2e8417 No.390428
Business Exodus Continues In Crime-Ridden Downtown Shitholes Like Chicago
Out-of-control violent crime across downtown Chicago has forced Cofco International Ltd., the trading arm of China's largest food company, to shift operations outside the metro area to safer suburbs.
Bloomberg spoke with those familiar with the plans to relocate Cofco outside the metro area. They said the move is primarily due to "persistent crime."
The agricultural commodities trader is planning to move to Oak Brook from the Loop, Chicago's central business district.
Oak Brook has several other major corporate headquarters, including Ace Hardware, CenterPoint Properties, Sanford L.P., and TreeHouse Foods Inc.
Cofco confirmed the move but provided no details on where the new headquarters location would be.
Meanwhile, Chicago has been hit with many high-profile headquarters losses, including Caterpillar, Citadel, Boeing, and Tyson Foods. Guggenheim Partners has also joined the exodus.
It's not just businesses leaving the crime-ridden metro area. The latest Census data for 2023 reveals residents fled the city for states with lower crime rates, such as Texas, Florida, and Arizona.
During a 2021 speech at the Economic Club of Chicago, Citadel CEO Ken Griffin, who has since moved his firm to Miami, said, "It's becoming ever more difficult to have this as our global headquarters, a city which has so much violence … and I mean Chicago is like Afghanistan, on a good day, and that's a problem."
The major problem with Democratic strongholds like Chicago, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City, Washington, DC, Portland, LA, and San Francisco is the leadership of radical progressives who have failed spectacularly. Their disastrous social justice and criminal justice reform policies have only fueled crime and chaos. It seems "law and order" is not part of their woke vocabulary.
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/business-exodus-continues-chinas-cofco-has-enough-crime-ridden-downtown-detroit
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2e8417 No.390429
>The major problem with Democratic strongholds like Chicago, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City, Washington, DC, Portland, LA, and San Francisco is the leadership of radical progressives who have failed spectacularly. Their disastrous social justice and criminal justice reform policies have only fueled crime and chaos. It seems "law and order" is not part of their woke vocabulary.
It's odd really, it's almost as if half of America actually loves living in a third world failed state full of crime, poverty, high taxation and regulatory entanglement??
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7e0d43 No.390438
>>390428
>>390429
Imagine being intelligent
are you even smart enough to imagine yourself being intelligent?
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7e0d43 No.390439
>>390428
Missouri is listed as one of THE most crime-riddled states in America, you stupid uneducated alcoholic idiot
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7e0d43 No.390440
>>390428
Missouri is a SHITHOLE !!
You Live in a Nasty SHITHOLE
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7e0d43 No.390441
Missouri is literallyGARBAGE
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7e0d43 No.390442
MISSOURI :
It may be helpful to know about the potential downsides of living in Missouri, so you can avoid the problems and be better prepared to move there. Some people love small-town USA communities for the friendly people and the slower pace. Others hate it for the same reasons. Friendly people can also be nosy people trying to find out your vulnerabilities, so they can gossip about them to others. A slow pace may also be interpreted as a town with nothing to do. The point is that some characteristics are interpreted differently by people with diverse opinions. All of these generalities may not represent everyone's direct experience and unique circumstances.
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7e0d43 No.390443
1. Low Wages
The low cost of living in Missouri generates economic conditions that depress wages, so what you may earn for the same job in this state is lower when compared to other states. The difference between somewhat lower wages and the benefits of having a low cost of living needs to be analyzed together to create a full financial picture of what you may experience while living in the state.
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7e0d43 No.390444
2. High Crime Rates
There are parts of the state and bad neighborhoods in the big cities where the crime rate is very high. It is best to search for the crime rate on a system like Areavibes to determine how dangerous it may be where you are thinking about living.
3. Gangs
Gangs are active in the big cities of St. Louis and Kansas City. Illegal drug labs are a problem in the rural areas. Because of its centralized location, it is a criminal hub for the transport of illegal drugs and the unlawful export of American-made guns sent to the drug cartels in Mexico.
4. Rural Poverty
Another reason for the crime in the rural areas is the poverty. The poverty rate in the state is 13.2%, which is a bit higher than the national average. Some counties in the southcentral and southeastern parts of the state have poverty rates higher than 20%. Three counties in the Bootheel area have poverty rates greater than 25%. For comparison, the big city of St. Louis has a poverty rate of 22.8%.
