usmc2111 Posted December 15, 2021 at 07:07 PM Share Posted December 15, 2021 at 07:07 PM Do you plan on moving out of Illinois? If so where to and why? Just a random question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Posted December 15, 2021 at 08:30 PM Share Posted December 15, 2021 at 08:30 PM I'd have left long ago but moving business isn't easy. Wife and kids would leave in a heartbeat, with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangerdeepv Posted December 15, 2021 at 09:13 PM Share Posted December 15, 2021 at 09:13 PM Grandkids are still in the baby phase.........maybe in a couple years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinnison342 Posted December 16, 2021 at 06:12 AM Share Posted December 16, 2021 at 06:12 AM I'm job searching in Utah, Texas and Florida. I'm currently the primary care-giver for my 90 year old mother who has Alzheimer's. At her current rate of mental deterioration, I will probably no longer be able to care for sometime in the next two years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sctman800 Posted December 16, 2021 at 09:55 AM Share Posted December 16, 2021 at 09:55 AM I have a good friend, not a member here. who just got an offer on his house and will be moving to Florida. So there goes two more conservatives and their tax money out of this failed state of Illinois. My wife and I already left in March of 2020 and are now very happy in beautiful small town Indiana. Jim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou Posted December 16, 2021 at 12:45 PM Share Posted December 16, 2021 at 12:45 PM The wife and I are looking out of state too. It will probably be within the next 6-9 months. My one brother moved to Tennessee last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSDlady Posted December 16, 2021 at 03:16 PM Share Posted December 16, 2021 at 03:16 PM Our plan is to move out of Illinois to either Wyoming or Utah when my husband retires from his job (5 years). IF he could find a job out there now we would move immediately although we would have to kidnap my 94 year old mother as she is quite comfortable in her own home with her familiar surroundings. Thinking about buying land (at least 5 acres) now to build on later. Nephew and his girlfriend are moving to a new house in Tennessee this month. She convinced him that TN is a whole lot better/cheaper place to live than Illinois. Both were able to get transfers from their current jobs so it was an easy move. However, I had to give them the "How to vote to preserve it" lecture. Hopefully they heed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roundkot Posted December 16, 2021 at 05:16 PM Share Posted December 16, 2021 at 05:16 PM We started thinking about this. Hard to decide where to. Indiana and Tennessee are on a short list. Water shortage is a concern further south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redlin Posted December 16, 2021 at 10:17 PM Share Posted December 16, 2021 at 10:17 PM Moving, to TN most likely.Been there a few times already looking at properties/homes.Right now the housing market prices down there are over inflated IMO,but we still have time until our daughter graduates from college nearby us up here in about a year and a half,so hopefully prices correct themselves.The reasons for moving are taxes and laws.Of course the mountains and hills of eastern TN have a lot to do with it too.My previous retirement area was down in the Shawnee Natl. Forest in so. IL .I really like the people and geography down there but,..it's still IL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScopeEye Posted December 16, 2021 at 10:21 PM Share Posted December 16, 2021 at 10:21 PM One person is staying... must be FSA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilres Posted December 17, 2021 at 08:59 PM Share Posted December 17, 2021 at 08:59 PM I would like to leave, but I'm stuck in Chicago for the moment. The best option for us seems to be Wisconsin, since both wife and I have reasonable employment options there. I feel pretty isolated and surrounded here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTHunter Posted December 18, 2021 at 05:23 AM Share Posted December 18, 2021 at 05:23 AM On 12/16/2021 at 9:16 AM, GSDlady said: Our plan is to move out of Illinois to either Wyoming or Utah when my husband retires from his job (5 years). IF he could find a job out there now we would move immediately although we would have to kidnap my 94 year old mother as she is quite comfortable in her own home with her familiar surroundings. Thinking about buying land (at least 5 acres) now to build on later. Nephew and his girlfriend are moving to a new house in Tennessee this month. She convinced him that TN is a whole lot better/cheaper place to live than Illinois. Both were able to get transfers from their current jobs so it was an easy move. However, I had to give them the "How to vote to preserve it" lecture. Hopefully they heed it. We have similar "parental problems" and for the same reason(s). According to info I have from the Tax Foundation (https://taxfoundation.org/), TN had the highest sales tax rate