Florida Exodus: Rising Taxes Drive Out Residents

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Florida Exodus: Rising Taxes Drive Out Residents

There are many things public officials probably shouldn't do during a severe recession, but no one seems to have told the leaders in Florida about them. One thing, for instance, would be giving a dozen top aides hefty raises while urging a rise in property taxes, as the mayor of Miami-Dade County recently did. Or jacking up already exorbitant hurricane-insurance premiums, as Florida's government-run property insurer just did. Or sending an army of highly paid lobbyists to push for a steep hike in electricity rates, as South Florida's public utility is doing.


And you wonder why the Sunshine State is experiencing its first net emigration of people since World War II.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090903/us_time/08599191991600

to all the idiots who claim people will not move because of taxes or that raising taxes is always good......

:pke:
 
these are people leaving thier homes because of taxes, when will the turbo-libs learn. We are not taxed to little, we piss away way to much.
 
TheHappyHippo said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_tax_rates

Florida has the 46th highest tax rate in the nation! I see what you mean!

Conservatives live in a delusional world where everyone makes every decision in their life, from moving your house, to whether or not you should buy a bagel in the morning, on the marginal tax rate.
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moron....i didn't say everyone....but you idiots say no one....and you claim it is always good....

you're wrong....admit it and accept reality
 
Yurt said:
moron....i didn't say everyone....but you idiots say no one....and you claim it is always good....

you're wrong....admit it and accept reality
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Since there's barely any state they can move to where they'd be taxed less, the only conclusion you can rationally reach is that the majority are moving from a lower tax to higher tax place. Just accept the reality - tax rate does not play nearly such a large role in whether or not to move. Having shitty-ass schools, crumbling infrastructure etc. etc. plays a pretty fucking huge role.
 
TheHappyHippo said:
Since there's barely any state they can move to where they'd be taxed less, the only conclusion you can rationally reach is that the majority are moving from a lower tax to higher tax place. Just accept the reality - tax rate does not play nearly such a large role in whether or not to move. Having shitty-ass schools, crumbling infrastructure etc. etc. plays a pretty fucking huge role.
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did you read the link in the OP....you're embarrassing yourself
 
TheHappyHippo said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_tax_rates


Florida has the 46th highest tax rate in the nation! I see what you mean!

Conservatives live in a delusional world where everyone makes every decision in their life, from moving your house, to whether or not you should buy a bagel in the morning, on the marginal tax rate.
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right. I can see hundreds of thousands of people all over telling themselves 'I just love this area so much, I can't wait until they raise the property tax rate'.
 
sloppyhippo.....you're a moron....another pwn from your own link:

Note, however, that this table does not necessarily reflect the actual tax burdens borne directly by individual persons or businesses in a state.
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your link proves absolutely shit.....you're embarrassing yourself and i'm laughing my ass off...i needed this, thanks!
 
TheHappyHippo said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_tax_rates


Florida has the 46th highest tax rate in the nation! I see what you mean!

Conservatives live in a delusional world where everyone makes every decision in their life, from moving your house, to whether or not you should buy a bagel in the morning, on the marginal tax rate.
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Your link is crap....
From your link...
Note, however, that this table does not necessarily reflect the actual tax burdens borne directly by individual persons or businesses in a state. For example, the direct state tax burden on individuals in Alaska is far lower than the table would indicate. The state has no direct personal income tax and does not collect a sales tax at the state level, although it allows local governments to collect their own sales taxes. Alaska collects most of its revenue from corporate taxes on the oil and gas industry.

Note also that this table does not take into consideration the taxing and spending of local governments within states, which can vary widely, and sometimes disproportionately with state tax burdens.

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http://www.statemaster.com/graph/eco_tot_tax_bur-total-tax-burden-per-capita
 
Hurricane insureance now is expensive in FL. I know people that their homeowners ins premium is higher than their mortgage payment.

btw I lived in Tampa for 7 years.
 
bravo said:
Your link is crap....
From your link...
Note, however, that this table does not necessarily reflect the actual tax burdens borne directly by individual persons or businesses in a state. For example, the direct state tax burden on individuals in Alaska is far lower than the table would indicate. The state has no direct personal income tax and does not collect a sales tax at the state level, although it allows local governments to collect their own sales taxes. Alaska collects most of its revenue from corporate taxes on the oil and gas industry.

Note also that this table does not take into consideration the taxing and spending of local governments within states, which can vary widely, and sometimes disproportionately with state tax burdens.

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http://www.statemaster.com/graph/eco_tot_tax_bur-total-tax-burden-per-capita
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haha....sloppy hippo 2X pwnd
 
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