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7e0d43 No.390445
5. Natural Disasters
Missouri has floods, tornadoes, and, surprisingly, earthquakes. From December 1811 to April 1812, more than two thousand earthquakes hit the Mississippi River Valley, which were some of the strongest in American history, reaching up to 8.8 on today’s Richter scale. They were so strong they caused a fluvial tsunami on the river that made the river current temporarily flow backward. There are still earthquakes in contemporary times; however, they are mostly little ones that cause no harm.
6. Bad Weather
Missouri has the change of the four seasons, which some find delightful. Others dread when spring turns to summer because that means it is going to get humid and hot. It seems like it rains all the time, and thunderstorms frequently turn into tornadoes. If you hear the tornado warning siren, take it seriously and find the nearest underground storm shelter. Don’t think that your car will protect you because you may be taken up by a tornado and thrown back down miles away. Winters in Missouri are thought by some to be a beautiful winter wonderland. Others hate the below-freezing temperatures that are so cold your car won’t start, and the roads may close when the snow and ice hit.
7. Worst States List
A 2018 survey by CNBC ranked Missouri as one of the worst states in America. CNBC gives a ranking score by measuring crime, environmental quality, health care, worker protections, anti-discrimination laws, voting rights, childcare, and reproductive rights. The state was 4th on the list of the worst states that year, which is better than 2016 when it ranked as the 2nd worst state after Texas. The 2023 report lists Missouri as the 6th worst state in America, so it is still bad but improving. Missouri scored poorly because of the high crime rate, the lack of reproductive rights, and the lack of equality.
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7e0d43 No.390446
8. Bugs and Pests
The hot, humid summers, along with abundant wetlands and woodlands, are the perfect breeding grounds for biting insects like mosquitoes, ticks, and horseflies. They are disease transmission vectors. Mosquitoes spread the West Nile virus. Ticks cause the spread of Lyme disease. Using insect repellant, wearing protective clothing, and checking for ticks after walking outside in the woods is important. Spiders are abundant also, including poisonous ones like the brown recluse or black widow. If you live in a rural area and have chickens or livestock, you will find yourself in a constant battle with mice, rats, shrews, snakes, squirrels, foxes, raccoons, and even armadillos.
9. Lack of Professional Sports Teams
If you love professional sports, you will be disappointed about Missouri because many of the professional teams left the state for better deals elsewhere. Four football teams left, including the Rams, who went to Los Angeles. Three basketball teams, two hockey teams, and two baseball teams also left. The former Missouri teams that moved include the Braves, Cardinals, Scouts, Hawks, Pistons, Barons, Colts, and the A’s. Sports fans in Missouri mostly must make do with expressing their team spirit for the few remaining professional teams, minor teams, and college sports.
10. Poor Health Care System
Missouri’s public health care system ranks poorly. Healthcare is better and more available in the big cities. Access to healthcare is terrible in rural communities. Many of the rural hospitals and clinics have closed. Prenatal and postpartum care for pregnant women is lacking, especially in low-income areas with sparse populations. More than 11% of the state’s residents do not have any health insurance coverage.
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7e0d43 No.390447
11. Unhealthy Obese People
People who live in Missouri are more likely to have health problems than residents of other states. Nearly 20% of adults in Missouri are smokers, resulting in many excessive deaths from cancer. This problem with cancer, along with the rates of heart disease and stroke, are all higher than the national average. The lack of access to quality healthcare exacerbates these problems. There are many who live in the state with no treatment for their chronic diseases. Diabetes, high blood pressure, and morbid obesity are common. Missouri ranks 12th in the nation for the number of these life-threatening conditions.
12. Allergies
The high amount of seasonal allergies experienced by people living in Missouri is not as bad as other chronic conditions, yet it is still annoying. Missouri is the 15th worst state for those with allergies. During spring, the pollen count can go sky-high. You can see the profusion of pollen in the air that covers everything with a yellow cloud of dust. People have allergic reactions to pollen from trees such as oak, ash, and hickory. When outside, eyes will water along with the sneezing and congestion that comes from reactions to grasses and weeds. The high humidity levels in Missouri encourage mold growth, which negatively impacts indoor air quality, also contributing to allergy symptoms.
13. Property Taxes
Housing costs are reasonable and good value; however, property taxes are 1% of the tax assessor’s value, which can be a big annual payment or add considerably to your monthly mortgage payment.