as of 1/2020 at 9.53%. Louisiana and Arkansas are #2 & #3 respectively. In previous maps for earlier years, those 3 states seem to rotate at being the highest. TN is #31 for gasoline taxes as of 7/2020 but appears to only tax interest and dividend income with a state rate of only 1%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noreaster Posted December 18, 2021 at 06:11 AM Share Posted December 18, 2021 at 06:11 AM On 12/16/2021 at 4:17 PM, Redlin said: Moving, to TN most likely.Been there a few times already looking at properties/homes.Right now the housing market prices down there are over inflated IMO,but we still have time until our daughter graduates from college nearby us up here in about a year and a half,so hopefully prices correct themselves.The reasons for moving are taxes and laws.Of course the mountains and hills of eastern TN have a lot to do with it too.My previous retirement area was down in the Shawnee Natl. Forest in so. IL .I really like the people and geography down there but,..it's still IL. I wonder if the time to move to TN was more like 20 years ago. Several people I know and know of, who considered TN ultimately bought somewhere else. Big money investors seem to like slurping up homes in certain communities there and renting them out. That inflates prices everywhere, and can make a “nice affordable block” become quite transient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xwing Posted December 20, 2021 at 12:50 PM Share Posted December 20, 2021 at 12:50 PM I moved to Indiana this fall. I got my Indiana Lifetime LTC in less than two weeks. The day I became an official Indiana resident (by applying for my Indiana DL), I applied online for an Indiana License to Carry. I made an appointment same day for fingerprints, and followed it up two days later with a visit to the sheriff's office (as local law enforcement process the application here instead of state agency). I had my lifetime carry license sooner than I had my "Real ID" drivers license, and it cost all of $13 (fingerprint fee). Very different process than Illinois. (And I suspect by next year Indiana will go Constitutional Carry and the license will be moot anyway except for reciprocity.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmc2111 Posted December 23, 2021 at 07:48 PM Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 at 07:48 PM I would like to move out of Illinois, but due to family reasons i am stuck here for the next several years. I figure that will give me enough time to see if the liberals destroy the last actual free states of America in the coming years as they exit the cesspools they left due to their own voting habits. In the interim I may move someplace even more rural as people are fleeing from Chicago and bringing their crime to the outlying areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmc2111 Posted December 23, 2021 at 07:49 PM Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 at 07:49 PM On 12/20/2021 at 6:50 AM, Xwing said: I moved to Indiana this fall. I got my Indiana Lifetime LTC in less than two weeks. The day I became an official Indiana resident (by applying for my Indiana DL), I applied online for an Indiana License to Carry. I made an appointment same day for fingerprints, and followed it up two days later with a visit to the sheriff's office (as local law enforcement process the application here instead of state agency). I had my lifetime carry license sooner than I had my "Real ID" drivers license, and it cost all of $13 (fingerprint fee). Very different process than Illinois. (And I suspect by next year Indiana will go Constitutional Carry and the license will be moot anyway except for reciprocity.) That's really great and quick. I have had a CCL in a couple of other states and they were about $65 and a couple of weeks and I thought that was good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmarkla Posted December 24, 2021 at 02:01 PM Share Posted December 24, 2021 at 02:01 PM On 12/15/2021 at 3:13 PM, Rangerdeepv said: Grandkids are still in the baby phase.........maybe in a couple years. Yep! Me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max503 Posted December 27, 2021 at 08:13 PM Share Posted December 27, 2021 at 08:13 PM We just don't want to go through the hassle of moving. Besides. Where I live our taxes aren't at all bad, and this county is pretty much pro-gun. I'm a stone's throw from Missouri and their gas is cheap. I don't think the Dems in Illinois are going to hammer too hard on gun owners. Why? Because if they did, they would lose too many Democrat voters. With everybody moving out, some places are becoming fairly sparsely populated. Makes it kind of nice. I hope more people leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikew Posted December 28, 2021 at 09:18 PM Share Posted December 28, 2021 at 09:18 PM On 12/27/2021 at 2:13 PM, max503 said: I don't think the Dems in Illinois are going to hammer too hard on gun owners. Why? Because if they did, they would lose too many Democrat voters. Talk to Julie Morrison. https://www.gunrights4illinois.com/blog/illinois-senator-julie-morrison-discusses-assault-weapon-ban-and-confiscation/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tip Posted December 28, 2021 at 09:32 PM Share Posted December 28, 2021 at 09:32 PM We plan on remaining until such time as it makes more sense, financially, economically and politically, to move. That could be within your 1-2 year timeframe, but could also be well past that. Right now, while easily financially feasible it makes absolutely no sense economically to do so. Farmland prices, profit margins still well outweigh the less than desirable political climate. When the political climate down here starts to sour we’ll reconsider. Perhaps all you “northerners” can fix your political climate before that happens….