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So the piece on Miami started by saying that there is no income tax. It's true. And there's also very little of the things that get paid for by income taxes i

So the piece on Miami started by saying that there is no income tax. It's true. And there's also very little of the things that get paid for by income taxes in other states. Like decent public education. Which might be fine for twenty-something web developers just looking for a life of self-gratification and night clubbing. But as a place to raise a family and/or attract qualified (educated) employees from other regions, maybe not so much.

auston 13y ago
I feel compelled to defend myself as I don't live "a life of self-gratification and night clubbing" & your generalizations / stereotyping have hurt my feelings. 1. I went to not one, but two blue ribbon schools growing up, in a city where the income per capita is $25k/yr. It wasn't in Miami but it was in South Florida. 2. I volunteer regularly, donate regularly & I'm vegetarian. Hardly the life of a self-gratifying heathen. 3. Our interns at 1Sale.com have come in from Dartmouth & we've received applications from kids that are at Stanford. There are MIT grads at startups down here too (don't want to put anyones name out who doesn't want). If I was seeking self-gratification I'd be out every night drinking & partying, not in my office working on features for customers or optimizing processes for the company. I really didn't appreciate the personal jab, MattsterToo.