JCT wrote:
Im pretty tired of hearing exaggerated Illinois bashing. If you hate it here, why don't you move to a state with squeaky clean government, and let me know what state has it. Vermont? Idaho? More people leave California than Illinois. Many states have higher taxes. There's not much we can do about the weather. Our per capita income is more than 15% higher than the absolutely non-racist paradise of South Carolina. Our poverty and crime levels statewide are lower than South Carolina.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/200 ... us-states/The best thing about South Carolina is its flag.
The crime talk of Chicago is really overhyped as well. Yes one of the largest cities in the country has crime, yes the south and west side need to work on it, and have way too many shootings. That does not make the entire city a dangerous cesspool. I’ve rarely ever felt unsafe in all of the years that I lived in Chicago. I think the positives of the city outweigh the negatives.