.

If you're more civic minded Springfield and surrounding area is a good place to check out.