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Old 09-18-2009, 11:52 AM
 
Location: WI
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boy, after reading these posts, i sure am glad i'm in SC now.
Down here, we NEVER hear about or deal with any political issues or messes....


"YOU LIE"


well, almost never...
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Old 09-18-2009, 11:57 AM
 
Location: Wisconsin
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Default Former Wisconsinites...where did you move to and how do you like it in comparison to WI?

I like Wisconsin much more than my time in Japan and Korea.
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Old 09-18-2009, 12:10 PM
 
Location: East Side Milwaukee
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Yes, let's blame Madison the capital city instead of a person who clearly knew they were abusing the system and bought a $700,000.00 house with the proceeds, complete with an indoor swimming pool
and basketball court
Yeah, the system is fine, nothing is wrong. It couldn't be the incompetant bureaucrats in madison setup another program that they don't know how to administer. It's a madison mentality mixed with the politics of the state that produced this mess. That program and others are setup to fail because they're setting the rules and conducting their business in a bubble, far from reality.

The diversity issue was one example of that, this is another.
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Old 09-18-2009, 12:16 PM
 
Location: Wisconsin
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Default Former Wisconsinites...where did you move to and how do you like it in comparison to WI?

I lived in Texarcana Texas for 8 months when I was young and definately liked Wisconsin better.
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Old 09-18-2009, 04:21 PM
 
Location: Brentwood, Tennessee
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Hmm I don't know why both of you are picking on Milwaukee City's post as he is completely on topic for the thread title??!! Should the T word apply??
good gawd...I couldn't have even told you who posted what, don't give a rat's patoot. I was commenting on the comparisons in general. T is also for touchy.
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Old 09-18-2009, 06:08 PM
 
Location: Omaha...Until I Get Back To Wisconsin!
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yikes...I guess I just figured since I lived in rural wisconsin most of my life that saying Omaha was "diverse" wasn't that bad...80% white isn't all that bad for a lot of midwestern cities but whatever...to each his own...there's quite a few people on here still living in Wisconsin that are giving them a worse name then they seem to already have on this board...I love Wisconsin and plan on being back there for good in a few years...I never was a huge fan of Milwaukee but it's not that bad of a city...Wisconsin in general is a great place...I just hate seeing some people on here tarnish the great state I grew up in...either way I hope that everyone is happy where they are living...where ever that may be...because life is just a lot easier when you appreciate the people you live with and where you live...I haven't been here long but I would say the large majority of the people I've come into contact with out here are as nice to you as you are to them...and I would think that is the case almost anywhere you move...its the old golden rule...treat others the way you want to be treated...

again I love Wisconsin...but I'm very content with Omaha and I think that it has a lot to offer in terms of a low unemployment rate...very easy to navigate...a rich history as well as a very bright future...I think I would have loved growing up here...but glad I grew up with where I did...people need to relax and understand this is just a forum...yikes
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Old 09-18-2009, 06:43 PM
 
Location: Brentwood, Tennessee
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Great post, Tab.

And you're right...it's a good thing if you like where you live. And if you don't, and aren't in prison...you're free to leave and find another place.

I liked WI when I lived there for 20 years. If we had to move back, I'd be fine with it.
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Old 09-19-2009, 04:50 AM
 
Location: Chicago
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yikes...I guess I just figured since I lived in rural wisconsin most of my life that saying Omaha was "diverse" wasn't that bad...80% white isn't all that bad for a lot of midwestern cities but whatever...to each his own...
Actually, for a city of its size and stature, this is a rather high percentage of white population, by Midwest or any other standards. So given this frame of reference, I wouldn't consider Omaha to be particularly diverse. But it seems like a lot of people place a great deal of moral weight on diversity, and I don't think that's really fair. Omaha's relative lack of diversity isn't necessarily Omaha's fault. It's not like they can go out and wrangle a bunch of minorities and force them to move to Omaha.
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Old 09-19-2009, 12:10 PM
 
Location: Boilermaker Territory
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Actually, for a city of its size and stature, this is a rather high percentage of white population, by Midwest or any other standards. So given this frame of reference, I wouldn't consider Omaha to be particularly diverse. But it seems like a lot of people place a great deal of moral weight on diversity, and I don't think that's really fair. Omaha's relative lack of diversity isn't necessarily Omaha's fault. It's not like they can go out and wrangle a bunch of minorities and force them to move to Omaha.

Omaha has a much different age demographic structure compared to other cities in the region. Its population is much younger than average, with an extremely high percentage of the population under age 18. Birth rates among all races in Omaha are higher than the national average. The city is family-centric to the extreme and more socially conservative compared to Chicago or Milwaukee.
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Old 09-19-2009, 01:05 PM
 
Location: Brentwood, Tennessee
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Many things other than race come into play when gauging diversity.
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