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7e0d43 No.390448
14. Low Median Household Income
Missouri’s median household income is $65,982, which is approximately 11% less than the national median of $74,606.
15. Conservative Politics
Missouri is a red state, which means it is heavily in favor of Republicans. Republican voters make up the majority of around 57% of the registered voters. Although the people are friendly, if you bring up politics in casual conversation and you are not a Republican, you will probably quickly feel unwelcome. It is best to keep your political opinions to yourself unless you are amongst your “kind.”
16. Higher Income Taxes
Missouri has a progressive income tax system. The more money you earn, the more taxes you will pay. State taxes are low for low-income filers but rapidly increase to 4.8% for higher-earning filers. The top state tax rate of 4.8% applies to anyone earning a decent wage. It also applies to retirees. Any withdrawal from any retirement account is fully taxed. Earnings from a public pension are partially taxed, and earnings from a private pension are fully taxed.
17. High Sales Tax
The Missouri sales tax rate is more than 4%. You must add to this rate the average local tax rate, which is another 4%. This means you pay more than 8% of sales tax on purchases. While the cost of living is lower than the national average, you still pay more sales tax than many other states.
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7e0d43 No.390449
18. Poor Road Conditions
Missouri has an active transportation system, with lots of big trucks hauling stuff on the highways because of its centralized location. However, the road conditions are poor, and the infrastructure lacks adequate maintenance. It is on the “needs repair” list as the 10th worst state in America for bad roads. Around one-quarter of the roads are in terrible condition.
19. Limited Public Transportation
Missouri has very little public transportation in rural areas. The larger cities have bus systems and ridesharing. Some have light-rail trains. However, the rural communities have nothing in terms of public transportation. You need to have a car to get around in rural Missouri.
20. Landlocked
Missouri is landlocked and surrounded by eight other states. It has no access to any ocean. The state’s geography is made up of lackluster landscapes. People who enjoy outdoor water-based activities like swimming or boating are restricted to using the lakes and rivers.
21. Weird Laws
Missouri has some strange laws on its books. It is illegal for someone under the age of 21 to throw out the trash if it contains an open, empty alcohol container. They can be charged with alcohol possession for an open container. Four or more unrelated women cannot share the same rental apartment because of the anti-brothel laws. It is illegal to honk your horn because you might scare horses. Dancing is illegal in Purdy, Missouri. Do you remember the movie Footloose? This is the real-life version.
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7e0d43 No.390450
22. Farms Have a Stench
There are many farms in Missouri, easily more than 100,000. They spread across more than 28 million acres. Livestock and poultry account for more than half of the agricultural output. Driving through Missouri farm areas with the windows down is not recommended, especially on hot days. The stench from the animal manure can be overwhelming.
23. Hillbilly Mentality
Having a down-to-earth, kind nature can be short-circuited by those stereotyped hillbillies from the Missouri Ozarks who may also have small-mindedness and a lack of acceptance of diversity. Nearly 85% of the state’s residents are white people. Sometimes the richer “city” white people may look down upon the poorer, rural, hillbilly white people. Missourians don’t take the hillbilly mentality too seriously and like to make fun of it sometimes, as in this joke. Two hillbillies were sitting on the front porch sipping homemade moonshine when a flatbed truck passed by loaded up with grass sod. One hillbilly saw the truck carrying the grass and exclaimed, “There’s what I’d do if I win the dern lottery.” “Do wut?” asked the other hillbilly. “Well, if I was rich, I’d send my lawn out to git mowed.”
24. Boring Small Towns
Young people can be bored when living in a small Missouri town because there is nothing for them to do that they might consider exciting. Over 90% of the farms in Missouri are family-owned and operated. Youngsters do not necessarily want to grow up to be farmhands. Many can hardly wait for the time they are adults so that they can get away from a small town and the “everybody knows your business” attitude. There are interesting things to do in Kansas City and St. Louis, so that is often where they first move to escape the boredom of small-town life.
25. Flyover State
Show an average high school student a map of the United States. If they never visited Missouri, they may have a difficult time picking the state out on the map. Did you know the capital of Missouri is not Kansas City or St. Louis? It is Jefferson City, with a population of only 43,228 (2020 U.S. Census). A flyover state is slang used to describe the states in the middle of the country that are overlooked and may be disregarded by the people on both the eastern and western coasts. However, anyone who takes the time to get to know Missouri and the people who live there will probably discover many wonderful things.
