HERE is a link to an ongoing survey of data collection and correlation to rank states on how they treat the freedoms of its citizens.
You can get some past information by doing a search for "Freedom in the 50 states"
It's a long read for sure, but I think you'll find that the data is treated objectively.
There is a lot of good information, and perhaps it will open some eyes.

Boy, my support group sucks.

Summarize? Fer Chrissakes, Hank the document is 64 freaking pages long. You ever heard of Acrobat Reader?? It's free, buddy.....buy it!



Here's a little of it....

Washington's ranking out of 50.....(higher is most restrictive)...


Washington
"Washington scores #41 on economic freedoms,
#35 on personal freedoms, and #44 overall. While
taxes are fairly low, spending is higher than average,
and accordingly government debt is quite high. The
government payroll is much larger than average. For
a liberal state, gun laws are quite reasonable. Alcohol
is fairly tightly controlled, with taxes on spirits the
highest in the country by far (effectively $21.15 per
gallon). Marijuana laws are a bit better than average,
but making high-level possession and low-level cultivation
misdemeanors and low-level possession a civil
offense would help further. Washington does not
authorize sobriety checkpoints. Educational regulation
is absurdly tight, with private schools needing
state approval and under certain conditions teacher
licensing, and home schoolers needing to meet
teacher qualifications, annual standardized testing,
and extensive recordkeeping rules, along with other
requirements. Land-use planning is becoming more
centralized. Labor and health insurance laws are
poor. Asset forfeiture has been reformed, but eminent
domain has not. Cigarette taxes are high, and smoking bans are extensive."

........and here's the criteria ranking chart...... I had to shrink it to take a screen shot and blow it up so it's not very clear. All just for you...dipstick

Table III: Economic Freedom Ranking
State Economic freedom

1. South Dakota 0.385
2. New Hampshire 0.345
3. Colorado 0.337
4. North Dakota 0.315
5. Idaho 0.257
6. Georgia 0.253
7. Texas 0.225
8. Tennessee 0.225
9. Missouri 0.210
10. Alabama 0.200
11. Arizona 0.190
12. Iowa 0.177
13. Virginia 0.175
14. Utah 0.164
15. Michigan 0.161
16. Indiana 0.159
17. Oklahoma 0.144
18. Kansas 0.126
19. Pennsylvania 0.120
20. Wyoming 0.098
21. Montana 0.096
22. South Carolina 0.062
23. Nevada 0.058
24. Delaware 0.052
25. Florida 0.047
26. North Carolina 0.041
27. Nebraska 0.036
28. Louisiana -0.012
29. Illinois -0.025
30. Mississippi -0.032
31. Minnesota -0.075
32. Ohio -0.081
33. Kentucky -0.086
34. Maryland -0.110
35. Wisconsin -0.111
36. Oregon -0.113
37. Massachusetts -0.133
38. Connecticut -0.142
39. Arkansas -0.148
40. West Virginia -0.177
41. Washington -0.219
42. Rhode Island -0.267
43. New Mexico -0.288
44. Hawaii -0.295
45. Vermont -0.310
46. New Jersey -0.337
47. Alaska -0.343
48. California -0.351
49. Maine -0.406
50. New York -0.596

Table IV: Personal Freedom Ranking
State Personal freedom

1. Alaska 0.272
2. Maine 0.193
3. New Mexico 0.138
4. Arkansas 0.125
5. Texas 0.121
6. Missouri 0.110
7. Oregon 0.104
8. Idaho 0.100
9. Virginia 0.100
10. Wyoming 0.095
11. Vermont 0.093
12. Arizona 0.089
13. New Hampshire 0.087
14. Utah 0.086
15. Kansas 0.085
16. Colorado 0.084
17. West Virginia 0.080
18. Tennessee 0.059
19. Indiana 0.049
20. Michigan 0.045
21. Montana 0.029
22. Mississippi 0.027
23. Florida 0.022
24. South Dakota 0.007
25. Iowa 0.006
26. Kentucky 0.003
27. Oklahoma -0.002
28. Hawaii -0.009
29. Pennsylvania -0.018
30. North Carolina -0.022
31. Minnesota -0.036
32. Nevada -0.045
33. North Dakota -0.047
34. Nebraska -0.055
35. Washington -0.055
36. Delaware -0.060
37. California -0.063
38. Connecticut -0.082
39. Wisconsin -0.089
40. Louisiana -0.098
41. South Carolina -0.102
42. Georgia -0.106
43. Alabama -0.107
44. Massachusetts -0.109
45. New Jersey -0.120
46. Ohio -0.124
47. Rhode Island -0.163
48. New York -0.188
49. Illinois -0.213
50. Maryland -0.294

Junk statistics.
A person is as free as he allows himself to be even here in Kommunist Kalifornia.
According to these stats I live in shackles.
LOL.

What is the scariest part is that the most restrictive states' populace (for the most part) think everyone should live like they do.

