[Eric_WVGG]

Culture counts.

This is probably gonna get me killed, but I would have qualms with starting or moving a business to a city where reproductive rights are under continual attack. The situation is inhumane.

[moate]

Part of the problem with places like Alabama getting left in the dust is opinions voiced by elected officials in Alabama.

There's literally nothing that would motivate me to move to a place like that despite extremely low cost of living.

[mud_dauber]

I second this opinion.

[jofer]

Spend some time in Birmingham sometime. It's a fun city. As a whole, AL isn't what you probably think it is.