How did you pick between MD and VA?

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Anonymous wrote:I understand the emotion surrounding abortion at the moment given what’s happened, but on threads like these where people are seeking actionable advice we need to stay grounded in reality in discussing real life markets. Virginia is not going to become Missouri — if you flippantly are claiming this on here like I see some posters doing, you clearly do not understand the state or its politics.

I bet if they lowered taxes by a lot but also restrict abortion, most people would still stay in VA because most people care more about money than anything else. Lucky for Virginians you have blue MD and DC next to you. I mean.. this is what the Lovings did to escape racist VA laws. You will see people doing the same if they need "liberal" laws when they need to seek an abortion. People scoff at liberals but then seek liberal states when they need access to healthcare. Same thing happened with covid. Lots of red state covid-deniers got covid then had to go to a blue state to seek care because their red state hospitals couldn't take them in. Live in a red/purple state next to a blue state, then you can get the best of both worlds. How nice for you that blue states with their liberal policies exist for you to take advantage of. They should require wealthy red state residents to pay premium to seek abortions in blue states.

Or, maybe they'd just get their abortions within the 15-week or 20-week periods that would apply in the unlikely event - with a state Senate controlled by Democrats and elections for both chambers of the state legislation next year - that further restrictions were adopted.

In the meanwhile, enjoy your commutes from Maryland to other jurisdictions that actually have an expanding tax base and number of jobs.

Or maybe a woman will miscarry post 20 weeks and need an abortion so she doesn't get sepsis. Good thing she lives close to a blue state, right?

BTW, I've been wfh for many years. So, I don't really care about commuting. I try to fly out of BWI as much as possible. NoVa traffic is horrible, and I say this as someone who lived in CA for most of my life.

How sad that you work mostly from home yet live in…Maryland, conjuring up hypothetical scenarios about living in another state to make you feel better about it.

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Anonymous wrote:MD for sure after today

Always grasping for something to support an argument that it’s somehow desirable to live in economically stagnant MD.

VA can have an economy through the roof, it would still not be a great place to live.

Columbia MD - #2 happiest place

https://www.moneytalksnews.com/slideshows/the-happiest-cities-in-america/

Not bad for "stagnant" MD.

Money doesn't buy happiness. It can make your life comfortable, but people who chase money are usually soulless and deeply unhappy.

Used to live there- it is a bit Truman show for me because it is so planned not to mention that the McMansion farm sprawl in the surrounding area is getting out of control.

I agree with this 100%. McMansion farm sprawl and super depressing.

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Anonymous wrote:As a VA resident, you cannot beat the public, in-state options for college. That is nothing to sneeze at.

Except ZERO of my kids have any interest of going in state. I say vast majority of my oldest two kids HS did not go in state. Problem in state too many kids from in state. VA in particular overly favors in state so not much of a college experience. So a crap shoot to mover there for the schools. Unlike K-12 you where you pick a good school district kids go. You pick a state with good in-state options it is a good chance they wont get in or wont want to go.

Such a silly response. You don't write off a state with a superb state university system just because your kids say they have "no interest" in going to school in state unless you're independently wealthy.

The really valid point in that post is that it’s really hard to get into UVA, and even William and Mary, from northern Virginia. None of my VA friends’ kids got in, and these are kids who ended up at great schools across the country.

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Virginia for easier airport access for DH, who is on a plane at least once weekly usually.

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Anonymous wrote:As a VA resident, you cannot beat the public, in-state options for college. That is nothing to sneeze at.

Except ZERO of my kids have any interest of going in state. I say vast majority of my oldest two kids HS did not go in state. Problem in state too many kids from in state. VA in particular overly favors in state so not much of a college experience. So a crap shoot to mover there for the schools. Unlike K-12 you where you pick a good school district kids go. You pick a state with good in-state options it is a good chance they wont get in or wont want to go.

Such a silly response. You don't write off a state with a superb state university system just because your kids say they have "no interest" in going to school in state unless you're independently wealthy.

The really valid point in that post is that it’s really hard to get into UVA, and even William and Mary, from northern Virginia. None of my VA friends’ kids got in, and these are kids who ended up at great schools across the country.

Plenty of kids from NoVa get into UVA and William & Mary and other state universities in Virginia are also great options.

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Anonymous wrote:As a VA resident, you cannot beat the public, in-state options for college. That is nothing to sneeze at.

