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Originally Posted by UCF w00t
Right-to-work is laws that prevent union dues being mandatory for all employees of a trade or company.
I cannot speak for your trade but FL has higher than average national income. It just does. Wages haven't gone up in other states either soo....
Property tax went up because the "value" of your home went up. This was particularly a problem beachside or near the beaches (I see you live in NSB). Has your latest property tax gone down? I'm sure it will this year.
I don't want my state taking care of me or anyone else. That's my job. This value is intrinsic in the nature of Florida and Floridians. Notice that this is one of the last states with no income tax. We like the government to stay out of our business. Sadly, however, newer immigrants are causing these values to be lost.
Your evidence is anecdotal. The numbers paint a broader picture. I don't know when you lived elsewhere and here but you're comparing different times. The specific things you mentioned have changed dramatically here in the last few years due to external forces. It'll all level off. We're already seeing it. All the foreclosures were a necessary correction for the absurd housing market.
And his comment about common sense wasn't meant literally I'm sure. We definitely have our fair share of morons. But then again, they're mostly from the northeast  |
I have been in several trades here and have yet to be in one where I couldn't make more elsewhere. And the whole moron thing I'll take that as a J/K I hope!