Author Topic: How does your state rate ? (Read 943 times)

ironglow · « **on:** March 14, 2009, 04:40:37 PM »

Here is an article that ranks the states as to how much personal and economic freedom they allow their citizens. Obviously it goes without saying that the farther left the state is, the less freedom they allow.
Read part way down, then click onto the transcript of the book "Freedom in the 50 states, index of personal and economic freedom"

They have a complete listing of each state...http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=91539

45-70.gov · « **Reply #1 on:** March 14, 2009, 05:07:58 PM »

i would have thought my home state of florida
would have done much better....i like it here

DalesCarpentry · « **Reply #2 on:** March 14, 2009, 05:18:04 PM »

Pa seems to be a little better than most. Dale

Cabin4 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 14, 2009, 05:36:31 PM »

Kalifornia stinks as expected.

The plan has been to move to Idaho at the first opportunity!

kevthebassman · « **Reply #4 on:** March 14, 2009, 05:58:37 PM »

Missouri is #6, right behind Texas and ahead of Tennessee.

LONGTOM · « **Reply #5 on:** March 14, 2009, 07:36:07 PM »

VA #9
Not bad but would have hoped for a little higher up.
But then again with DEMs like MARK WARNER and JIM WEBB heading our state I guess I should be happy to be this high!

LONGTOM

Spanky · « **Reply #6 on:** March 14, 2009, 11:31:34 PM »

Surprise, surprise... NY is tops on the list for trying to run (ruin) people's lives.
No wonder with idiots like Schumer in state gov't.

Spanky

kitchawan kid · « **Reply #7 on:** March 15, 2009, 12:28:54 AM »

Well N.Y. was not that bad when I was growing up,but now the city controls all.It's hard to move after 67 yrs. in one place but if we could we would be heading out west.

magooch · « **Reply #8 on:** March 15, 2009, 03:11:32 AM »

Like a lot of surveys, this one has its biases. For me, the fewer and lower the taxes are, the better. The lack of restrictive gun issues is also high on my list. My state didn't get a good rating and I have to wonder what the heck some of the higher rated states have going for them.

We have no state income tax; our gun laws are at least as good, or better than most.... The one thing that my state sucks real bad on, is the Dumbycrats are in charge. That is the stupid peoples fault. Most of the stupid is concentrated in the big cities, which I try to avoid. Other than that, I don't know how we rate so badly. Oregon has the same political problems--only much worse and they have a state income tax. Yet, they are rated much higher than Washington. Their gun laws are worse too. I think the survey sucks.

1marty · « **Reply #9 on:** March 15, 2009, 03:53:10 AM »

I live in NY and when you have someone like Schumer (most people don't know he never held a job in his life-not even a paper boy) who truly believes there should be a law to regulate everyones life that about says it all. When I wrote my Congressman about a proposed restrictive gun law he wrote back he has small children and didn't want them shot!! Not to long ago the local newspaper published a list of all licensed hand gun owners (including me) and the town they lived in to alert people that they had a neighbor who was armed.

oldandslow · « **Reply #10 on:** March 15, 2009, 04:24:04 AM »

Like all studies it is biased by the author's opinions. I am only familiar with numbers 5 and 36 and my ranking of the two for freedom certainly doesn't come anywhere close to theirs. But since I am still free to choose to live in either I'm happy with my choice. I don't put much stock in their study after seeing the rankings for these two and and comparing it with my personal knowledge of the two.

jlchucker · « **Reply #11 on:** March 15, 2009, 04:32:58 AM »

While Vermont has probably the best in terms of gun laws, this isn't the whole picture here. This is a liberal-socialist state, and the only surprising thing is that it isn't lower than no. 40. Gun rights are important, but so are other freedoms. Here, the other freedoms go to the leftists, welfare bums, and the gay marriage folks. It's amazing that with the politicians these people move here to elect that we still can keep our guns.

