Living in Michigan is Becoming IMPOSSIBLE, Here’s Why

[@TRULIVINGMICHIGAN]

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[@JV-hn1eh]

Is there a way to not have to pay extra car insurance for people that live in you're house and I'm talking about everyone that lives in it. How is this legal?

[@Badge417]

@@JV-hn1eh no, there isn't. Anyone who drives a vehicle, has a valid DL, will require insurance.

[@ColleenPittman-v6i]

@@Badge417 it's the medical insurance issue.

[@lindaschipansky4429]

@@TRULIVINGMICHIGAN Until we get a different Governor I would not recommend moving to mi

[@twotalljones4790]

Shoveling asphalt into a pot hole that's full of water. What a waste of time.

[@wajutiem08]

@@twotalljones4790 🤣🤣🤣

[@wajutiem08]

Government workers paid for by your TAXES 😂😂😂

[@IAmWithinEverything]

That’s the norm in San Diego also. I watched them do it.

[@wajutiem08]

@@IAmWithinEverything really? Wow.

[@pocket83squared]

Why is it a waste? Tar-covered gravel quickly displaces water and fuses to itself anyway. What else do you do with a pothole? Fill it with wishes of a better government? Asphalt costs nothing compared to a 'real' repair.

[@Flammin1000]

Everything in this damn state costs so much especially the car insurance, $2200 a year not to mention the $400k “starter” homes and roads are shit

[@matthickman806]

@@Flammin1000 i agree 100%

[@VanguardShags]

Every state is expensive today, with Michigan being one of the "cheaper" ones out of them all (including housing)...but I agree 100% in regards to auto insurance - from the data I've seen, it's still the most expensive in the nation, and it's obscene that Lansing has done nothing to fix this for decades now, regardless of which party is in control. I wonder if we the citizens could do our own reform, by forcing the end of our mandatory high PIP (the #1 reason for our high prices) and the end of No-Fault (the #2 reason for our high prices) via a ballot initiative?

[@jamesrundquist6509]

@@Flammin1000 What insurance company do you have? And don't buy a house you can't afford.

[@MichaelAdamsnowboard]

Our roads have been improved immensely in the past 6 years or so. Not sure where you are but up in the UP and northern lower things have improved immensely. Some townships and counties are still too poor to fix their own sh!t tho fo sho.

[@ryanmcgowan9199]

@@MichaelAdamsnowboard ok boomer

[@glenjohnson8000]

I left Michigan 12 years ago. It just got too expensive, and the politics are just insane.

[@jacksquat4140]

Where abouts did you live in Michigan?

[@nomoreblahblah]

Do you mean crooked politicians and government agency management

[@tamaramc5529]

​@jacksquat4140 I still live here and what Glen spoke is truth. I've lived in Farmington, Romulus, Westland and Downtown Detroit.

[@mikesawyer4707]

Whitmer was going to "fix the dam roads" we are still waiting for that to happen.

[@robertivey389]

@@mikesawyer4707 where the hell have you been there's construction ever where you think you can just snap your fingers and overnight boom all these roads that have been neglected for years are just going to be fixed lol wake up

[@Ceba-pw8hk]

​@robertivey389 when the repairs start let us know. That woman has done nothing to fix roads in my area

[@VeryTrulyYours]

Open your eyes. Wait, can bits open their eyes

[@Lightningbug122]

That was. Her first lie

[@narrowjay0]

@@robertivey389 actually, the rate of construction is less than it has in previous administrations.

[@grumpycat7826]

High cost of living, high crime, high unemployment, bad roads...no surprise. Could be why so many there voted Red this last election. I'd say their government needs a makeover. Although the upper parts and smaller towns are better.

[@christinajones7696]

Last time we had a Republican Governor, he poisoned the citizens in Flint, MI. Have you ever heard of “The Flint Water Crisis?”

[@Jlb426]

You forgot criminal governance in particular of violating civil rights, property rights, under educated law enforcement, and the state has a severe drug problem in its second wealthiest county. 😁

[@gordontomaszewski1420]

If it weren't for a few of our larger cities most of the state has always been red!

[@tonymorse7178]

Born in 1957...lived in NW Michigan all my life. Resort town.. so tired of the Liberal people coming in and changing our "country style" way of living with their big city ideas (thinking their way is best) while they forget they just left that s___hole and now trying to make our beautiful area like the one they left....

[@markknivila8383]

@tonymorse7178 you are absolutely right!

[@rickdraper7602]

@@tonymorse7178 absolute truth

[@runlikehell4180]

Do you live in Charlevoix or harbor springs?

[@lindaschipansky4429]

Happens everywhere with city people

[@bethbanfill6049]

I HAVE TO EAT EVERY OTHER DAY TO NOT STARVE

[@mkosachuk6530]

Just driving from souther Mich to Ohio or Indiana, road-wise, is like night n day!! It’s so obvious that Michigan is mis- using funds!🙁

[@ripperwrestling6587]

You are not lying, you can tell the difference when you hit the border!!

[@danw6014]

@mkosachuk6530 misusing funds? More like corruption.

[@jimoconnor6382]

West Virssippi (aka Indiana)??? Try 3300 on suspension work driving through that 3rd world State

[@cyborgbear7269]

Absolutely true! I don't look around for a "Welcome to Ohio" sign, because the roads will tell me when I left Michigan.

[@tonz928]

Oh yea I agree. Northern Ohio and Indiana get a lot of snow and their roads are better as a whole. Michigan politians like to blame snow for the poor roads. Sorry I'm not buying it.