You talk about "groomed"! And furthermore they raise their kids to think ....er... NOT think about how many lost freedoms their parents accept(ed) because they were not directly affected and therefore selfishly, and possibly cowardly, dodged the issue by fleeing down the dead-end tunnel of "it's not my problem".

Did you call for Bush's head when he put forward the Patriot Act?

Or did you vote for him again?

It's kind of like your brother. Sure, YOU can try to kick his ass, but let anybody else try it, and there's going to be trouble.

Two votes for "Hank was supporting Sal."

I didn't read it that way.

Sal.... according to the data....I live in shackles...(tic)
Hank....more so than you think

Whose right?

Hank? Got something to say?

I've responded to the tired old California insults so many times my head spins.

WHY IN THE HELL DO PEOPLE ARGUE LIKE THIS?

If I even slightly defend it, suddenly you're stuffing words in my mouth like I said "California is the best place on Earth"




BUT, now scruntch up real close to your computer monitor and crank up the magnification to 150%..

OK?

I NEVER SAID IT WAS THE BEST, BUT IT SURE AS HELL AIN'T THE WORST!


Go put on some glasses & look at my album people, look like I'm suffering?

I'll just keep quietly adding pics to my album, and let you believe whatever the fukk you want.

As far as New York being rated as the worst?
I have a friend there that will blow a giant hole in that bulllshitt theory as well.




Keep slurping the koolaid.
Stay thirsty my friends.

You live in the nice part Sal.

His house has a fur coat. I bet it's nice and toasty in there.

Aunty---How about you hang some pics that out perform Sal and his son. I'm sure a vision of outdoor fitness and hardcore endeavor such as yourself, could show a man like Salmonella and his son how silly they are living in their "screwed" up state.

If you can't... shut the f.ck up and go make me a pie...kitten.

I've been stewing about this post for several days now.
I really don't care that you did not like it here in California, however I find your descriptions of where I live to be beyond laughable.
No offense Aunty but you lived in the ghetto, hence your off key perspective.

My rub comes when you generalize the entire state based on your term in the Vallejo and San Diego areas.
Good God, I'd go out of my mind living there as well.

This thread is about freedom in 50 states right?

Personal freedom starts at home, if you have a sidewalk and neighbors on all sides you might as well be in a jail cell.
I often wonder how many people on these outdoor forums bitch about California's crowded conditions all the while living in some apartment or subdivision surrounded by neighbors, asphalt and concrete.
Coming home to freedom in a scenic, private environment is where freedom starts.
I have that.









Last evening I took a drive over to my buddy's 5,000 acre cattle ranch on the east side of the lake.
Absolute solitude.
Not even the sound of a single vehicle.
Freedom?
Like you wouldn't fuggin believe.








I spend a lot of time on a ranch in far northeastern California's Modoc County as well .
freedom is very abundant there as well.




As much as I've enjoyed my life here in my lil paradise, I'll be the first to admit that much of this state sucks and if I could move the wife I would.

Yes, there are lots of better places to live, but when you generalize, you are missing a whole lot.

Yes, there are lots of better places to live, but when you generalize, you are missing a whole lot.



+1000

There are some breathtaking places in California. just nopt hwere there are too many people.

Your portrayal of California is the exception rather than the rule and you know it. I think your pseudo offense is nothing more than an opportunity to show off.
Don't take me wrong. What you have is awesome, but to try to propose that it represents California is way beyond accurate.

Dad was a Navy Career man....lived in San Diego, San Fransico, El Cajon, and Pleasant Hills. Also have two brothers who lived down there most of their lives in Bakersfield. Been a while now since I was down there, but I'm really certain that things haven't gotten better, know what I mean?

Most recent visit (1983 or so) was a temporary job in Elk Hills for a couple of months in the oil fields. Lovely place......(tic)

You know KK, for a smart man you sure can be a total idiot. You could have a lot to offer but opt instead to just be a (s)tool. Why is that? Your mama knock you off the nipple too soon?

Nice finish.

Yeah, tell the guy all about the place HE lives, slabby. And why don't you take a couple personal shots as well.................like you did.

I've got 20 bucks that says Sal knows California better than you do, and you're just talking out your ass.

slabby apparently thinks Tacoma's hilltop and Discovery Bay are the same, too.

I mean, they're both in Washington.

Are you guys big boys or little girls? CA is a big beautiful state...all taken in perspective...Marin County hills at sunrise, SF's steep hills on a sunny spring afternoon, Hollywood's neighborhood bars at 2am...that's what I've seen, and I thought it was pretty amazing...and I dream of bummin' around NorCal during steelhead season.

You offerin' up something Danny Boy? I mean other than just lip.

Yeah, I'm offering up the observation that you're a dumbass.

Any other questions?

Fukin A..... didn't realize lawn clipping was lucrative enough to travel that far.....