GRIMJIM · « **Reply #12 on:** March 15, 2009, 04:56:16 AM »

Illinois was 42nd in overall freedom. I'm surprised it was that high. I thought it would be worse.

Tommyt · « **Reply #13 on:** March 15, 2009, 05:08:31 AM »

Quote from: magooch on March 15, 2009, 03:11:32 AM

Like a lot of surveys, this one has its biases. . I think the survey sucks.

Magooch
Tell us how you really Feel

My state is #22 Fl. we too have good gun laws ( could be better)and we execute criminals
But I guess 22 is better than #50

oldandslow · « **Reply #14 on:** March 15, 2009, 07:35:00 AM »

I'll add that I choose to live in #36. It would be very easy for me to move back to #5 but I'm not interested. Number 36 allows me to keep much more of my money in my pocket than #5 does which is very important to me. A added benefit is the gun laws are more liberal. Also there are tons of public land here to roam around on which I like to do. In #5 you are trespassing in most places when you step off the road right-of-way unless you pay for the privilege. Unfortunately some of our politicans are smart enought to read and they are slowly changing some things to resemble #5 to where it costs more to live here every year.

Skunk · « **Reply #15 on:** March 15, 2009, 07:58:31 AM »

It appears that Wisconsin ranks #37 overall and sadly right about where I thought it would be.

Sourdough · « **Reply #16 on:** March 15, 2009, 09:44:55 AM »

Well Alaska ranked first in personel freedoms, and has the least restrictive gun laws in the nation.

45-70.gov · « **Reply #17 on:** March 15, 2009, 01:12:18 PM »

Quote from: DALESCARPENTRY on March 14, 2009, 05:18:04 PM

Pa seems to be a little better than most. Dale

you can't even hunt with a simi auto

not even a 10/22 ruger

Redtail1949 · « **Reply #18 on:** March 15, 2009, 02:36:22 PM »

My oldest brother lived in Oregon for many years when he first moved there it was open carry of a sidearm anywhere. after a few earthquakes and many fires the California Invasion started and they nuts from there brought their liberal ideas with them.

After an all out assault on gun rights and other liberal ideas and raiseing of taxes he got out and moved back to Texas swearing he would never live there or vist there or the state of California again.

Colorado has been invaded by Californians trying to escape quakes and fires. Many scream about the Taxes yet when they got here the first things they wanted were paved roads back in the mountains to their million dollar homes. They want all the services of the larger cities yet claim they want to live secluded. Then they started an assualt on hunters rights just as they did in California. I wish they would stay where they came from and leave this state alone.

45-70.gov · « **Reply #19 on:** March 15, 2009, 03:33:24 PM »

same thing is happening to florida

i need a bumper sticker

''liberal tourist go home but leave your easy daughters for a few days
conservative touist welcome we will marry your daughters''

ironglow · « **Reply #20 on:** March 15, 2009, 06:04:39 PM »

No surprise how the states rate..the more blue they are..the less free they are. Liberals are very liberal about trampling on individual rights !

DalesCarpentry · « **Reply #21 on:** March 15, 2009, 06:29:29 PM »

Quote from: 45-70.gov on March 15, 2009, 03:33:24 PM

same thing is happening to florida

i need a bumper sticker

''liberal tourist go home but leave your easy daughters for a few days
conservative touist welcome we will marry your daughters''

Now that's funny!!!!!!!!!!!!

I went to spring break many years as a young adult. These girls from up north came down there and were as bad as could be. They figured they were never going to see me again and I felt the same way.

We both got what we wanted. Dale

45-70.gov · « **Reply #22 on:** March 16, 2009, 04:30:08 AM »

if i ever get a tattoooo

which i won't

it will be a flamingo and alligater

AND I CAN'T SAY WHERE

ironglow · « **Reply #23 on:** March 17, 2009, 10:45:38 AM »

Ouch ! ...45/70;
As a platoon Sgt so many years ago, we of the cadre used to warn the basic trainees about getting a needle there..but we only said one of 'em would get the needle...