[@dennisquinn4387]

You actually thought the politics behind Detroit, Pontiac and Flint would make Michigan better ? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👌

[@richhauxwell7848]

BINGO

[@kurtwise7356]

Young man I am 66 yrs old and have lived in Michigan all my life! I moved from Saginaw in 83 to northern Michigan around the Boyne City area because my new wife had family there! I've been in the skilled trades since I moved and have never looked back! This is God's country! I make great money and don't have to worry about gangs! The locals take care of that!

[@michaelschweizer4772]

@@kurtwise7356 agree, we're on the east side, Alpena area, roads seem fine to us up here, downstate different story.

[@FoolsAmongUs]

Born and Raised in Michigan. Joined the Military in '84 and never came back, as did My Brother. The governor is an idiot, the ag is an idiot, and the State reps are filled with morons. Former Dearborn Heights Resident *USN(RET)*

[@tcwhite0104]

You are so correct sir... CVN-73

[@FoolsAmongUs]

@@tcwhite0104 Brown Shoe Navy? Or ships company Surface? Merry Christmas if You are Deployed,

[@tcwhite0104]

@@FoolsAmongUs Company 92-96 daughter AO1 was on the CVN-73 from 2013-2019. I hope you and your family have a safe and great Merry Christmas.

[@FoolsAmongUs]

@@tcwhite0104 She put in six on that Bird Farm? Good on Her. Was She a push button? Tell Her to join the Shoremate Club and take a break.

[@VeryTrulyYours]

Keep that negative attitude out of our state.

[@allenwayne2033]

I moved from Indiana to the Detroit area in 1988. My car insurance went from $175 bi-annually for 100 deductible, to $775 bi-annually for 1000 deductible!

[@MichaelAdamsnowboard]

Wow! Do you have any information from this century to share with us?

[@mikechaffee4331]

I think you mean semiannually (once every 6 months) instead of biannually (once every two years).

[@allenwayne2033]

@@mikechaffee4331 yep, you are right! I suspected I was wrong when I typed it😊

[@allenwayne2033]

@@MichaelAdamsnowboard no, but I'm sure others do. I can't imagine it's gotten cheaper though. They still have "no-fault" up there.

[@sheilagruenewald]

Me too.

[@Q2-iswatching]

The last three governors have not done nothing to improve our infrastructure whatsoever😮

[@RobertElliott-cz4lg]

Not done nothing, is that what's called a double negative?

[@BillJyru]

@RobertElliott-cz4lg Just fix the damn roads as the current one ran on. Only thing she did was to issue bonds, where is the money? Show us the money

[@Ceba-pw8hk]

She hasn't fixed anything

[@Q2-iswatching]

@Ceba-pw8hk no she has not she's only out for herself and her cronies

[@stevelovescars]

@@Ceba-pw8hkfunny, I seem to hear a lot of complaining about congestion due to all the road construction the past couple of years.

[@amishmuscle2536]

The one place you DONT want to move to is the Detroit Area. I live in Albion area which is in between Jackson and Battle Creek. This area is beautiful and not as expensive and tons of outdoor activities to enjoy… yes insurance is expensive but it’s horrible everywhere. Michigan could be the #1 destination state if we had a great governor that knew how to run this place.

[@jmcguire5548]

Stop electing Democrats.

[@watchluver]

2 words, Gretchen Whitmer

[@Ironsja11]

She who turned the nursing homes into death camps.

[@christopherlepage7523]

Two more - Jennifer Granholm

[@demonseed032]

@watchluver You forgot to put the word Wretched in front of it.

[@kenbrown5449]

Hey! NO Cussing! 😉

[@bentorrey12]

trash

[@Nikkinitelite]

The roads cost so much in car repairs. I’ve lived in a few different states and MI is my least favorite for many many reasons. It is literally a different world here

[@fermiticus4034]

I encourage everyone to leave!!! THere's a crowd and traffic EVERYWHERE you go. I'm 7th generation, still on original homestead property (since 1833). 30 years ago, we were "out in the country". Not so much any more. Thanks to all those who moved out of the Detroilet and surrounding area, to "get away from the city"...we are swiftly coming "city". What was 30-40 minutes of driving to town, around and back home, is now easily an hour and a half, sometime more. Too many people.

[@douggodfrey6521]

Try L.A.

[@fermiticus4034]

@@douggodfrey6521 No thanks! The citiots can have it!

[@FAFOActual]

I’m on the brink of leaving now. They are running the state into the ground.

[@cliffordcurtiss541]

MICHIGAN ROADS SUCK...SO DOES GOVERNOR WHITMER

[@valanderson9739]

Amen to that!

[@jaegervonn1322]

She sure does. She said she would fix our roads. Yeah, right. Hey Whitmer... what you doing with our tax money to fix our roads and bridges. Oh yeah, your making yourself and your corrupt democratic communist party rich.

[@markflood9755]

💯 💯 💯

[@PJC_intheNorth]

And Double Amen-She has genuinely earned her reputation as Gretchen the Witch!

[@cooldog60]

Correction Whitless!

[@MacMFer]

But everyone thinks Gretchen Shitler is great. I don't get it. Especially when her goon squad keeps passing unconstitutional Red Flag laws while pushing business out, and how are the 'damn roads'?! Still as crappy as the day Big Gretch took office.

[@donwelch6612]

females vote 60% donk her in michigan. not the men though.

[@herfnagletupperwink3781]

The 'girl boss' thing must stop in Michigan. We need a real leader. A business leader. The girls gotta go.