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobPistol Posted December 28, 2021 at 11:14 PM Share Posted December 28, 2021 at 11:14 PM I moved from IL 3 years ago and after seeing how they handled the pandemic with utter totalitarianism, I'm glad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK 9mm Posted December 30, 2021 at 11:01 PM Share Posted December 30, 2021 at 11:01 PM If JB and the Dems start taxing retirement income that will be the last straw for me and my wife. The fact that retirement income is exempt currently is a huge plus. We have access to cultural events, excellent healthcare, sports and great schools where I live. Until I am an empty nester we will stay in Illinois for now. Subject to change based on taxes as mentioned earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max503 Posted December 31, 2021 at 12:06 AM Share Posted December 31, 2021 at 12:06 AM On 12/30/2021 at 5:01 PM, TK 9mm said: If JB and the Dems start taxing retirement income that will be the last straw for me and my wife. The fact that retirement income is exempt currently is a huge plus. We have access to cultural events, excellent healthcare, sports and great schools where I live. Until I am an empty nester we will stay in Illinois for now. Subject to change based on taxes as mentioned earlier. Same here. We have everything in close proximity. If they tax retirement, or go crazy on the gun stuff I could see hopping over the river to Missouri. Till then I'm sitting tight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tip Posted December 31, 2021 at 12:28 AM Share Posted December 31, 2021 at 12:28 AM On 12/30/2021 at 5:01 PM, TK 9mm said: If JB and the Dems start taxing retirement income that will be the last straw for me and my wife. The fact that retirement income is exempt currently is a huge plus. AGREED that would definitely change the economics of the situation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTHunter Posted January 1, 2022 at 09:21 PM Share Posted January 1, 2022 at 09:21 PM Considering the economic condition of this state, I believe that it is a foregone conclusion that the ILGA will devise some form of tax on ALL retirement income, including Social Security. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roundkot Posted January 2, 2022 at 11:28 PM Share Posted January 2, 2022 at 11:28 PM On 1/1/2022 at 3:21 PM, JTHunter said: Considering the economic condition of this state, I believe that it is a foregone conclusion that the ILGA will devise some form of tax on ALL retirement income, including Social Security. Very true. Federal money is the only reason this hasn't happened yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiliconSorcerer Posted January 4, 2022 at 06:59 PM Share Posted January 4, 2022 at 06:59 PM On 1/1/2022 at 3:21 PM, JTHunter said: Considering the economic condition of this state, I believe that it is a foregone conclusion that the ILGA will devise some form of tax on ALL retirement income, including Social Security. There should be a "processing" fee for sending Illinois pension payments to out of state residents. I hoped for no federal money so the state tanked before the election but JB will be able to claim success for another year get elected and then we will tank. Addicts have to hit bottom the sooner the better, we are just still digging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesW Posted January 10, 2022 at 06:42 PM Share Posted January 10, 2022 at 06:42 PM I wish there was another choice, "within the next ten years" because That's the plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilguy Posted January 11, 2022 at 02:01 AM Share Posted January 11, 2022 at 02:01 AM After seeing fat ******* touting his accomplishments in a campaign ad my wife, for the first time, asked where could we move. Im thinking the Carolinas. Any suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiliconSorcerer Posted January 11, 2022 at 02:53 PM Share Posted January 11, 2022 at 02:53 PM On 1/10/2022 at 8:01 PM, lilguy said: After seeing fat ******* touting his accomplishments in a campaign ad my wife, for the first time, asked where could we move. Im thinking the Carolinas. Any suggestions. Sicking, put off the day of reckoning for another year with federal dollars, this SOB is still digging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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