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Where Veterans Should and Shouldn't Live

List of cities considered the best and worst for American veterans to live

Samantha Picaro

Nov 14, 2016

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Where Veterans Should and Shouldn't Live

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The new President of the United States was recently elected. But what will Donald Trump do about problems facing veterans? Will he do better than his predecessors? I hope so.

The way veterans are treated by the country could be improved. Certain cities are the best place to live if you served your country whereas other cities you want to avoid and run away from really fast. WalletHub, a financial website, created a list of the best and worst cities in the U.S. for veterans to live. The website compared the 100 most populated cities regarding three categories. One was employment, obviously regarding jobs, unemployment, and businesses owned by veterans. Two was economy, concerning housing affordability and income. The third was quality of life, especially when it came to crime rate.

For the sake of simplicity (and page space) I will not list all 100 cities. I will instead list the 10 best and the 10 worst:

Best Cities for Veterans

1. Scottsdale, AZ

2. Laredo, TX

3. Irvine, CA

4. Plano, TX

5. Austin, TX

6. El Paso, TX

7. Colorado Springs, CO

8. San Diego, CA

9. Tampa, FL

10. Orlando, FL

Worst Cities for Veterans

1. Detroit, MI

2. Newark, NJ

3. Cleveland, OH

4. Memphis, TN

5. Boston, MA

6. Jersey City, NJ

7. Cincinnati, OH

8. Baltimore, MD

9. Chicago, IL

10. Fort Wayne, IN

As a Jersey girl, it is downright embarrassing that my state has two of the worst cities for veterans to reside. It is appalling for Boston to be one of the worst considering some of the most important events of the American Revolution took place there. It is a place where rebels fought for freedom yet soldiers in the present day are treated poorly.

I believe anyone reading this article has a right to know where soldiers can seek better lives. If you are a soldier or loved one of a soldier reading this, consider your options. The other cities listed on the best and worst list is on the WalletHub website. You can also do your own research. Whatever you do, look out for our soldiers. One of the things Trump should fix is the lives of our veterans.

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1. When course schedules are released and you have a conflict between two required classes.

2. When there is only one section of a popular course.

3. Receiving the 18,000 emails reminding you to register ASAP.

4. When you need to see an advisor, but they are too busy/unresponsive.

5. Trying not to dress like a bum for your appointments with your advisors/department heads.

6. When you have a perfectly planned out schedule, and one class ruins it.

7. Carefully moving things around to accommodate a different class/section.

8. Waking up at 6:00 a.m. for your enrollment time.

9. Concocting a new schedule at your enrollment time after your original plan gets changed.

10. Getting into a class and filling the last available seat.

11. When all of your classes finally go through.

12. Realizing that you forgot a class that was a pre-requisite for everything else.

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10. When you're assigned a group project.

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