DeSantis just said FL had the biggest surplus ever and they were well situated because no taxes or

[Samrob]

low taxes.

Well, then it may be that they will not need so much Federal aid from the us? Did I mishear?

[catbyte]

1. He's gonna sprain his arm patting himself on the back.

And the ass-kissing his underlings are giving him are very Trumpian. I had to stop watching, ugh.

[Demovictory9]

19. Pat himself on the back? In that tight suit?

[Meadowoak]

2. Property taxes in Florida are higher than heck. No state

Income tax but wages are very low.

[Lovie777]

3. So he's lying ......

and using this disaster as props.

Sick.

[ProfessorGAC]

5. After I Read Your Post...

...I checked and found Florida has a median household income that's $17,0]0+ lower than here in Illinois.
That's a pretty substantial difference.
Your last sentence seems pretty accurate.
There are only 13 states lower.

[CharleyDog]

8. property taxes are high? Just wondering what they're like. The value of Florida

property must be declining, all that property damage we're witnessing, it's staggering. And then
reports that insurance rates are so high many cannot afford trustworthy home insurance and Florida allows
bare-bones coverage for the loan, not flood insurance. It look like everybody loses, and that's not good for property value. If people
begin to believe climate change is real, that melting the glaciers is inevitable and Florida will be underwater in
the near future, will people buy houses there? Who wants to live with tidal surge and the prospect of floods always looming.

[Meadowoak]

12. Florida property taxes are some of the highest in the nation.

[LeftInTX]

13. Sounds exactly like Texas...exactly...

Property taxes are through the roof, however corporations have tax abatements and pay almost no property taxes. WalMart, Lowes, Home Depot do not pay property tax...Homeowners are stuck with the bill.

[jimfields33]

14. They are? My 1900 square foot block home is 2,075 dollars a year.

That’s not bad. But I moved from Maryland where property taxes were 8200 a year for 2story 2300 square foot house so maybe it’s all relative.

[dchill]

4. Won't somebody cut him a check. He can't stop saying...

..."Cut us a check..." Right. We'll just keep cutting checks until the bootstraps kick in. We know you'll administrate everything fairly and above board.

[jimfields33]

15. Our gas holiday starts on Saturday.

Gas prices are dropping big-time in Florida. Only for a month though. This was planned a year ago or something.

[dchill]

20. Electioneering.

[jimfields33]

21. Not smart to stop November 1st.

Whoever plan that wasn’t very politically smart.

[lame54]

6. A pretext...

For receiving federal aid then taking credit for it

[Vinca]

7. If they have a surplus and collect no taxes to speak of, that must mean they don't

provide any services for the public. You can't have it both ways.

[CharleyDog]

9. and the state skims off the aid for COVID relief, takes it from Medicaid dollars, Education monies,

no doubt.

[RussBLib]

10. I don't believe this ass for a second

There's no way things get all rosy under a Republican administration. The warts will out.

[TheRealNorth]

11. They are mostly a gimmick economy

That relies on tourism and the wealth of retirees that is earned in other states. FL would probably be worse than Alabama if it resided above 40 degrees latitude.

[OrlandoDem2]

16. Property insurance is sky high. Insurers have been leaving the state.

Property values are so high people can’t buy and rents are out of control.

[jimfields33]

22. That's because of roofers defrauding the insurance companies.

[edhopper]

18. Sales tax

is 6%

low taxes for the rich, high taxes for everyone else.