Except ZERO of my kids have any interest of going in state. I say vast majority of my oldest two kids HS did not go in state. Problem in state too many kids from in state. VA in particular overly favors in state so not much of a college experience. So a crap shoot to mover there for the schools. Unlike K-12 you where you pick a good school district kids go. You pick a state with good in-state options it is a good chance they wont get in or wont want to go.

Such a silly response. You don't write off a state with a superb state university system just because your kids say they have "no interest" in going to school in state unless you're independently wealthy.

The really valid point in that post is that it’s really hard to get into UVA, and even William and Mary, from northern Virginia. None of my VA friends’ kids got in, and these are kids who ended up at great schools across the country.

Plenty of kids from NoVa get into UVA and William & Mary and other state universities in Virginia are also great options.

And plenty of highly qualified kids don’t get in. You know this.

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When I lived in NOVA whenever we were in Clarendon we would often be the only black couple there. It was weird

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Anonymous wrote:I understand the emotion surrounding abortion at the moment given what’s happened, but on threads like these where people are seeking actionable advice we need to stay grounded in reality in discussing real life markets. Virginia is not going to become Missouri — if you flippantly are claiming this on here like I see some posters doing, you clearly do not understand the state or its politics.

I bet if they lowered taxes by a lot but also restrict abortion, most people would still stay in VA because most people care more about money than anything else. Lucky for Virginians you have blue MD and DC next to you. I mean.. this is what the Lovings did to escape racist VA laws. You will see people doing the same if they need "liberal" laws when they need to seek an abortion. People scoff at liberals but then seek liberal states when they need access to healthcare. Same thing happened with covid. Lots of red state covid-deniers got covid then had to go to a blue state to seek care because their red state hospitals couldn't take them in. Live in a red/purple state next to a blue state, then you can get the best of both worlds. How nice for you that blue states with their liberal policies exist for you to take advantage of. They should require wealthy red state residents to pay premium to seek abortions in blue states.

Or, maybe they'd just get their abortions within the 15-week or 20-week periods that would apply in the unlikely event - with a state Senate controlled by Democrats and elections for both chambers of the state legislation next year - that further restrictions were adopted.

In the meanwhile, enjoy your commutes from Maryland to other jurisdictions that actually have an expanding tax base and number of jobs.

Or maybe a woman will miscarry post 20 weeks and need an abortion so she doesn't get sepsis. Good thing she lives close to a blue state, right?

BTW, I've been wfh for many years. So, I don't really care about commuting. I try to fly out of BWI as much as possible. NoVa traffic is horrible, and I say this as someone who lived in CA for most of my life.

How sad that you work mostly from home yet live in…Maryland, conjuring up hypothetical scenarios about living in another state to make you feel better about it.

Not the OP but this happened to me so that scenario isn’t too out there. It was terrible and I wouldn’t wish it on any woman.

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Anonymous wrote:When I lived in NOVA whenever we were in Clarendon we would often be the only black couple there. It was weird

I like MD, downtown Bethesda is basically all white also. People don't really choose Bethesda or North Arlington for diversity.

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Anonymous wrote:When I lived in NOVA whenever we were in Clarendon we would often be the only black couple there. It was weird

I like MD, downtown Bethesda is basically all white also. People don't really choose Bethesda or North Arlington for diversity.

Whitman HS is more segregated than any school in NoVa. Anyway you can still have diversity without a place being mostly black like PG.

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Anonymous wrote:A 15 week ban would still be more liberal than 90% of the EU

Liar.

EU countries have generous - and reasonable - exceptions. Plus, healthcare, maternity leave, social supports, etc.

Maryland posters are hypocrites who want more restrictive state abortion laws in Virginia to make their declining neighborhoods seem better. So far, not much evidence this will actually come to pass.

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Most of my friends were in Virginia. That’s really it. I could tell you that the taxes are lower and my vote is more impactful, but these would be post hoc rationalizations.

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I currently live in DC but I will be moving to Virginia because someone I met at the dog park just moved there with his wife.

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Blue vs red

Came from NC to DMV never going south again you people are beyond stupid

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Also depends on age. I moved to MoCo when already 56. My wife does not work. My peak earning years were near the end. So lower income tax not as important as lower property tax and no car tax.

Plus I had kids in HS and wanted a W school.

Now if I was 35 with a working wife with peak earning years of 35-55 coming up I would pick Virginia.

Also American Legion Bridge is a killer so if you work in Maryland and live in Virginia good luck with doing that commute for 30 years.

Plus I am fairly convinced some of my older neighbors are Florida or Delaware residents who live like 4-5 months in MoCo