Small rural counties love having wealthy families move in and pay higher taxes. Gentrification is what some call it, but the reality is that small farmers can't compete once the tax assessor gets a taste of the big bucks. The 35 acres that once took care of my hundreds of animals are now home to none. The residence is a country estate with the 190 year old farm house that I renovated.

It seems that you failed to read the whole text. There was no choice made. That was my decision to not become homeless.

Self righteous, callous and insensitive statements like this just make me think that the Xstians don't have a monopoly on being really shitty, uncaring individuals.
Is it your intention to try and make the Xstians look good or are you a closet evangelical, deep down inside?

@OldGoat43 what "whole text"??? There is no link or anything other than 2 sentences & a pic.....

@AnneWimsey see his repy to @hippiechick58

The upstate NY county of Chenango had been invaded by residential buyers which raised my farm's 35 acre agricultural property tax from $949 per year to over $4000 per year. That last year my ex-wife had a bipolar manic episode when she took the tax money out of our bank account and spent it on antique furniture to sell at an imaginary shop she thought she owned. That was the end of my world as I knew it.

@OldGoat43 - What a tragedy. Both on the part of your tax bill and the loss of your money to pay it.

@RussRAB . Yes, After that I had a month to sell the animals and everything on the farm, find a new home on Realtor.com, gather my pets and move. The doctor's took my wife to a full care live-in home. I found a good low-priced home in Central PA and here I am now.

@OldGoat43 Wishing you all the best! Rebuilding time!

@MikeInBatonRouge . Thanks. I'm living in an old coal mining town in central PA and spending my time figuring out how to live on SS and eBay sales. One cat, Zippy, is watching over me. I trust him.