Leaving IN for a Neighboring State

Hello all, I am an Indiana resident born and raised. My family lives here and I have never lived anywhere but here my whole life. With the new administration changes and the current political climate of America I am coming to the conclusion that it may be time to call it quits on my home. Our infrastructure is terrible, school systems are suffering, wages aren’t rising, and we are wasting time focused on straw man issues posed by the hyper right wing to distract us from getting any actual change done that positively affects human lives. Indiana seems hell bent on staying in the past and a majority of residents who vote obviously agree with this direction. I feel that my opinions and compassion for others will never be echoed by the people in my community and I don’t think this is the best place to build a life and raise a family anymore. This will take a lot of prep work and won’t be an overnight thing, and while I’m sad to leave my family and all the places I have called home my entire life I think it may be time to admit things will never change in Indiana. There are other states that will actually take care of their residents and offer better social programs to folks instead of focusing their energy on sticking fingers into people’s personal lives, and those places deserve people like me paying taxes and being a part of their workforce more than IN. I am contemplating moving to either Michigan or Illinois since they seem to be more aligned with my values, and wanted to post this here to let anyone else who is going through a similar predicament know that you’re not alone. If anyone has done a similar move in their lifetime please let me know any tips you have and how your life has changed. Thanks.

And before anyone says it: yes, I realize it’s going to be more expensive to live elsewhere but I firmly believe that you get what you pay for.