The Dream of a Florida Retirement Is Fading for the Middle Class

[buzzycrumbhunger]

5. The Repukes have ruined it here

Overdevelopment, crowding, impossible traffic with endless road repairs, hedge fund landlords, unattainable mortgages so that we can’t afford rentals *or* mortgages, and fascists everywhere you turn.

And yes, the Canucks have bailed and won’t be back, but it’s not helping the housing situation.

I hate to say it, but no state income tax was always a big plus—but the fact that it attracts the oligarchs negates that several times over.

I’d love to run to Scotland (family ties, but third-generation doesn’t give me a free pass), but I’d sure as hell run to Canada if I could. Should’ve trolled the singles groups when I was still young enough to snag a guy. *sigh*