More people, half the budget.

[Jolly]

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2023/02/florida-vs-new-york.php

[Copper]

That is ugly

Florida saves some money on their heating bill.

[Jolly]

Yeah, but it's balanced out by the air conditioning.

[LuFins Dad]

In all fairness, Florida has a lower number of school age children, education is one of the largest expenses in state budgets.

It also has a far lower cost of living, which translates to cheaper real estate and lower salaries paid to state employees. It’s not really an effective analysis…

[Jolly]

Upstate New York is affordable, is it not?

[LuFins Dad]

@Jolly said in More people, half the budget.:

Upstate New York is affordable, is it not?

Cost of living in Albany, NY is ~10% higher than the national average.

Cost of living in Jacksonville, FL is ~10% lower than the national average.

I’m pro-Florida, but this isn’t the comparison to make.

[jon-nyc]

Also Florida is almost 25% seniors which tend to be heavy on federal expense and light on state.

[Jolly]

Excuses, excuses, excuses...