A poll for Jefferson. 4 of 10 would prefer to live in another state

see ya never

I'm glad I moved to Colorado because it made me appreciate my roots that much more.

With that said, I'd love to move back home. I miss Georgia.

I'll likely have to leave the state after my current stint but I wouldn't leave GA just to leave it. My dream job is here but there are some places I'd go in a heartbeat for work but none for the sole reason of leaving GA. I left GA once on my own and immediately came back so whoever said appreciating your roots was dead on for me.

frick 'em...

Georgia is a nice Southern state, that said they tax the hell out of you for everything and you don't get much on the return.

Our DOT and large city planners are idiots for the most part and vision is in short supply.

Atlanta has boosted skilled labor and professional wages on up the ladder. IMO the best thing is secure Atlanta wages and get transferred into another state.

I moved out of GA right after college and have noticed that the older I get...the more I'm drawn to move back. Maybe its just nostalgia... or part of the aging process...but its a tangible feeling. I need to get back to my roots.

You could blindfold me and drop me anywhere in the country...but if its north of I20 in GA .... I feel like I'd know.

It's a weird feeling.

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Nearly four in 10 people living in Georgia would prefer to move away, a newly released Gallup poll has found.

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I left and never went back. I grew up in a small town in Georgia and I couldn't wait to leave. The drugs are rampant, the schools were terrible, the racial divide in the town was chaotic at times and there was literally nothing to do unless you planned to travel. The closest mall was 2/3 hours away. The closest zoo was 1:30 away. Did I mention the amount of meth and crack in the area was unreal. The cops for the most part were crooked. The reason I say this is because a known crack spot was right beside our courthouse ever since I was child and guess what....it is still there. Our sheriff was arrested for being involved in drug deals and shady business and he was the sheriff for many many years. The mayor has been the mayor since I was a child in the good ole boy town and has never done shite to fix the issues that the town has and if anything our business which is primarily factories seems to be dying a slow death. It was a fairly decent manufacturing town back when railroads still ran the majority of the transportation of goods but not being close to an interstate really hampers the growth and industry potential. That being said, I still visit from time to time because I have family in Georgia but I don't miss it one bit. I have lived in Kansas, Mississippi, Texas, Pennsylvania, and now I live in the Panhandle of Florida and for a long time I was homesick but when I go home now it makes me sad. There is literally nothing to do outside of visit and leave. I would rate Kansas and Florida as my best experiences and Georgia would be a sentimental 3rd and it has nothing to do with the people because there are some good people in Georgia I just prefer to live in a more populated area with more things to do. That being said, if I could find a job in Savannah or Athens I would move back but I would never go back home.