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This one cracked me up..He hates MA so much he won't even consider anything that could go contrary to his own feelings.
I have lived in many states in my life...and the primary reasons were education and jobs. So everyone has their own reasons for why they move.
No doubt taxes play some role in it.
But I would say for people that live in cities, they also see benefits of taxes much more than those in the country as they are certainly more dependent on various services more.