Wallethub

[hotdogPi]

Did anyone actually look at the Human Development Index link I posted above? It actually shows Illinois far ahead of its states to the east, but not Illinois vs. Wisconsin – exactly the same as the two WalletHub links.

[Max Rockatansky]

Did anyone actually look at the Human Development Index link I posted above? It actually shows Illinois far ahead of its states to the east, but not Illinois vs. Wisconsin – exactly the same as the two WalletHub links.

Get out of here with your sensible logic.  This is about religious devotion, proven fact.

[thspfc]

Wallethub

[TheHighwayMan3561]

Did anyone actually look at the Human Development Index link I posted above? It actually shows Illinois far ahead of its states to the east, but not Illinois vs. Wisconsin – exactly the same as the two WalletHub links.

Get out of here with your sensible logic.  This is about religious devotion, proven fact.

3. Minnesota
7. North Dakota
13. Nebraska
20 (tie). Iowa
22 (tie). Illinois/Wisconsin

Yep. Illinois, leaps and bounds above the competition...

[Crash_It]

Did anyone actually look at the Human Development Index link I posted above? It actually shows Illinois far ahead of its states to the east, but not Illinois vs. Wisconsin – exactly the same as the two WalletHub links.

Get out of here with your sensible logic.  This is about religious devotion, proven fact.

3. Minnesota
7. North Dakota
13. Nebraska
20 (tie). Iowa
22 (tie). Illinois/Wisconsin

Yep. Illinois, leaps and bounds above the competition...

Still above average and that data is 3 years old. I see it being updated soon to reflect the wallethub rankings.

[Scott5114]

Did anyone actually look at the Human Development Index link I posted above? It actually shows Illinois far ahead of its states to the east, but not Illinois vs. Wisconsin – exactly the same as the two WalletHub links.

Get out of here with your sensible logic.  This is about religious devotion, proven fact.

3. Minnesota
7. North Dakota
13. Nebraska
20 (tie). Iowa
22 (tie). Illinois/Wisconsin

Yep. Illinois, leaps and bounds above the competition...

Still above average and that data is 3 years old. I see it being updated soon to reflect the wallethub rankings.

Wait...do you actually think the United Nations calculates the Human Development Index based on Wallethub rankings?

[jakeroot]

I think the actual average would be an average of all of the HDIs, rather than the list itself.

[kphoger]

Just don't retire there.  Nope, no way.  Bad idea.  Four months ago, WalletHub ranked Illinois #45 in the nation.

(Wisconsin ranked #15.)

https://wallethub.com/edu/best-and-worst-states-to-retire/18592



And don't plan on getting a job there.  When it comes to employment rebounding since the pandemic drop-off, a WalletHub report from less than two weeks ago found Illinois to be #42 in the nation.

(Wisconsin ranked #14.)

https://wallethub.com/edu/states-unemployment-rates/74907

[Flint1979]

Just don't retire there.  Nope, no way.  Bad idea.  Four months ago, WalletHub ranked Illinois #45 in the nation.

(Wisconsin ranked #15.)

https://wallethub.com/edu/best-and-worst-states-to-retire/18592



And don't plan on getting a job there.  When it comes to employment rebounding since the pandemic drop-off, a WalletHub report from less than two weeks ago found Illinois to be #42 in the nation.

(Wisconsin ranked #14.)

https://wallethub.com/edu/states-unemployment-rates/74907

Michigan didn't rank too well here but don't leave out that Indiana was ranked #3.

[bm7]

Just don't retire there.  Nope, no way.  Bad idea.  Four months ago, WalletHub ranked Illinois #45 in the nation.

(Wisconsin ranked #15.)

https://wallethub.com/edu/best-and-worst-states-to-retire/18592

Illinois is only ranked badly because people in Illinois don't see it as retiring if they stay in the same state.

And don't plan on getting a job there.  When it comes to employment rebounding since the pandemic drop-off, a WalletHub report from less than two weeks ago found Illinois to be #42 in the nation.

(Wisconsin ranked #14.)

https://wallethub.com/edu/states-unemployment-rates/74907

Obviously, people in Illinois are too busy having fun to get jobs again. This is why Wisconsin, a less fun state according to WalletHub, has much better unemployment.

[kphoger]

Well played, sir.   

