Numbers from 1 to 10 (with 10 being the best) were ascribed to the chosen criteria for each state, and then the automated spreadsheet ranked states first via their raw score and then via importance. These criteria include: vaccine exemptions, homeschooling regulations, second amendment, political ideology (which tells you a lot about how a state is run and the type of agenda and policies you can expect to deal with), governor approval rating, covid19 response, personal reviews, and cost of living.Ī large group was then polled to see how these criteria ranked in importance. If you’re confused about whether you should stay or leave your state, look no further than the first ever (best ever) list ranking states from best to worst using the criteria that are most important to parents who value their rights, freedoms, and a healthy lifestyle. We saw states we thought valued freedom shut down, governors sell out their residents and become total dictators, businesses forced to close, the muzzle replace several state flags, freedoms restricted or altogether disappear, and legislators use a “pandemic” as an excuse for a power trip designed push through legislation that would otherwise never have passed.Īdd in riots, 80 weeks to flatten the curve, a “new normal,” online learning, cancel culture, vaccine mandates and passports, and covert infringements upon our second amendment rights and it’s no wonder all of us who are “woke” see COVID “version 2.0” (coming to a fall near you) and are wrestling with whether we should stay and fight or make it to better ground while we can. If there’s one thing 2020 made us re-evaluate, it’s where we were living.