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Howard County, Maryland is Less Wealthy Because I Left
Thursday, March 11, 2010 
Howard County, Maryland
I don’t think that my wealth, which is estimated now to be quite a bit higher than I suspected but still far less than I deserve, makes that much difference in these rankings. For 2011, my not being in Howard County, Maryland might push the county down to fourth or fifth place:
Not far from D.C. lies another cluster of wealthy counties. Howard County, Md., a suburb of Baltimore, has a standout school system with standardized test scores that consistently beat out the national average, and median household incomes of $101,710. In nearby Montgomery County, where 59 percent of residents over 25 have an advanced degree, households bring in a median $93,999. Historic Calvert County, Md., has profited from its roots as a tobacco-rich farmland as well as its proximity to Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, and claims a median income of $89,049.
I certainly didn’t feel wealthy living there; in fact, I felt wealthier when I lived in New Hampshire. At least there you could have some semblance of a quality of life. When we fled Maryland, there was forty inches of snow on the ground and people were bartering for firewood and alcohol. It was absolute madness. I shall never live there again.
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Here, here. Inasmuch as I spent many a year in New England, I can readily confirm the appreciable lower quality of life in Howard County. Financial resources, as is axiomatic, does not equate to a personal well-being--in fact, after a certain income level has been attained there is a self-evident inverse proportion between the two. Thus, and again, after a certain income has been acquired, any income increase equates to an increase in the size of the proverbial "albatross." Alas, I've reached a catch 22 insofar as I'd just love to get the expletive out of this unblessed mess (referred to as "Howard County"), yet ethically I deem it inhumane to access the funds necessary to do so! Bonjour mes amis.