Reply #82: OneGrassRoot

[avebury]

Do you have any suggestions on how to impact things on a local level when one lives in an ultra red, bible belt buckle, state? People here continue to vote in conservative, religious idealogues into the State Capitol who spend more time trying to legislate their religious and conservative beliefs on the masses instead of trying to actually improve this state, attract new business while retaining existing companies, improve education, etc. (you get the picture). People vote against their economic best interests all the time. I have a minimum of 13 more years before I can even begin to think of retirement so I am stuck here (the 13 years is an over optimistic figure at that). If I could afford to, I would move elsewhere outside the US in a heartbeat. I just feel that there is no hope left for this country and the people. If I had had children, I would have raised them to think globally and go wherever it took to have the best life possible. I would never have encouraged them to stay here.