Manhattan Contrarian ping
If there ever was a better argument for Republican governance, I don’t know what it is. Florida with its Republican dominated executive and legislative branches is incredibly well run. And that is thanks, in large part, to Ron DeSantis and his push to advance Republican policies that turned out to work. Its a shame that his campaign misfired and it seems like he no longer is a leading contender for the presidency. From a domestic perspective, he’d be better than anyone. New York is a corrupt, bureaucratic mess that has lived off of Wall Street and Fortune 500 money for way too long. The Fortune 500 money is leaving. Let’s see if Wall Street money can sustain their insane policies. Mamdani is putting that to the test.
Florida has some issues to keep an eye on...
Medicaid spending, public pensions and health insurance costs, education spending...
Looks like it’s also using trust fund and reserve money to make the budget balance.
And if this is accurate, per AI...
“Federal funds make up approximately 33% to 34% of the Florida state budget, accounting for roughly $1 in every $3 spent by the state. This translates to about $37.9 billion of the state’s total appropriations.”
FL is walking a fiscal tightrope and the only reason it hasn’t landed on its butt is thanks to federal taxpayers.
My guess is that New York’s expenses for building heat (schools would eat up a lot) are greater but both have similar AC bills in the summer. New York has salt, snow removal, and ice damage to roads Florida does not, but then there are those nasty hurricanes to make up for the differences.
It’s actually much worse
This is only state vs state
New York City spends about the same as entire state Florida.
So if you live in New York City you are paying 3x as much in taxes as in Florida.
No Florida city has income tax, New York City has an additional income tax added on to the state income tax
The difference is New York is run by communist criminals.
I always detect a hint of jealously and resentment in threads about Florida, usually it’s just the DSDS patients, though. This will be my 70th year in the state and I’m happier than ever about it. The state thrived even under Democrat governors….way back in the mid-20th century. We conservatives worked hard over decades to put the state where it is. We haven’t achieved perfection and we never will, but we’re always improving.
I love signs at sites that call taxes spent an “investment”. ROFL
FRee State of Florida Ping!
Ex-pat New Yorkers welcome!
HST, YOU MUST LEAVE YOUR LIEBERAL DEMOCRAT PHILOSOPHY IN NEW YORK!