[@tammyburman830]

@@herfnagletupperwink3781 affirmative action

[@JV-hn1eh]

Just because other people live with you, that shouldn't mean that you have to pay extra for the person that lives in the house. And it ranges from $330-500 a per 6 month policy. That is absolutely absurd. So yeah you can get a cheaper insurance but the insurance company wants to charge you for every person in that home. Absolutely bullisht

[@davemi00]

Jennifer Granholm’s socialist Your Fault Car Insurance. And yes, every licensed person, in your home gets covered by your policy. Higher Premiums.

[@mpen4358]

She didn't institute no fault, its been here for decades

[@donwelch6612]

@@davemi00 you can have your car insured for yourself only. no one is allowed to drive it but you.

[@Harpazoed]

Is it because we have a liberal state? All I know is we have to pay extremely high property taxes and auto insurance and health insurance. Those 3 things alone will suck everything out of your wallet. In the Lansing area we have had over 5 Freaking years of ROAD CONSTRUCTION 🚧. It’s taking them forever just to do a small area. It’s ridiculous.

[@Harpazoed]

Liberal state because of our so called Governor.

[@newairindustries176]

@Harpazoed our crooked Governor and the shifty liberal cities.... Cheats...

[@ladonnaghareeb4609]

That's Witmer's "fixin the d*mn roads" anyone else remember that bull?

[@jasongraham8140]

@@Harpazoed we're actually a red state but with all the corruption we have leftist shitbag leaders

[@mpen4358]

People want things from their government so somebody has to pay yup you! No fault is horrible, if drivers had to pay for their bad driving they might be more careful. I don't think Mich. is !liberal outside metro areas.

[@King_SHANG_Presents]

I’m at the 6:25 mark and you’ve only referenced Detroit, as if that’s the only city in Michigan. What about Lansing, Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor, Benton Harbor, South-Field, Mackinaw, Jackson, Battle Creek?

[@humpterdink]

Was about to say the same thing then saw that you did it! Should label the video differently.

[@teschvalleyrailroad]

I watched a video a few weeks ago about what Ohio does before it allows anyone to build their roads. There may be a huge rivalry between our states, but I sure wish we had the same requirements for our roads!!!!

[@MarkGardner66Bonnie]

Originally from the Detroit area, Redford Township, now living un rural Texas... I have told everyone that the roads in Michigan are by far the WORST I have ever seen anywhere...

[@harryknutts8428]

yo redford , im redford too class of 94

[@Nikkinitelite]

I’ve lived in MI, OK, MO, KS, PA, and was born and raised in FL, started trying to live as a young adult, there. The best decision I made was leaving FL. I will never go back. If I somehow manage to escape MI, it’s going in that same category. MI healthcare is the biggest gaslighting system I’ve ever seen. The roads have cost so much in vehicle repairs, not counting routine maintaining, I’m spending roughly $1200/year on things going wrong in wheel assembly, etc because the roads are pure 💩. They redid a bad road by my house a couple of years ago. It’s worse than it was before, now. How is that even possible? Because they just lay a layer of chipped rocks on top of a bad road and say “we fixed it” so it’s good for maybe a month and then all the old flaws start showing through. It is the governance. How can you run on fixing the roads for 8 years and then just show how incompetent you are in fixing the roads? ALSO as of late, I guess they decide not to budget as much for snow plow and salting. How, on a weekday, at 10am, is a main road untouched? How, do we know we are getting ice covered roads, and theres no salt? Well because all of this so easily corrodes the crappy methods they use to make and fix our roads. Literally any other state in the entire country has better roads. Some of these roads have such unevenness next to ditches, on roads with 55mph limits, that it makes sense someone died there, or that cars are always in the ditches when it’s weathered (as it often is as we are in MI) so tired of excuses. There are many states near us that get the same freeze and thaw, but they actually have evolved in how they make the roads, unlike MI who just does the same stuff over and over even though it obviously doesn’t work

[@marionmarcetic7287]

Born And Bred Michigander Here And I Love ❤ My State!!! Except For Witless Whitmer And The Liberal Political Climate Too!!! But That's About To Change In The Next Voting Round!!!✝️✝️🛐🛐😇🌟🤗🙏🙏🙏🇨🇦🇬🇧🇮🇱♾️🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🗽🦅❤️❤️❤️‼️

[@robertm4777]

Really. Someone cleaning up voting integrity that I missed? Of the 7 Republican US House members, the breakdown is Liberty Score : 1B (1st year), 1C, 3 Ds, 2 Fs. Not a real strong team to build on. Ya, come on over, get some pizza, smoke some dope, plan the abortion.

[@gypsy3171]

Whitmer is the worst govenor yet. Well Grannyholm was bad also

[@seagreen2034]

@gypsy3171 Whitmer is the worst? Not the guy that poisoned a whole city?

[@ESLTeacherTom]

I like Michigan. Magical state.

[@stevenrichard6226]

Transbian state

[@nancyhawn3321]

@@ESLTeacherTom I love Michigan, too. But it is so crowded in Oakland County and people are not safe drivers. But it's home, albeit very crowded.

[@BillJyru]

Driving east on I96, the louder and louder the sucking noise gets the closer I get to Detroit

[@Therubbersluggchannel]

Wayne County is definitely not good.

[@TRULIVINGMICHIGAN]

Some might call it opportunity for improvement.

