okgc
Southern Michigan
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The list will surprise you.
http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2011/real........y.best_places_retire.moneymag/index.html
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2009 Chevy 2500HD CC 4x4 w/6.0 Vortec
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Executive
California/Arizona/South Dakota
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I thought FOR SURE they would have had a picture of my motor home within that top 25...must have been rigged...... ....Dennis
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msmith1199
Central, CA
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The problem with lists like this is who is to decide what's the criteria to be used? For example the number 1 place on the list said it gets 141 inches of snow a year. No way is that number 1 for me. In my criteria snow is for going on vacation to visit, but not for living in. For me the number 1 think I would look at is climate. I want a place that has a year round mild climate and doesn't have tornado or hurricane problems. California is about the only place that meets my criteria. So although there are other issues, that would be my criteria and I didn't see a single place in California on the list. How many people would not want to retire to Dana Point or Oceanside or San Diego or Malibu? The only problem being most couldn't afford those places, but they would be at the top of my list.
2004 National Tropi-Cal T-350, Class A, Triple slide, 330 HP Cat DP.
2006 Dodge Dakota 4x4 or
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Ka Ron
Kelowna
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I did not make it through the whole 25, but looks like us Northerners must head south of the border for retirement......Oh, wait ...... most of us do for the cold parts of the year.
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The Texan
Meridian, Idaho
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Climate is just one minuscule part of the formula......Who wants to pay the CA taxes or endure the political climate there. To me, 141" of snow is much more palatable than the few benefits that CA may offer......
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fla-gypsy
North Florida
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I plan on staying in North Florida.
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Deetour
Washington
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I can't imagine retiring anywhere east of the rockies.
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rgatijnet1
Florida
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I already live in one of those cities in Florida. Every Winter when the snow birds come south, we take off to head out West into the mountains and snow. I guess retirement is where you want it to be.
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Lady Fitzgerald
Tempe, AZ, USA, Earth
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I didn't even finish going through the list. Whoever compiled this list must have been drunk.
Jeannie
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rvrepairnut
bc
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The Texan wrote:Climate is just one minuscule part of the formula......Who wants to pay the CA taxes or endure the political climate there. To me, 141" of snow is much more palatable than the few benefits that CA may offer......
on the other hand i spend 6 months in Ca and dont find ca taxes any worse than any other part of the world.there is a state sales tax but so do most all states.Thats the only tax that I pay in ca
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