http://detroitdataguru.wordpress.com/2012/02/04/why-shouldnt-i-retire-in-michigan/ Transforming Data into Action Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:28:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://detroitdataguru.wordpress.com/2012/02/04/why-shouldnt-i-retire-in-michigan/#comment-399 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:28:34 +0000 http://detroitdataguru.wordpress.com/?p=1560#comment-399 Well, I for one am happy to be in Michigan in my senior years. We have thought about moving to the DC area, but it’s just too expensive. With global warming, our climate is getting to be more like, e.g., Cincinatti. We’re staying.

]]> http://detroitdataguru.wordpress.com/2012/02/04/why-shouldnt-i-retire-in-michigan/#comment-364 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:28:16 +0000 http://detroitdataguru.wordpress.com/?p=1560#comment-364 A compliment? Wow! Please explain part-time comment…I would love to get the truth behind the jab.

]]> http://detroitdataguru.wordpress.com/2012/02/04/why-shouldnt-i-retire-in-michigan/#comment-357 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:09:54 +0000 http://detroitdataguru.wordpress.com/?p=1560#comment-357 Even with Michigan’s recent tax law changes that now tax pensions, it’s still a better place to retire than many other states if you study the numbers and ratings provided by Kiplinger (see the interactive map at: http://www.kiplinger.com/tools/retiree_map/ ). As a Michigander now living in the south (for employment reasons), I can tell you the heat, humidity, polluted air and high air conditioning bills are just as onerous as Michigan’s cold, dreary winters. I’m hoping to move back to Michigan when I retire. When it’s cold, you can always put on another sweater; there’s only so much you can take off when it’s hot – and you’ll still be hot!

]]> http://detroitdataguru.wordpress.com/2012/02/04/why-shouldnt-i-retire-in-michigan/#comment-356 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:47:19 +0000 http://detroitdataguru.wordpress.com/?p=1560#comment-356 One up for staying in Michigan, Kurt. Another ‘up’ for sticking with the data business part-time. Happy Birthday and enjoy your Medicare card.

]]> http://detroitdataguru.wordpress.com/2012/02/04/why-shouldnt-i-retire-in-michigan/#comment-354 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:54:49 +0000 http://detroitdataguru.wordpress.com/?p=1560#comment-354 If you read the history you will not feel that way. This blog points out a ranking and then states that I am bound and determined to stay. Negativity comes from the surveys and rankings that other people put forth. I suggest you follow the other work coming out of Data Driven Detroit.

]]> http://detroitdataguru.wordpress.com/2012/02/04/why-shouldnt-i-retire-in-michigan/#comment-353 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:11:28 +0000 http://detroitdataguru.wordpress.com/?p=1560#comment-353 Why are these blog posts always so negative? It’s almost as if you don’t want anyone to come here, and suggesting that everyone already here have good reasons to leave. This is not how you go about rebuilding a state’s image.

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