TacoLoco2 t1_j9i8hrf wrote on February 22, 2023 at 3:48 AM

Reply to comment by raxnbury in Massholes are moving north to NH at record levels by EgonEggnog

Corruption, waste, bloat, rules, regulations, government telling you how to live in as many areas of your life as possible, and the low expectations of the citizens who accept it all. Massachusetts sucks. Anyone who likes it, should stay there.

raxnbury t1_j9i8ztr wrote on February 22, 2023 at 3:52 AM

I guess that depends on the definition on sucks.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/massachusetts

9th overall. NH is 4th overall in this same list. So while NH is better it’s not like mass is some god forsaken hell hole lol. Guess it’s all relative though.

TacoLoco2 t1_j9jxaak wrote on February 22, 2023 at 2:38 PM

Did you miss the last where I wrote ‘low expectations of the people who accept it all’

They think it’s great because they don’t know any better because they don’t leave!

raxnbury t1_j9jzrs3 wrote on February 22, 2023 at 2:59 PM

I read that and not quite sure what you’re talking about. What low expectations. Outside of firearms how does mass tell you to live your life? Insurance? Seatbelts?

NH isn’t much better. Can’t buy tobacco under 21 anymore in a lot of places, only New England state without legal cannabis, some of the highest property taxes because the state barely funds education. Don’t get me wrong, we love it here but NH isn’t some bastion of freedom lol

Magnolia-Rush t1_j9przqw wrote on February 23, 2023 at 6:28 PM

Yeah, I agree with the other reply. I think a lot of people fall for the "Live Free or Die" image, but NH and Mass have more in commonalities than differences when it comes to state government.

TacoLoco2 t1_j9ujbcn wrote on February 24, 2023 at 5:37 PM

As Massachusetts has a ridiculously high tax rate, pays for hundreds of thousands of illegals, and has a license for everything…meanwhile, Sununu is about to consolidate the license process and stop the government from overreaching as they do in Massachusetts. You two have clearly never lived in mass. I’m talking from how it is run by the state and local governments…Massachusetts is nothing close to New Hampshire.