[@Therubbersluggchannel]

@TRULIVINGMICHIGAN lol kinda stretch

[@cjlooklin1914]

I'm a 28 year old engineer. I grew up in Grand Rapids Michigan, and have been working in Detroit for the last 7 years. I've had the privilege to travel the world and have been to 22 different states. So I am absolutely befuddled by this video and the comments, what American States are soooooonm much better than Michigan? Is it really just taxes? We have cheaper gas than most states, cheaper housing, cheaper food. We have the GREAT LAKES Last and most importantly, we have JOBS and DEVELOPMENT

[@Davido50]

@@cjlooklin1914 Michigan for life! 💯👍🏻🙏🏻

[@lauraansara5066]

Born and raised in GR as well...I love Michigan

[@itsjustme7487]

Thank-you. Well said.

[@igster8293]

No no no!!!! Michigan IS a bad place to live! It's sooooo expensive 😉😉Nobody should move here!

[@lindaschipansky4429]

@@cjlooklin1914 Like any state You will find some areas cheaper to live but Gretchen W. Governs the whole state. Til she leaves not a good state

[@BlueCollar850]

I’ve lived in southeast Michigan my whole life. It’s not the same as when I was growing up in the 90’s. It’s so much harder to make a living here anymore.

[@harryknutts8428]

its a miserable grind

[@rubbadubdubba]

The combination of the Freeze-Thaw effect on concrete and The tax advantages that states offer large corporations that heavily use public roads, yet don't pay local taxes. Affect all roads in the Midwest. All roads including the ones not in Michigan.

[@irisbjones]

Ahhhhh, common sense comment!

[@daviddurango9562]

I used to live in Grand Rapids, it's where I grew up and spent most of my life. Upon retirement, it was too expensive, plus I was sick of cold weather. The U.S. in general, is in a state of decline. I packed up and moved to Ecuador. I'm quite happy with it.😊 Incredibly hassle free and affordable.

[@r90f]

Hello sir. How old are you? You moved to Ecuador after you retired?

[@cob705]

Lots of fine ass women in Grand Rapids 😂

[@daviddurango9562]

I'm 68 and still had to work to keep a roof over my head. When was that ever going to stop? I know my government needs my tax money to waste, but I need it to. I always enjoyed reading the National Geographic, and I thought I would have seen the world before I got old, but I'm seeing it now. I kept myself healthy, so even at 68 I'm out hiking the Podocarpus and having some amazing experiences. The Sunday food market in Malacatos is so cheap and wonderful it would make you cry. No high blood pressure here.😊

[@daviddurango9562]

Oh...I might add... I walk past coffee bushes every day. Ever smell coffee blooms? It's heavenly.😊 Have you ever had one of those horrible Mangos 🥭 from Meijer? You have no idea what a good Mango tastes like.😊 Great fruit year round down here. Oh, and yes, the water in your sink and toilet goes down the drain, COUNTER CLOCKWISE.🤪 Some people don't believe me about that. There is a great expat community here, so even if you don't speak Spanish, it's okay. I'm glad the Ecuadorian's don't treat us the way they would be treated in the U.S. You really need to respect people who are bilingual.

[@lavapix]

I grew up in the Detroit area 60 - 85. The roads were terrible. 13 Mile was so bad it was better to drive down the middle of it when possible. My high school was on a dirt road in Warren. Tower HS on Martin Rd. Dirt and ditches. Hayes was the nicest road around back then. I've lived in in Kailua Kona, HI on the Big Island since 91. Our potholes are starting to rival MI. Some main roads here haven't been repaved in 25 years.

[@donwelch6612]

but you have that weather and beautiful women....

[@lavapix]

@@donwelch6612 👍

[@VectorW8015]

House prices, Automotive jobs being decimated, gas prices, grocery prices, insurance rates. Our roads are garbage all over the state. Governor Whitler...the list goes on and on.

[@DaveJ-i6v]

Democrat politicians never met a tax they didn't love but we keep voting for them for some reason and we never get anything in return. The Governor ran on fixing our roads and raised taxes to do it, but the roads seem to be worse. Instead of the working on the roads she promised and taxed us to fix, she spends most of her time pushing for bills to make us more like California. Lots of people are leaving that state too. More regulations and laws to limit freedom and control us plus more taxes equals more people leaving the state. I hate to say it but even Ohio is a better place to live these days.

[@bethbanfill6049]

You have that right I'm about to be homeless Gretchen ISNT doing anything to help Detroit or anything in Michigan why are these people voting for her I don't understand what their thinking

[@FirstnameLastname-vy2dg]

I moved from MI to FL and I couldnt wait to get back to my three seasons. I am I am a Michigan man

[@triniti4785]

Me too/couldn't wait to get back here. I used to think Michigan a ghetto state. Not anymore! I've been to others that are worse. It's so true that the grass isn't greener elsewhere. Florida makes up for a no state income tax in many other areas and is becoming another California. My auto insurance doubled when I moved there from Michigan and it was sticker shock when I registered my auto there. Judas Priest. And don't look now, but land taxes are going up across the board everywhere. I'm now in a sleepy little town in northern lower Michigan and love it. I'll take the few months of cold and snow here over some of the stuff I experienced living in other states. Michigan has way better health care systems than most...hands down.

[@thomasbaker3678]

@@FirstnameLastname-vy2dg Michigan's 6 month wait for a 80 degree day every winter is the worst ..

