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2naSalit

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8. And they are driving up housing costs so that...
Tue Jan 10, 2023, 10:56 AM
Jan 2023

Nobody who is already here can afford to live here now. Montana's ONLY social safety programs are federal programs, the state offers you nothing and are severely stingy when you are owed something like UBI benefits or child welfare services and any of the federal programs where money or some monetary benefit is issued.

If you can't find profitable employment or are already independently wealthy, life will be hard here.



Bozeman nonprofit invests grant in new shelter, programming


(Mind you, this is a warming shelter.)

https://www.ypradio.org/community/2023-01-06/bozeman-nonprofit-invests-grant-in-new-shelter-programming

And then there's the legislature...

Medicaid and abortion top health agenda for Montana lawmakers

https://www.ypradio.org/government-politics/2023-01-09/medicaid-and-abortion-top-health-agenda-for-montana-lawmakers


A podcast solely for the purpose of monitoring the legislature: The Session Week 1: 'The House is ready for business'


https://www.ypradio.org/government-politics/2023-01-09/the-session-week-1-the-house-is-ready-for-business

A bumper sticker that has been in circulation for years around here says:

Montana is FULL! I hear North Dakota is nice.




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your town looks just like the one i live in ..in central washington samnsara Jan 2023 #1
But does your town have dinosaurs roaming the streets? mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 #2
Wait - cilla4progress Jan 2023 #9
Livingston is a lovely town Stuckinthebush Jan 2023 #3
"Won't Take Many More To Turn State Blue" -?????? SoCalDavidS Jan 2023 #4
The reason for that is more... 2naSalit Jan 2023 #5
Yeah Paradise Valley went crazy with trophy homes Stuckinthebush Jan 2023 #11
Those have been there for over a decade. 2naSalit Jan 2023 #12
I didn't know about Blank Stuckinthebush Jan 2023 #13
And that's only an option in summer. 2naSalit Jan 2023 #16
The N is the key, not the % Stuckinthebush Jan 2023 #10
Better yet... 2naSalit Jan 2023 #14
That would be a dream - running off the Rs! Stuckinthebush Jan 2023 #15
They're not Ds. 2naSalit Jan 2023 #17
In my Deep South rural community we see a lot of people from cities come, buy cheap land Chainfire Jan 2023 #6
your town looks just like the one i live in ..in central California, except bigger. usonian Jan 2023 #7
The picture only shows a block on Main St. 2naSalit Jan 2023 #18
Oh, we don't have much more than that one block. Just spread out a bit. usonian Jan 2023 #19
Well... 2naSalit Jan 2023 #20
Check :-) usonian Jan 2023 #21
Deal! 2naSalit Jan 2023 #22
And they are driving up housing costs so that... 2naSalit Jan 2023 #8
Census figures/ anecdotes GusBob Jan 2023 #23
I've been to Havre. I can't see that getting any too crowded. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 #24
Lol true GusBob Jan 2023 #25
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