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I couldn't agree with this article more. Although, we are coming back to RI after 5 years retired in Florida, because our family needs us. I would like to mention that it is no longer cheap to live in Florida. They do not cater to the "snowbirds" any more. Their emphasis is on the tourists and the revenue that they bring in. Seniors have better choices than the brutal heat and costant return trips up north. Those that retire full time in Florida suffer from what I call "revovling door" healthcare. You do not get the close care that you need and the attitude is that there are more of you to come and take your place when you leave. I have had 4 primary care physicians in 5 years. Northerners seek out their own kind as southerners do not take up with you because you end up leaving or you have a different set of cultural beliefs. Homelessness down here is epidemic and with Obama care reving up I can see that there will be a great increase in the need for revenue. I can see that state income tax will be in the near future for this state. Crime is rampant. Everyone has a home burglary system and most have guns. We have a Stand Your Ground Law here that allows you to shoot someone if you feel threatened and they do! Agian, there is a shift is greatly toward tourism and not attracting seniors. That is were the money is. Old people shop at the many many thrift stores. So, hold on to your purse if you come down here. The real state prices are starting to go up agian and that cheap purchase will start costing you in property taxes. Property taxes have increased even as the market and home evaluations have gone down. I have met a lot of very "homesick" seniors down here that often call this the "standing cemetary" as they wait out their time separated from their familys. If you golf, or hate to shovel snow it is a great place. But, ladies that do neither of these things, you still have the duties of the homemaker that you always had, minus the time with you family and the culture you enjoy, while your husband is at the golf course or just reading the paper, which is often depressing. THink before you hurry on down. Try a 6 month condo rental, but, remember life stops being a vacation after the first month when isolation sets in. Your only friends are through volunterism or drinking at the Elks! And that gets old quick! Rhode Island ranks with the worst states right now. Florida ranks with Rhode Island. Stay home and work towards the reform you never worked on but only complained about or choose another state. Just an honest opinion from someone who tried it. The grass is not greener. In fact, growing a garden in this state is impossible!

From: Still time to wind up the RI clock and the economy

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