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7e0d43 No.390451
MISSOURI IS ONE OF THE WORST STATES IN AMERICA!!
ITS FOR NIGGERS & TRAILERPARK WHITE TRASH
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7e0d43 No.390452
>>390428
but YOU fit in perfectly in Missouri
because you never amounted to anything
just an old drunk, that nobody listens to
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7e0d43 No.390453
>>390428
just a BROKE OLD DRUNK
who drank all his meager savings away
who did nothing
who became nothing
who has nothing
You're perfect for shithole missouri
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48f0d2 No.390455
>>390428
Dude I can't even begin to tell you HOW NICE it is here in California!! San Diego is awesome!! We love it here!!! It's got the BEST of everything!!
our only complaint in the past year has the flooding when those bad storms rolled through, but it didn't effect us where we live, and you can't really blame a state for nature's weather patterns.
All in all, Wendy and I have never been happier, and we fucking LOVE IT HERE!!
we both already individually loved California before we even met, so this was a natural decision for us.
By the way, it's SO NICE here, that your eastern 1/3 of America seems like a fucking joke!!
The east coast is ugly
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7e0d43 No.390456
>>390428
But its GORGEOUS here
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7e0d43 No.390461
>>390428
just because (You) have a fetish for child pornography, that doesn't mean everybody shares your sexual perversions.
STOP POSTING YOUR CHILD PORN
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f52228 No.390479
>>390461
You constantly lie, I am not posting anything illegal here!
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f52228 No.390480
Why Are Vast Numbers Of People Relocating To Small Towns All Over The Country?
https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/why-are-vast-numbers-people-relocating-small-towns-all-over-country
MY COMMENT: Obviously having lower taxes, lower crime rates and more freedom is going to bring higher demand and growth. Why would anyone want to live in a Democrat-controlled city today? There is literally ZERO incentive to do so! Too expensive, too many criminal scumbags, too crowded and the regulatory burden as far as zoning laws would be horrible keeping up with. Not to mention most of the third world illegal "migrants" are traveling to big cities and taking all the jobs. America is facing balkanization because we have horrible political leadership in all the major populated areas so it's best not to live in those areas. Americans are migrating to safer havens, greener pastures where leadership is not so dirty and corrupt.
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f52228 No.390492
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957f0a No.390691
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957f0a No.390786
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c004b6 No.391244
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2e8417 No.391437
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2547b5 No.391532
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c004b6 No.391849
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2e8417 No.391987
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957f0a No.392115
Why Are Vast Numbers Of People Relocating To Small Towns All Over The Country?
https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/why-are-vast-numbers-people-relocating-small-towns-all-over-country
MY COMMENT: Obviously having lower taxes, lower crime rates and more freedom is going to bring higher demand and growth. Why would anyone want to live in a Democrat-controlled city today? There is literally ZERO incentive to do so! Too expensive, too many criminal scumbags, too crowded and the regulatory burden as far as zoning laws would be horrible keeping up with. Not to mention most of the third world illegal "migrants" are traveling to big cities and taking all the jobs. America is facing balkanization because we have horrible political leadership in all the major populated areas so it's best not to live in those areas. Americans are migrating to safer havens, greener pastures where leadership is not so dirty and corrupt.
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6bfa72 No.392675
Prepping 101
The Step-by-Step Guide to Surviving Global Chaos
https://www.bitchute.com/video/jSnUqORCHm2O/
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4766b9 No.392713
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2547b5 No.392966
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eab2bf No.393231
Prepping 101
The Step-by-Step Guide to Surviving Global Chaos
https://www.bitchute.com/video/jSnUqORCHm2O/
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cf276e No.393282
Prepping 101
The Step-by-Step Guide to Surviving Global Chaos
https://www.bitchute.com/video/jSnUqORCHm2O/
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cf276e No.393319
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c98e20 No.393341
Prepping 101
The Step-by-Step Guide to Surviving Global Chaos
https://www.bitchute.com/video/jSnUqORCHm2O/
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9df37a No.393352
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c98e20 No.393371
Prepping 101
The Step-by-Step Guide to Surviving Global Chaos
https://www.bitchute.com/video/jSnUqORCHm2O/
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2547b5 No.393395
If the Democrats ever got their way, they would make the whole country turn into places like Chicago. Violent, dangerous, dilapidated, third world ghetto squalor complete with foreign gangs, homeless tent cities and pot hole roads.
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cad644 No.395300
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