[@Lightningbug122]

God bless you, I’m down here in Florida now and miss Michigan so bad I could cry,

[@thomasbaker3678]

@Lightningbug122 6 months without a 80 degree day just sounds so wonderful to me

[@cob705]

petoskey, MI 💪

[@Badge417]

Really? Impossible? Try living in Australia which is ruled by the state and federal government. There are no private sector jobs in this country. You're talking about one sector in Detroit. Australia lives and dies by government jobs. Then they tax you at nearly a 50% tax rate. Melbourne has spent billions of tax payer dollars building a tunnel for trains that don't fit! Yes, that is correct. The infrastructure in this country is a joke. Let's talk about real estate. If you're not Chinese with millions of dollars, you will not even get into the Sydney market. The market is manipulated by the government because this is a socialist country. Each home buyer also pays what's called a stamp duty. Essentially this is a percentage of your own price that is paid in cash to the government. This is like paying a tribute to a mafia family.

[@edwardzamorski3711]

@@Badge417 I've been watching you guys in Australia.I am shocked what it has become. Government controls everything full blown communist socialist progressive shithole sorry for Australian people.

[@David-oo7tc]

@@Badge417 so move back to Michigan... 😂

[@Badge417]

@David-oo7tc in 2025 it will be happening

[@greg925911]

The Great Lakes Region is a shame today of what it use to be 50 yrs ago

[@countrycountry6729]

What is the best thing about Michigan ? The roads leading out of Michigan.

[@donwelch6612]

south bound I-75.

[@nathanmartin9308]

Thanks Whitler!

[@janiceriley7209]

Groceries have quadropaled. Prices used to stay nominal due to property taxes but not now.

[@thuglife-po5ys]

low paying and fake jobs and high car insurance

[@cyborgbear7269]

The industries artificially propping up our economy are public sector jobs and medical. If those jobs were taken away, Michigan would economically implode.

[@blasterman789]

@@cyborgbear7269 Factory jobs that pay over $20 an hour are 'fake jobs'.

[@mikeschafer2474]

Well, I’m 57 and I’ve lived in Michigan my entire life. I’ve seen the ups and downs. We travel around the country to see our friends and family Florida, Tennessee, Missouri and I’ll stay in Michigan. Luckily, I’ve got a good job have a great neighbors and most of my family is in the area. Michigan has so many places to visit and things to do I love it… I’ve definitely seen the worst of Michigan roads, but I think they’ve gotten better in recent years in the Flint area. I 69 and I 475 have been all fixed. They’re currently working on I 75 in Oakland County and now they’ve been working on a project further down towards Detroit. I-96 is being fixed and so on. Our son and his girlfriend live in Jacksonville, Florida and they’re in the process of getting ready to move back. It’s just too expensive and too crowded. Traffic is absolutely insane. It’s almost getting to be like Los Angeles. Their rent has been going up $200 a year for the last five years insurance for their cars is out of sight so they are moving back to Michigan at the end of the month. We have friends that retired in Tennessee one nice advantage that they have is they don’t tax their retirement. We drive down to Tennessee every spring to visit for a week and I’ve come across potholes in Tennessee on the expressway that if you’re not paying attention will take out your entire wheel and tire. You just have to find what works for you oh and by the way, I just filled up my car a week ago for $2.66 a gallon. Now it’s more like $2.80 but still not bad.

[@donwelch6612]

i live in fenton,mi and grew up in the flint area. graduated from flint northwestern in 1966. built a home in jax fl (orange park flemming island) in 1988 but my wife and kids hated florida so we moved back. i worked for hamady bros (and i am sure you remember that name). from what i see the roads around flint are better than in fenton. five years ago i went to orange park to see the home i built. it was rural then now it's like downtown jax (that would be south on 17 to bald eagle rd. then east toward the inter coastal) the house is worth six times what it cost to build in 1988 i will say that.

[@gregryder9605]

Left Michigan this year for Missouri. Better weather and cheaper living.

[@blasterman789]

Missouri is losing population and St Louis has a higher crime rate than Detroit. I'll pass

[@jackriegel5671]

where in Missouri?

[@gregryder9605]

@jackriegel5671 Ozark. Near Springfield.

[@carlitot5388]

Man me and my wife wanna transfer our jobs to Carthage Missouri 🙌🏾to expensive here in Grand Rapids

[@relevantinformation6655]

We moved from the blast furnace that is Phoenix to Grosse Pointe Farms. It took a bit of adjustment, but to have 4 seasons is wonderful. In Phoenix there are only two seasons, Hot & Hotter. To have green 🌳 rather than just dirt… Lovely.

[@ericscottstevens]

Left in 1996 for the southeast US. Michigan was too expensive, too many bad roads, too much snow, absurdly high property taxes. It basically qualifies as a welfare state. One good thing was in 1991 Gov. Engler had enough insight for welfare reform as it was a free for all. Once that welfare status was stopped hundreds of thousands of people moved out of Michigan, it was literally over night.

[@amycimaglia913]

I’m a Michigan native but I go to Florida when I need to leave. I’ve been to 14 countries and all over the U.S. There are pros and cons everywhere.

[@jacksquat4140]

Property tax is immoral, while high insurance costs are needed to cover drivers from falling bridges and man-eating pot holes. Michigan drivers should get a $2,000 refund.

[@michaelm7116]

we learned nothing new here today

[@IsmailAbdulMusic]

I'm from Pontiac, Michigan and I film most of my music videos in and around Pontiac, Keego Harbor, Waterford and Auburn Hills

[@brdrcli1]

I'm a born and raised Detroiter. I've been in the Army and lived in Germany. I've been to surrounding countries during that time. Scrutiny was beautiful and wonderful. I lived in Oklahoma City for a while because of our work. My end conclusion is that while some were better in some ways, like Dorothy said "there's no place like home and I'm never leaving again."

