Anonymous wrote:I’m the OP.

So for all you guys who responded, there were quite a few reasons like jobs, education, family......

We left Boston to move to VA since taxes were crazy, job market was meh, and wasteful spending was up the wazoo.....

We are conservatives who were sick of liberal socialist policies of Boston and what it did to our taxes, decline in education, and companies fleeing the state due to high taxes and regulations.

Many people left Boston to come to VA as I’m sure many from liberal states like NY and CA for the same reason.
The reasons were business income taxes and personal taxes were low, minimal state regulation and pro business govt encouraged huge job growth ( not in Montgomery county where the taxes are nuts). Then you vote in the same people who want to raise your taxes and recreate the same issue you left the previous state for.

It sounds like you felt like you were moving away FROM something. Most of the people who responded sounded like they were moving TO something (like a job opportunity). It also appears the tax thing doesn't figure as strongly with other people (in this highly scientific poll ) as it does with you. If you move for a job in Virginia, makes sense that you would try to get a home in a nearby place.
I think your have some flawed logic.
You seem to equate more democratic/liberal government with somehow being automatically anti-business. The "bluest" parts of Virginia is definitely NOVA, which is also definitely the source of the vast majority of business and economic opportunity. In Virginia, the Republican strongholds are inevitably the places with very low economic opportunity.
Whether you personally liked Governor Terry McAuliffe or not, the man's number one focus was (and continues to be) economic development. If you ever listened to him on the WTOP Ask the Governor, he would almost always bring any question back to growing/supporting business in Virginia.

I’m the OP.

So for all you guys who responded, there were quite a few reasons like jobs, education, family......

We left Boston to move to VA since taxes were crazy, job market was meh, and wasteful spending was up the wazoo.....

We are conservatives who were sick of liberal socialist policies of Boston and what it did to our taxes, decline in education, and companies fleeing the state due to high taxes and regulations.

Many people left Boston to come to VA as I’m sure many from liberal states like NY and CA for the same reason.
The reasons were business income taxes and personal taxes were low, minimal state regulation and pro business govt encouraged huge job growth ( not in Montgomery county where the taxes are nuts). Then you vote in the same people who want to raise your taxes and recreate the same issue you left the previous state for.

1........Where did you move from (NY, California, Boston)?

2.......Why did you decide to move from there? (Lack of jobs, high taxes, poor schools)?

3.........Why did you move to the DC area?

4..........Why did you pick Northern VA to live in instead of MD or DC?

1. Military brat & military, lived mostly in Japan

2. Lack of job opportunities

3. Moved here for job

4. Job was in VA. Not a fan of city living. Prefer suburbs.

Asheville, North Carolina, 1978

Graduate School and wanted to live in a city

Financial aid from GWU for graduate school

Cost of living was cheaper in VA

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LOL @ this thread.

It’s okay. There are so many jobs in Virginia that we can employ even your sort. We even know how to deal with Maryland drivers and DC scooter users.

What’s funny is how very, very proud of yourself you are. As if living in a particular state makes you a better person somehow.

Dp- yet you felt compelled to comment on a va residents thread. Sad.

How do you know I am not a VA resident who just thinks people on this thread are ridiculous?

I do enjoy when an OP tries to limit responses to a thread on an anonymous message board.

1. San Francisco area.

2. Could not get a job in CA after law school in the early 2000s. However, have not moved back because of high COL and poor schools.

3. Got a job in DC.

4. Initially because of the metro commute (Orange Line to DC) and high cost of rent in DC (I wanted a newish building with washer / dryer).
Then because I had local friends, and then because of spouse's friends and family. Commuting from MD has never made sense for my job locations.

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Anonymous wrote:I am from here and I know a lot of people who are also local. It never occurred to me to move to Maryland. I don't even like to drive there.

Laughing. Definitely +1, and + 2 if you count my husband

+3

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LOL @ this thread.

It’s okay. There are so many jobs in Virginia that we can employ even your sort. We even know how to deal with Maryland drivers and DC scooter users.

FYI if you had been to Arlington lately, you would know there are lots of Virginia scooter users.

Yes, I have had to limit my war on bikers to focus on scooter users.

Anonymous wrote:1) San Francisco

2) Family

3) Jobs

4) taxes, better in-state colleges, schools

Please don't vote for what you left.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LOL @ this thread.

It’s okay. There are so many jobs in Virginia that we can employ even your sort. We even know how to deal with Maryland drivers and DC scooter users.

FYI if you had been to Arlington lately, you would know there are lots of Virginia scooter users.

1. Boston
2. Specific job in DC - wasn't excited to leave Boston but the opportunity seemed worth the risk
3. Again, job
4. Picked VA over DC because rent was cheaper and there were more day cares so higher chance of a spot. Picked VA over MD for commute to work in SW DC.

Anonymous wrote:For all of you who live in VA:

1........Where did you move from (NY, California, Boston)?

2.......Why did you decide to move from there? (Lack of jobs, high taxes, poor schools)?


3.........Why did you move to the DC area?

4..........Why did you pick Northern VA to live in instead of MD or DC?

1. We moved from Florida. This is the 4th time we've lived in the DC area.

2. My DH is a Fed. All roads lead back here over and over again. We would never voluntarily choose to live here.

3. See #2. We PCSd here for a Fed promotion.

4. We have lived in NOVA, DC, and MOCO. We chose NOVA again because the schools are dramatically better and the people are normal. We liked living in DC. Hated MOCO.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LOL @ this thread.

It’s okay. There are so many jobs in Virginia that we can employ even your sort. We even know how to deal with Maryland drivers and DC scooter users.

What’s funny is how very, very proud of yourself you are. As if living in a particular state makes you a better person somehow.

Dp- yet you felt compelled to comment on a va residents thread. Sad.

1. NY
2. Specific job only available in this area
3. Same as above
4. Lower taxes, better services, better schools, and metro available in walkable distance in places I actually wanted to live.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LOL @ this thread.

It’s okay. There are so many jobs in Virginia that we can employ even your sort. We even know how to deal with Maryland drivers and DC scooter users.

What’s funny is how very, very proud of yourself you are. As if living in a particular state makes you a better person somehow.