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Toughest States for Retirees

Poor fiscal health lands Illinois at the bottom of TopRetirements.com's list.from: AARP | Updated January 2011

Worst States for Retirement	Why You Should Think Twice
1) Illinois	Poor fiscal health
2) California	Expensive, and its finances are in disarray
3) New York	Very high taxes, including property taxes
4) Rhode Island	Worst-off state in the Northeast from a financial viewpoint; high taxes
5) New Jersey	Highest property taxes in the United States; has pension funding issues
6) Ohio	High unemployment and cold winters
7) Wisconsin	High property taxes and frigid weather
8) Massachusetts	High cost of living and high property taxes
9) Connecticut	Taxes Social Security and has high property taxes