[@donwelch6612]

i spent over a year in baumholder germany after vietnam. 1970. i liked it there.

[@bruceniblett959]

They took forever in farmington hills on farmington road. Took like 6 months to fix the road and replace drains. Perhaps longer. Put a lot of businesses out because it was hard to get there. I just moved back from Taipei to help my mom. Pretty shocking. To give an example. I moved there in Nov 2008. By July 2009 they built an mrt train above ground with 5 stops that was already operational. Insane. Here that would take years.

[@draco4540]

i'm from the upper peninsula. the roads up here are in decent shape. there's some city roads throughout the u.p. that need to fixed. but i think we're faring much better then the detroit area for roads and better than flint for the other infrastructure.

[@LowBudgetGamer-o6l]

For sure, I live between Detroit and Monroe and the roads are horrible from all the trucks carrying steel. I'm trying to make enough to move up north to the fresh air.

[@donwelch6612]

@@LowBudgetGamer-o6l i'll sell you my house in fenton,mi.

[@tims.449]

Once you buy something and pay tax on the purchase there should be no more tax. But I have been paying property tax since I bought my first house except for one year when the ex got the house. Here in Michigan you get their home paid off and still have to pay tax on it. But I still like the state. Lived here all my life.

[@Kevin-kk3vj]

Michigan is a solid place to live

[@tommidd8042]

Its a democratic ran dumping ground.

[@triniti4785]

Agreed!

[@tommidd8042]

Its a democratic run dumping ground.

[@TheSundown2010]

What planet you live on? 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@marcrichard7251]

What happened to Governor Gretchen fix the damn ROADS!!!!!

[@Triaxx2]

It went into her pocket and came out as the new boat they were cruising around on as they forcibly crashed the economy.

[@procop4063]

Sir I am a third generation person born and raised in Mich. Two of my adult children are here raising families. I own a house in metro Detroit and a cabin in Northern Mich. We have a property tax system with caps and dont get reassessed with a limited cap. I dont know what you are talking about. We have great medical care....low crime outside of Detroit proper. Great water....great water.... largest fresh water in the world. Yes the roads need to be repaired which is in progress. Retirees pay no state income tax on pensions or Social Security. Great 4 seasons. Dit is on the rebound. We are not perfect yet but a whole lot better than many other northern states. Also I love the 4 seasons. I think as President Trump brings brings back fair trade policies. I know several people who moved out have come back.

[@MonaLisaVito-c8r]

@@procop4063 Where is this? It's not Michigan! We pay taxes on social security! We paid taxes for years on our pensions, now it is gradually going away. My property taxes went up $400 this year, my car insurance doubled, my property insurance went up.

[@tacticaltop6758]

@@MonaLisaVito-c8r MIchigan never had taxes on social security and pensions until Snyder...now it is going away.

[@davemi00]

@procop4063 Only cops/fire (Gretchen) and pre ‘53 retirees Don’t Pay Retirement Taxes. That’s the facts Jack.

[@mpen4358]

I was on a board of review for 25 years if your taxes went up that means the value of your property increased . Valuation studies lag one year behind and data comes directly from sales in the prior year. So if home sales slow and value goes down it would mean next yr taxes go down. Independent of any special assessments , bonds, etc.

[@donwelch6612]

@@MonaLisaVito-c8r some pay taxes on ssa some don't. all depends on your income, age and other factors like passive income and such. i have an income of $81k a year, am 77 and pay no taxes.....zip.

[@JohnEButton]

Psh....just moved here. Never been happier. This is nothing compared to FL

[@evamoore2297]

I've lived in Florida. If it wasn't for family I wouldn't have returned.

[@JohnEButton]

@evamoore2297 plenty of deals coming up with the housing market in 2025. Go for it!

[@evamoore2297]

@JohnEButton not in this wasteland. Not with stupid people voting democratly.

[@JohnEButton]

@evamoore2297 no, really. You should. You'd fit right in

[@jackriegel5671]

thats funny, my elderly parents moved back here after retiring to Alabama, living there almost 20 yrs. They are full of regret now.......

[@scottdatplanetsave]

Pure Michigan

[@jackriegel5671]

Pure Poverty

[@joemorris8546]

Detroit, Michigan, is making an incredible comeback, and rising home prices reflect the city’s revival. Downtown and Midtown are thriving with new developments, restored historic buildings, and attractions like the Riverwalk and Little Caesars Arena. Job growth, driven by the auto industry and tech startups, is drawing people back to the city. Blight removal, safer neighborhoods, and improved schools are creating vibrant communities. Detroit remains affordable compared to other major cities, attracting homeowners and investors alike. Simply put, the city is on the rise, and the housing market shows Detroit is becoming a hub of opportunity and pride once again.

[@Ceba-pw8hk]

Born and raised in Detroit and can honestly say Detroit coming back is a fairy tale. Politicians have been using 'rebirth', 'revival', and 'comeback' for the past 30 years. I won't hold my breath.

[@donwelch6612]

tigers and lions are becoming more interesting too.

[@Triaxx2]

Yup, crank the prices of homes to show 'revival' then they're too expensive for people to afford and get bought by out of state holdings companies and rented back at 3x the mortgage payments.

[@carljamison6374]

I am retired and live in the U.P. . We haven't locked our home in 40 years and leave our keys in our car for convenience . We feed the deer and ducks in our backyard and have a dozen deer a day come to feed and about 40 mallards that winter in the spring fed creek in our backyard that is also filled with brook trout . We live on 4 acres of timbered land covered with giant white and red pine with many curly maple trees scattered within . I wouldn't move from here if you gave me a million dollars .

