Inspired by Ron Paul 1,000 People Have Now Moved for the Free State Project!

[GreenBulldog]

New Hampshire is extremely close to Boston, so there should be a lot of "bleed through" in biotech companies, especially given the numerous advantages of locating in New Hampshire.

I'd recommend you see if there is a biotech scene in Nashua NH or other smaller towns in New Hampshire but near Boston. A quick internet lookup shows Boston at #2 second to San Diego, so its a good bet there are at least a small handful of very promising biotech firms in NH.

Who here is in the same predicament as I am?

Also, why are biotech firms located in places of least freedom? Is it because there are high-quality universities around (note: I believe college is important depending on what you're studying. If you're going to study science, college is worth it.)

I hate living in California. I wish to move as soon as I graduate, which unfortunately wont be anytime soon.

Which school are you going to?

You should check out garynorth.com on how to get a degree online for $15k. Unless you're in an ivy-league school, it won't matter where you graduate from.

 

[SCOTUSman]

New Hampshire IS NOT the live free or die sate (see their voting record).

 

[harikaried]

After making a couple trips to Reno, Nevada to help with door-to-door, I'm thinking about moving to Nevada from the Bay Area. I can still work remotely, and I'm thinking of Incline Village right next to Tahoe.

 

[CTRattlesnake]

New Hampshire IS NOT the live free or die sate (see their voting record).

You've obviously never lived in a state like CT.


The FSP obviously picked NH for a reason

 

[SCOTUSman]

You've obviously never lived in a state like CT.


The FSP obviously picked NH for a reason

Because New Hampshire is a little less statist than its neighbor states. Still doesn't make it Live Free or Die. They voted for Romney, McCain, Obama, Clinton in the last 3 primaries and general. Not impressed.....not impressed at all.

 

[Sovereign Curtis]

I'd love to do this but the uncertainty of finding a job is sobering.

NH has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the nation!

And volunteers post job openings on the FSP Job Alert group on facebook, daily!

 

[eproxy100]

Doesn't Alaska seem better? Very loose gun laws, generally more business friendly, etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaskan_Independence_Party

 

[Shane Harris]

although im closer to NH, states like Wyoming and Idaho seem more attractive to me. But I do like all of the state laws and benefits of New Hampshire along with the presence of the FSP. I wonder if it wouldn't make sense to broaden the idea and create a FSPeast and FSPwest. People from Colorado might move to Wyoming if they know a lot of other libertarians are too as opposed to NH not even being a reasonable option, considering family and all the other factors that go into deciding where to live besides politics.

 

[ssjevot]

I think places like Maine and Alaska are better choices. Low population and far enough away from the normal political environment. New Hampshire has such an important role in politics that it gets bankrolled by the establishment and unsurprisingly votes for establishment candidates.

And Wyoming has an extremely small population so that could be a great choice too.

 

[FSP-Rebel]

although im closer to NH, states like Wyoming and Idaho seem more attractive to me. But I do like all of the state laws and benefits of New Hampshire along with the presence of the FSP. I wonder if it wouldn't make sense to broaden the idea and create a FSPeast and FSPwest. People from Colorado might move to Wyoming if they know a lot of other libertarians are too as opposed to NH not even being a reasonable option, considering family and all the other factors that go into deciding where to live besides politics.

There is an FSPwest so to speak in Wyoming for those that didn't want to move to NH. Google FSP Wyoming and check out the site, you'll note that it is pretty defunct and the discussion forum is pathetic in terms of usage. Problem w/ WY is that it is almost all rural and too wide to facilitate activism amongst the activists. Much of the ranching land (think:valley) is owned by monied interests and the snowfall is tremendous. Finding decent work is also a problem, still a nice place tho.

 

[muzzled dogg]

moved a few months ago

 

[fmarz1]

How is the weather during the winter in NH, weather is a huge factor for some people.

 

[centure7]

although im closer to NH, states like Wyoming and Idaho seem more attractive to me. But I do like all of the state laws and benefits of New Hampshire along with the presence of the FSP. I wonder if it wouldn't make sense to broaden the idea and create a FSPeast and FSPwest. People from Colorado might move to Wyoming if they know a lot of other libertarians are too as opposed to NH not even being a reasonable option, considering family and all the other factors that go into deciding where to live besides politics.

No, if anything it makes sense to narrow the idea and create a Free City Project within New Hampshire. The whole point is to focus efforts on a single location to maximize success. Spreading it out only works to dilute the efforts. Right now there is Free Keene but I think that is a bad idea and Free Grafton makes much more sense because it only takes 200 FSP members to make Grafton a "free city". The whole point of success is that we are all focusing on a single place instead of spreading our efforts out over the whole country who have in general decided that socialism works, everything is great how it is now, and where its headed is even better LOL.

Also, New Hampshire has ocean access to support the seasteading ideas out there. And it also borders Canada, which would be a plus if New Hampshire succeeds after the USA collapses sometime around 2020.

 

[cynic]

It's my understanding that NH has among the highest property taxes.

Am I just misinformed?

 

[SpicyTurkey]

Now all you guys have to do is have a lot of babies. We will breed our takeover.

 

[centure7]

It's my understanding that NH has among the highest property taxes.

Am I just misinformed?

We have the highest property taxes, but the lowest overall tax rate mostly due to a 0% income tax, and there is a pending amendment to ban it forever using the NH constitution. Personally I like it a lot compared to states that collect taxes in at least twice as many ways.

 

[KingRobbStark]

We have the highest property taxes, but the lowest overall tax rate mostly due to a 0% income tax, and there is a pending amendment to ban it forever using the NH constitution. Personally I like it a lot compared to states that collect taxes in at least twice as many ways.

What about the sales tax?

 

[McChronagle]

Be advised, people in NH may agree with the basic FSP principles but that does not mean outsiders are welcome. Some view this as people coming into their state to change it from within when they believe you should be moving there to blend into the culture. They have a point.

 

[centure7]

What about the sales tax?

New Hampshire has no sales tax - 0% - except for restaurants which charge about 5%. Its other major source of income is a corporate tax of some sort that I don't know much about, and also liquor sales which it granted itself a monopoly on.

 

[matt0611]

I think places like Maine and Alaska are better choices. Low population and far enough away from the normal political environment. New Hampshire has such an important role in politics that it gets bankrolled by the establishment and unsurprisingly votes for establishment candidates.

And Wyoming has an extremely small population so that could be a great choice too.

If you think its hard getting people to move to New Hampshire, good luck getting people to move to Alaska!