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I am one of those kids from a nice part New Jersey who left and will never back. We are legion.

by subpixel 4y ago

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

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