[@donwelch6612]

i was thinking 5 million. interested?

[@billy1503]

The reason Michigan is becoming unlivable can be summed up in 2 words. Keller Williams

[@donwelch6612]

gretchen whitmer.

[@amonamaria2000]

I'd consider that pretty informed since that's where my husband works, where those thousand people were laid off. Not my husband he controls the power to all about 40 buildings engineering. We've never been laid off. We were lucky he kept working and still is .

[@dennisdavis2825]

Here in Niles S.WMI. We have it pretty good as far as health care and cost. We’re on the state line above South Bend IN. So we have the benefit of a couple larger cities without the headaches. Our problem on the west side is everything else in Michigan. Insurance and taxes need a serious overhaul.

[@donwelch6612]

i had a cousin in niles. she and her hubby moved to plano texas and never looked back.

[@gogreen7794]

Any and all states have problems if that's all you focus on. I'll take Michigan before I'd ever live in the southern states, the wanna-be autocratic states of America with the lowest socio-economic, educational, demographic, health metrics in the US.

[@triniti4785]

Amen. I found that out first hand. I'm from Michigan and relocated to California and Florida. Hated Florida and couldn't wait to get out of there. California was beautiful and I really liked there it for the most part. It's way too expensive though and wouldn't want to be there now. I'm back in Michigan now and have no intentions of leaving again.

[@mpen4358]

Amen to that.

[@jamestravenetti7970]

I left that damnable state almost 20yrs ago and I've never looked back. Surviving and thriving in North Carolina now, thank god.

[@kenlangan5081]

Michigan has the best weather, the most water, best nature areas. Yeah, flint is a problem, Detroit is a problem, manufacturing is going overseas. We live in lenawee county on 8 acres of park like woods. The biggest thing is Michigan does not have earthquakes, floods, major tornados

[@Miohunter444]

One word Democrats!

[@mpen4358]

Insurance companies are to blame. Also try replacing a headlight from a wee k an see what it costs. All the ads on media and TV.

[@Justsayinguc]

My coz lives in mi and the people want Trump to change the politics because that state is so crooked it's bent

[@tropperjon33]

Hello Eric, new subscriber from Oregon :) That tax rate equation is crazy, no wonder why it's so confusing. Here in Oregon it's like ya I'll be able to afford 2K+ mortgage and a 300K house some day... Then the next day it's like not, what are the options? Or I'll be able to afford to rent the house across the street for $2,300/mth one day...not. Like my roommate and I are going to afford 1200 a month for rent when wages don't go up, but everything else does. Michigan on one side looks like an excellent option to restore and remodel a house. But then all the stuff going on.

[@TRULIVINGMICHIGAN]

👋 Hey, thanks for the sub. Feel free to reach out. Everyone’s situation is different but there are many affordable options in Michigan.

[@792slayer]

I am definitely feeling it. I've been here 20 years, and it's just kept getting worse.

[@eyeswideopen6920]

I live in a small town in northern lower Michigan. Some roads are insane to drive on. Every day I have to drive on a road that’s getting more narrow and there’s no center or side of the road lines. Ridiculous!

[@donalddiem308]

You should have mentioned that Michigan has some beautiful places to live !!!!

[@TRULIVINGMICHIGAN]

Check out the end of the video, I mention that. I’ve made many other videos highlighting the great cities in metro Detroit. Check em out and let me know what you think

[@douggodfrey6521]

Left Michigan '98 Mostly because of Traffic Saw the Milky Way for the 1st time in 50 years in N.M.

[@greg925911]

Typical corporations use up the resources and leave

[@Triaxx2]

Show up, suckle on the teat of tax breaks then when those run out they bail and leave another superfund site behind.

[@NeilParsons-oe3rc]

I have lived in Mi. for 69 years. Left Detroit 43 years ago for NW lower. I love Mi and I disagree with most of the commenters here. The roads are great where I live except in the small cities around because they can't afford it. I also like our women that run the state. I've travelled al over the country and europe a bit and Mi compares well to everywhere. I am glad I don't live downstate, but I enjoy visiting Detroit and the burbs. It's a beautiful place to live.

[@uprebel5150]

In 1994 this Michigander had a job offer in Wyoming that I did not take because my wife basically said “No” to moving there. Out of the blue the other day she told me that was a mistake.

[@donwelch6612]

you should have told her she was either moving to wyoming or getting divorced.

[@dippst]

as a born and raised SW michigander... GOOD. i'm tired of out-of-staters bringing their screwed up politics and inflated cost of living expectations. you came here to get away from that shit. LEAVE IT WHERE YOU WERE!

[@barbarapalese8095]

Born and raised in Pennsylvania, lived in VA, MD, CA. Lived in Oxford Mi for 5 years (2014-2019). We were shocked by how bad the roads were and how many dirt roads there are. When I hear someone here in PA complain about our roads…I tell them to take a trip to MI😂

[@denicelaight7519]

I’m a born & bred Detroiter but snowbird in AZ past 2 winters I just can’t take the winter weather or Shameful roads so bad u drive MILES out of the way to get around pot-holed roads.

[@shemp1howard]

Although I hate hiding out inside during a harsh winter, my daughters have experienced the oppressive summer heat of Texas and Florida and prefer the Michigan weather. We really need to move to the right politically and stop wasting all our money on wind mills and battery plants and the state would be much better off.

