“New York vs. Florida, By the Numbers.” At Power Line on February 10, John Hinderaker highlighted and commented on some of the WSJ’s numbers.
You may already be aware of the truly incredible difference in state government spending between New York and Florida. But what you may not be aware of is the shocking lack of measurable benefit that New Yorkers get for all their extra spending. We congratulate ourselves on our superior moral goodness for supporting far higher spending to provide common government services to our lower-income residents in areas like healthcare, education, and housing. But when you comb the statistics to look for any results from the extra spending, you literally can’t find anything at all. In other words, all the extra spending is wasted.
Here is a chart of some relevant metrics that appeared in the WSJ February 9 editorial:
The contrast between the two state budgets leaps off the page. New York’s Governor proposes to spend $227 billion in the coming fiscal year, just about exactly double the Florida Governor’s proposed $114.8 billion of spending. But Florida has more than 13% more population. Thus, on a per capita basis, New York’s spending is 2.24 times higher. And by the time the respective legislatures are finished with the process, the contrast will certainly have become even worse for New York, since our progressive-dominated legislature is very likely to add significantly to the Governor’s spending proposals, while Florida’s Republican-controlled legislature may even cut the Governor’s proposed budget.
The best place to get data on student performance by state is from the NAEP tests, administered by the Federal Department of Education. The most recent tests were given in early 2022. Here are the results for Florida and New York:
Grade 4 Mathematics: Florida 241 (fourth highest among states); New York 227 (46th highest). The national average was 235.
Grade 8 Mathematics: New York 274 (23rd highest), Florida 271 (32nd highest). The national average was 273.
Grade 4 Reading: Florida 225 (third highest), New York 214 (36th highest). The national average was 216.
Grade 8 Reading: New York 262 (13th highest), Florida 260 (21st highest). The national average was 259.
The summary is that Florida students did substantially better in two categories, New York students better in one category, and the fourth category was essentially a tie. For this, New York pays double and more what Florida pays? Again, it is shocking.
And dare I mention that, with the far lower spending, Florida gets along just fine without any income tax at all? All I can say is, it’s no wonder that Florida continues to grow its population rapidly, while New York shrinks.
https://www.manhattancontrarian.com/blog/2023-2-14-once-again-budget-time-in-new-york-and-florida
You may already be aware of the truly incredible difference in state government spending between New York and Florida. But what you may not be aware of is the shocking lack of measurable benefit that New Yorkers get for all their extra spending. We congratulate ourselves on our superior moral goodness for supporting far higher spending to provide common government services to our lower-income residents in areas like healthcare, education, and housing. But when you comb the statistics to look for any results from the extra spending, you literally can’t find anything at all. In other words, all the extra spending is wasted.
Here is a chart of some relevant metrics that appeared in the WSJ February 9 editorial:
The contrast between the two state budgets leaps off the page. New York’s Governor proposes to spend $227 billion in the coming fiscal year, just about exactly double the Florida Governor’s proposed $114.8 billion of spending. But Florida has more than 13% more population. Thus, on a per capita basis, New York’s spending is 2.24 times higher. And by the time the respective legislatures are finished with the process, the contrast will certainly have become even worse for New York, since our progressive-dominated legislature is very likely to add significantly to the Governor’s spending proposals, while Florida’s Republican-controlled legislature may even cut the Governor’s proposed budget.
The best place to get data on student performance by state is from the NAEP tests, administered by the Federal Department of Education. The most recent tests were given in early 2022. Here are the results for Florida and New York:
Grade 4 Mathematics: Florida 241 (fourth highest among states); New York 227 (46th highest). The national average was 235.
Grade 8 Mathematics: New York 274 (23rd highest), Florida 271 (32nd highest). The national average was 273.
Grade 4 Reading: Florida 225 (third highest), New York 214 (36th highest). The national average was 216.
Grade 8 Reading: New York 262 (13th highest), Florida 260 (21st highest). The national average was 259.
The summary is that Florida students did substantially better in two categories, New York students better in one category, and the fourth category was essentially a tie. For this, New York pays double and more what Florida pays? Again, it is shocking.
And dare I mention that, with the far lower spending, Florida gets along just fine without any income tax at all? All I can say is, it’s no wonder that Florida continues to grow its population rapidly, while New York shrinks.
https://www.manhattancontrarian.com/blog/2023-2-14-once-again-budget-time-in-new-york-and-florida