[Max Rockatansky]

Illinois was declared inferior to Minnesota and Iowa by Wallethub and Crash_It.  Thoughts from the peanut gallery?

That's why it's called an estimate.

Which is not to be taken seriously. It's only misinformation spread by conservative fear mongering blogs to make Illinois look bad when it actually is one of the best states to raise a family.

[hotdogPi]

Illinois was declared inferior to Minnesota and Iowa by Wallethub and Crash_It.  Thoughts from the peanut gallery?

Crash_It has consistently praised Minnesota whenever the topic comes up, both a few months ago and a few days ago. It's not inconsistent with his beliefs. (And I personally believe Minnesota is one of the best states if you can handle the temperature extremes.) Iowa, on the other hand...

I lost internet for 5 minutes while I was typing this.

[Max Rockatansky]

I have cousins in Duluth and I always enjoyed the outdoor access much of the state provided.  Certainly seemed superior (ironically on Lake Superior) to what I experienced day to day living in Chicago. 

[Flint1979]

Minnesota is a nice state, so is Wisconsin and Michigan they are all pretty close to the same though. Each of the three states I mentioned has a ton of lakes, lots of farm land, lots of outdoor activities, scenic drives and so on. And in the NFL each of the three states has a team in the same division, something that they don't in the other three major sports. If you included Illinois they lack the lakes, still have plenty of farm land, the outdoor activities are more limited, Illinois does have scenic drives but not on the scale of the other three states mentioned here. I would say Lakeshore Drive or any of the expressways leading to the Chicago Loop are pretty nice with the Chicago skyline on the horizon but that gets old after awhile. There are still new things I'm finding in Michigan and I've traveled around this state for 4 decades.

[ET21]

Is Wallethubism the official religion of Alanland?

Yes it is

[GaryV]

I heard a news report on the radio a couple mornings ago refer to Wallethub. I don't remember what they were listing - I mentally tuned out once I heard the source.

[Crash_It]

If you included Illinois they lack the lakes, still have plenty of farm land, the outdoor activities are more limited, Illinois does have scenic drives but not on the scale of the other three states mentioned here. I would say Lakeshore Drive or any of the expressways leading to the Chicago Loop are pretty nice with the Chicago skyline on the horizon but that gets old after awhile. There are still new things I'm finding in Michigan and I've traveled around this state for 4 decades.

There are a few thousand lakes in Illinois, not as much as the other mentioned states but they are here and more numerous than Indiana or Ohio. Also, there are numerous outdoor activities in Illinois. I really don't think that you've traveled Illinois as much as you claim due to this statement. Just within the Chicago area alone, there's a forest preserve within every 5 miles.

[hotdogPi]

The deleted posts in the Illinois Notes thread said you had nothing against Indiana. It seems like you were lying.

[Crash_It]

The deleted posts in the Illinois Notes thread said you had nothing against Indiana. It seems like you were lying.

Just because I said that Illinois has more lakes than Indiana doesn't mean I have anything against it. Just stating a fact.

[Max Rockatansky]

Is Wallethubism the official religion of Alanland?

Yes it is

The Facebook alias used by Crash has the first name "Alan."   Coincidence or grand design?

[hbelkins]

Is Wallethubism the official religion of Alanland?

Yes it is

The Facebook alias used by Crash has the first name "Alan."   Coincidence or grand design?

So he is (or is not) the Grand Alan?

[Max Rockatansky]

Is Wallethubism the official religion of Alanland?

Yes it is

The Facebook alias used by Crash has the first name "Alan."   Coincidence or grand design?

So he is (or is not) the Grand Alan?

No, he's Cabinet Minister of Car Horn Affairs except on the third Tuesday of every month between 2:07-2:21 PM. 

[jeffandnicole]

Is Wallethubism the official religion of Alanland?

Yes it is

The Facebook alias used by Crash has the first name "Alan."   Coincidence or grand design?

So he is (or is not) the Grand Alan?

We have been greatly mislead if he is the Grand Alan.

[Max Rockatansky]

Is Wallethubism the official religion of Alanland?

Yes it is

The Facebook alias used by Crash has the first name "Alan."   Coincidence or grand design?

So he is (or is not) the Grand Alan?

We have been greatly mislead if he is the Grand Alan.

RGT lost to someone during the last election and attempted coup d'état.  I don't think we ever sorted out "who"  that someone was.