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Don't sleep on NJ. It has "the highest number of millionaires both per capita and per square mile in the U.S., and hosting more scientists and engineers per sq

Don't sleep on NJ. It has "the highest number of millionaires both per capita and per square mile in the U.S., and hosting more scientists and engineers per square mile than anywhere else in the world."

roflyear 4y ago
NJ is expensive as all hell but it is also a safe, enjoyable place to live. Lots to offer.
- throwaway74829 4y ago
  It's absolutely lovely. The wealthier pockets remind of a less mountainy Switzerland.
- subpixel 4y ago
  I am one of those kids from a nice part New Jersey who left and will never back. We are legion.
  - mikeweiss 4y ago
    Curious... Where do you live now and why would you never come back?
    - orangepurple 4y ago
      Not OP but... there's the debt problem. https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2022/05/nj-state-owes-bondholders-more-than-48-billion-up-4-billion-last-fiscal-year-among-most-indebted-states/ https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2022/05/nj-state-owes-bondho...
      - deltree7 4y ago
        That's as dumb as saying US has the highest debt among all countries and don't live there. Probably good to pick Somalia because they have low debt
        orangepurple 4y ago
        You're right. Debt is irrelevant these days.
        lotsofpulp 4y ago
        Not similar at all. If you are deciding between states/cities, then the states/cities’ debt burdens impact your tax liability and quality/quantity of government services received. NJ does not have the luxury of being able to print money. Same situation on federal government level, but US apparently has quite a bit of advantage considering the strength of the currency. Theoretically, if there was a country similar to the US with less debt, then they would enjoy an advantage. In the US, that is not theory since there are many different comparable states. Warren Buffett has commented as much https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/25/full-transcript-billionaire-investor-warren-buffett-speaks-with-cnbcs-becky-quick-on-squawk-box-today.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/25/full-transcript-billionaire-...
    - subpixel 4y ago
      I could come up with reasonable objections but the truth is I was miserable as a kid, and I associate that misery with New Jersey. I still pull over across New Jersey for food - especially around Edison, where I order banquet amounts of Indian food from Ruby Ke Kitchen Se to take back to my chest freezer in the woods of northern New England. Plus, New Jersey begat WFMU - god bless them.
      - jmartrican 4y ago
        Yeah I can understand that. I do not like going or staying at places with a negative emotional connection. A few highschool friends of mine that I want to college with had a negative experience at our highschool. They did not have nice things to say about the town we grew up in and did not want to be associated or live there. Not everyone. Many do maintain a strong positive connection with the town. I personally do not like the Jersey Shore. I dont like going there even though many people around me love going there. I had a few negative experiences there as a teenager and young adult.
  - roflyear 4y ago
    Certainly not for everyone
mikeweiss 4y ago
Don't forget about the diversity of people as well, you can find authentic food from pretty much any part of the world here.
dekhn 4y ago
For many years I simply though of NJ as that stretch of highway south of NY, I guess the NJ turnpike with lots of large industrial plants. Then I drove west and realized it's also got a lot of toll roads.

roflyear 4y ago

NJ is expensive as all hell but it is also a safe, enjoyable place to live. Lots to offer.

throwaway74829 4y ago
It's absolutely lovely. The wealthier pockets remind of a less mountainy Switzerland.
subpixel 4y ago
I am one of those kids from a nice part New Jersey who left and will never back. We are legion.
- mikeweiss 4y ago
  Curious... Where do you live now and why would you never come back?
  - orangepurple 4y ago
    Not OP but... there's the debt problem. https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2022/05/nj-state-owes-bondholders-more-than-48-billion-up-4-billion-last-fiscal-year-among-most-indebted-states/ https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2022/05/nj-state-owes-bondho...
    - deltree7 4y ago
      That's as dumb as saying US has the highest debt among all countries and don't live there. Probably good to pick Somalia because they have low debt
      - orangepurple 4y ago
        You're right. Debt is irrelevant these days.
      - lotsofpulp 4y ago
        Not similar at all. If you are deciding between states/cities, then the states/cities’ debt burdens impact your tax liability and quality/quantity of government services received. NJ does not have the luxury of being able to print money. Same situation on federal government level, but US apparently has quite a bit of advantage considering the strength of the currency. Theoretically, if there was a country similar to the US with less debt, then they would enjoy an advantage. In the US, that is not theory since there are many different comparable states. Warren Buffett has commented as much https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/25/full-transcript-billionaire-investor-warren-buffett-speaks-with-cnbcs-becky-quick-on-squawk-box-today.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/25/full-transcript-billionaire-...
  - subpixel 4y ago
    I could come up with reasonable objections but the truth is I was miserable as a kid, and I associate that misery with New Jersey. I still pull over across New Jersey for food - especially around Edison, where I order banquet amounts of Indian food from Ruby Ke Kitchen Se to take back to my chest freezer in the woods of northern New England. Plus, New Jersey begat WFMU - god bless them.
    - jmartrican 4y ago
      Yeah I can understand that. I do not like going or staying at places with a negative emotional connection. A few highschool friends of mine that I want to college with had a negative experience at our highschool. They did not have nice things to say about the town we grew up in and did not want to be associated or live there. Not everyone. Many do maintain a strong positive connection with the town. I personally do not like the Jersey Shore. I dont like going there even though many people around me love going there. I had a few negative experiences there as a teenager and young adult.
- roflyear 4y ago
  Certainly not for everyone

mikeweiss 4y ago

Don't forget about the diversity of people as well, you can find authentic food from pretty much any part of the world here.

dekhn 4y ago

For many years I simply though of NJ as that stretch of highway south of NY, I guess the NJ turnpike with lots of large industrial plants. Then I drove west and realized it's also got a lot of toll roads.