[@TRULIVINGMICHIGAN]

I’ve heard that a lot lately. The summer heat is getting really bad.

[@KM-zn3lx]

We visited Michigan about 2 summers ago and found it almost impossible to find good hiking as almost all the forested land was owned. We explored the UP and barely found a trail. We did find a very pretty park but it was crowded. Sad! We had to drive miles to do any outdoor recreation and most of the waterfront was owned as well.

[@KMA1970]

We pay a 1/3 for insurance as what we paid in Michigan, 29.84 yearly, to renew our car tags. To find a house in Fenton or Lapper equal for ours here in Tennessee. 50 to 100 more easy. Same job here, 5 bucks more an hr. No state income. Higher sales tax, 5 mins away from Virginia, so anything major can pick up on that side. They keep up with the roads for the most part in East Tennessee. Local and state law enforcement much more respectful. Veteran affairs is a gazillion times better. 3 times a year we get crowded, 2 nascar races and rhythm and roots festival. Jobs everywhere, i struggled decades in Michigan and just could not get ahead. Best move i ever made. Do go up to oneakma once a year to see dad. Because of the job market, keeps the pay lower. Love coming back to see friends and family but don't see ever moving back.

[@donwelch6612]

tenn is a great place to live. i have a cousin who lives in cleveland just north of chattanooga and she raves about it.

[@GSFlood]

Left michigan for florida in 2015. No state income tax.No pot holes no tire wheel and suspension repairs, No huge heating bills, No warming up my car, And the best of all no gretchen witmer. What she did to the state of Michigan along with her Blue Cross Blue Shield.Family is disgusting. I never would have survived the lockdown and shut downs and extra stress .

[@michaelkeel4351]

I live in Alabama. The roads are pretty good since we don’t have to deal with Ice or snow like people do in the north . Car insurance is like most states , it’s gone up around 15% since last year to year before . Health insurance for me isn’t bad . I’m married to a retired teacher so we have state health care so it’s about the best you can get . Home prices are about like Michigan. They’re inflated about 40% , I just sold a home that 10 years ago I bought that home for 89,000 and put about 20,000 into it and just sold it for 215,000 . It’s 1500 sq ft with .75 acres . Property taxes on that home was around 500$ a year . I will say that when Biden took office the EPA rezoned my area to be in a flood plane which has never flooded before and never will unless it’s a biblical event ! So I had to buy flood insurance and that caused my home owner insurance to double . My home owners insurance payment was more than my mortgage payment. Me and my now wife built a new home in a new city and county about 30 miles away so I sold it instead of keeping it and renting it out for retirement income . Made no sense to keep it because of the flood insurance. Government has gone bonkers on taxes and they need to be reigned in . The American people are taxed to death and something needs to be done before people say enough Is enough

[@michaelmcdonald1224]

Property taxes were set up by Engler. Our system generally maintains at lower increases. However, last years inflation moved that index higher than it has been up or down the last 30 years

[@thatguyb-rad8201]

When i bought my condo 8 years ago, my mortgage was less than $600/mo. They've jacked my property taxes up every single year. It's well over $900/mo now.

[@donwelch6612]

does that include your hoa? my buddy's condo hoa fee goes up $20 a month every year.

[@thatguyb-rad8201]

@donwelch6612 no, the HOA is an additional $275 and they don't pay for water or trash 🙄

[@rusty9934]

From branch County coldwater city the roads are really good around down here right on the border pretty much of indiana 👍

[@geraldrozen1797]

My heating bill last year was 150 dollars for November.This November bill 225 dollars Consumers energy.I can handle that, but if you live in a city In Michigan Water and Taxes have gone up 30 percent in the last four years.😭

[@cwhitehe]

This analysis ignores macroeconomic and geopolitical trends. Detroit is thriving. Billions of dollars are being invested in Detroit and SE Michigan. SE Michigan will benefit from the complete transformation of the transportation fleet currently underway globally. Geopolitically, Michigan will be the beneficiary of climate flight away from the Gulf Coast, Desert SW and Southern California. Detroit is the cheapest urban market in the country.

[@richhauxwell7848]

I would agree except the" transplants" bring they're politics with them, hence , The New Libturd Utopia of MichiNorkia.. RIP to The once "Great" Lakes State.

[@mpen4358]

Now now mustn't call people names

[@Triaxx2]

@@mpen4358 Why not?

[@allenconigliaro2545]

The state charges a 2% tax if you sell your house in Michigan. WHY they get 30,000 in closing costs.

[@donwelch6612]

that's to buy the democrat vote from the unions.

[@David-oo7tc]

I'm between Lansing and Jackson and i really can't complain... Ive lived different places and they all have their good and bad points. But i was born and raised in Jackson and i recommend you steer clear of that place.. 😂

[@sloppyfloppy79]

I just bought a house in Bay City. It has been so difficult to find a job that pays anything above 12 bucks an hour that doesnt require driving 30 miles one way.

[@donwelch6612]

used to live in sebewaing.

[@SKPhoto816]

Northern Ohio becomes more attractive every day that I live in Michigan.

[@TRULIVINGMICHIGAN]

Shhh 🤫 don’t get Michiganders talking about Ohio. KZbin will for sure flag all the nasty comments 🤣

[@boomerantics9586]

As natives of the Intermountain West who vacation on the Great Lakes every year, we have contemplated relocating there. One major issue for us, which is wisely avoided in this video, are the politics. Though we might find a quiet corner of the UP to isolate in, we’ve grown tired of living in a state where our vote is meaningless.