Colder climates help keep out the riff raff.

Unless one is willing to flee the country entirely, which is the best option, moving to a small town and taking one's chances is the next best option available. That we need an actual long term solution that no longer involves fleeing is also true. It looks like "collapse of the U.S. government due to unsustainable debt" is the best and most likeliest scenario.

RT: https://poa.st/objects/f785a988-7d7f-4b1c-b8ac-3a4f8448d3a3