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Talk me out of moving back to Massachusetts
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I commute into Cambridge from Wayland. The commute is hellish. It can take 1 hour each way. Commute from Sturbridge to East Boston in 1 hour? Um, no.
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My brother likens it to the Trail of Tears
Hank Williams said in an old radio interview that the key to happiness was "find a place you truly love, and stay there' If you really love where you're at, stay there. I left a place I loved and have regretted it ever since. One day I'll make it back there. Just my 2 cents.
The list is so short forcoming back i can't think of any good reason ....well unless you want a freee check for doing nothing along with free housing ....thanks welfare
Is the frustration and time of commuting to Boston from any location worth the move? You will still have at least a 30 min commute into the city, unless you live right in the city in which case you're blowing all that money from the dream job away.
Talk me out of moving back to Massachusetts
http://www.northeastshooters.com/vb...Cambridge-Considers-Surrender-to-Green-Police
http://www.northeastshooters.com/vb...Cambridge-Considers-Surrender-to-Green-Police
Relo to NH, maybe - to MA, no!
MA is a dump, don't live there. Commuting from NH would be better for your family.
My job in Nashua was recently transferred to MA. My round-trip commute went from 22 miles to 80, and my income tax went from 0% to 5.3%. Not only is paying taxes to the MA Klleptocracy aggravating, but owning a house in NH and paying MA income tax makes you one of the most highly taxed people in the country. Be sure evaluate your tax situation as part of your decision.
Good luck, I hope things work out for the best.
MA is a dump, don't live there. Commuting from NH would be better for your family.
My job in Nashua was recently transferred to MA. My round-trip commute went from 22 miles to 80, and my income tax went from 0% to 5.3%. Not only is paying taxes to the MA Klleptocracy aggravating, but owning a house in NH and paying MA income tax makes you one of the most highly taxed people in the country. Be sure evaluate your tax situation as part of your decision.
Good luck, I hope things work out for the best.
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Three words my friend...Southern New Hampshire.
I grew up in Somerville, MA. and moved to NH in 2004 after 38 years under communist rule. DON"T DO IT, you can still be an American for the most part where you are now. If anything you might want to look somewhere in NH. Unless of course you have no problem with the idea of Socialism and don't mind leaving your Constitutional rights at the door.
Massachusetts is ok to work in but the hour ride home for me is a pleasure because as soon as I cross the border into New Hampshire I can feel whole again. HELL NO, DON"T DO IT!!
yeah what he said.
I don't disagree with regards to 2A related issues. However, people need to make their own career choices and choices on what's important in their lives.
Unfortunately, MA and CA are two of the biggest areas for high tech jobs (not that the OP is necessarily in high tech). I generally like New England and, unfortunately, MA is the only state in New England with a good high tech job market. I also hate long commutes. So, the net of it is I live in MA, make the best of it and hope the SCOTUS makes some favorable rulings in the near future.
Hey buddy, I have news for you! the economy is not strong anywhere. And to add insult to injury, socialist states like Massachusetts are making things worse by continuing to tax the shit out of struggling hard working people so they can continue support the professional layabouts on the public dole in an effort to be reelected!!!
yanici
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Only read 1/2 of the posts but I saw the one about moving to Wakefield, MA. Nice town and green too. Not a bad commute to E. Boston either.
If you lived in southern N.H. you'd need that non-resi MA license to carry here. Pain to get every year and expensive. Plus they're making it harder to get a nonrestricted non-resi license. Thing is, if you live in Wakefield get your good ol' MA Class A unrestricted and you'd be all set. You could then easily get a Maine or N.H. non-resi.
Follow my drift? It ain't ALL bad. Bring your bad guns but leave your bad mags in maine.
Let the slammin' begin! Owwww!
If you lived in southern N.H. you'd need that non-resi MA license to carry here. Pain to get every year and expensive. Plus they're making it harder to get a nonrestricted non-resi license. Thing is, if you live in Wakefield get your good ol' MA Class A unrestricted and you'd be all set. You could then easily get a Maine or N.H. non-resi.
Follow my drift? It ain't ALL bad. Bring your bad guns but leave your bad mags in maine.
Let the slammin' begin! Owwww!
No, you don't, but for certain commute paths it becomes a pain in the ass not to live in MA. I'm probably looking down the barrel of 3 hours a day total wasted commuting once I move to NH.... I can deal with it (mostly because I'm already dealing with about 2.5 hours now) others can't, and I can easily see why they they wouldn't want to do it.
Trust me, I'm the first guy that tells people not to live here, at nearly any cost. I can also recognize, however, why some people are stuck here. (or want to stay here, at least till their kids grow up, etc. )
There's also the "you'll usually lose on RE tax in NH" problem, but I'm waiving that from the argument because IMHO freedom is worth paying for. That's not a big deal compared to commuting time...
-Mike
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cockpitbob
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If all good men had fled MA, Scott Brown would not be the 41st vote. It's a personal choice. I choose to stay, fight the good fight and raise my childern to do the same.
