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Originally Posted by EdFNJ

I agree with you 100% but not referring to @RETIREDGUY123's post specifically and "knowing" him (only) from here on TOTV I doubt it was meant as a generalization applicable to everyone but a lot of that does goes on around here. Especially from the "if you don't like it, move" crowd when someone complains that restaurants are too expensive.

I think people simply assume we are all in the same situation. There are posters here who in virtually every post make sure they mention they have 3 homes here. There definitely is a lot of money around here but sadly it's not equally allocated!

I know for US it absolutely mattered when we bought here. When we bought our 1st home 55 years ago in NJ we had to pass up on 2 homes because the taxes were so much higher even though the home cost was much lower. Here it all depended on exactly what we got for our NJ home when we sold it. I'd love to have lived in South FL in civilization but simply couldn't afford it and couldn't afford to stay in NJ after my wife retired with the NJ taxes well over $10,000/yr vs $3000 (inc bond) here. Some of us live month to month and some can afford 3 homes. Sure wish I was in the latter group.

You couldn't afford the taxes 55 years ago and you can't afford them now 55 years later. What does that tell you?