When I said places like FL were sucking the economy of NY, MI, OH, PA, etc, then adding more injury by asking for federal disaster aid when hurricanes came?

Looks like that was a fair assessment. Florida is more expensive than people first realize.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070102/ap_o...auguration

Quote:Crist will face huge tests almost immediately. The Legislature begins a special session Jan. 16 to try to find a way to make insurance more affordable and more available. Homeowners around the state have seen triple-digit rate increases and more people are having to rely on a state-created insurer of last resort for coverage.
"Skyrocketing property insurance and property tax rates are a real threat to our citizens. The impact is crippling," Crist said. "Some of our families are no longer able to afford their homes, spending down their retirement to keep a roof over their head, leveraging their children's future to keep food on the table. This cannot stand."

I respect that he's taking on a local issue...I just hope this isn't an appeal to the Feds to do something. The obvious answer here is, "If you can't afford the taxes/insurance then move back where you can afford these things."

DrTorch Wrote:I respect that he's taking on a local issue...I just hope this isn't an appeal to the Feds to do something. The obvious answer here is, "If you can't afford the taxes/insurance then move back where you can afford these things."

I agree with that statement, unless that is where they originally are from. If the prices are being driven up by rich out-of-staters, then I would feel bad for them.

DrTorch Wrote:When I said places like FL were sucking the economy of NY, MI, OH, PA, etc, then adding more injury by asking for federal disaster aid when hurricanes came?

Looks like that was a fair assessment. Florida is more expensive than people first realize.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070102/ap_o...auguration

Quote:Crist will face huge tests almost immediately. The Legislature begins a special session Jan. 16 to try to find a way to make insurance more affordable and more available. Homeowners around the state have seen triple-digit rate increases and more people are having to rely on a state-created insurer of last resort for coverage.
"Skyrocketing property insurance and property tax rates are a real threat to our citizens. The impact is crippling," Crist said. "Some of our families are no longer able to afford their homes, spending down their retirement to keep a roof over their head, leveraging their children's future to keep food on the table. This cannot stand."

I respect that he's taking on a local issue...I just hope this isn't an appeal to the Feds to do something. The obvious answer here is, "If you can't afford the taxes/insurance then move back where you can afford these things."

I've had this debate before on a serious forum. Torch, if you decide to proceed, keep this in mind, you WILL be called a racist. If you're fine with that, let me know and I'll back you up to the end. I know you're not a racist as I'm not, hopefully you know that. However, facts are facts and when liberals like to point that BS out I point them to liberal policies of the past.

I see the problem in Naples all the time. The real estate boom has cooled off and people can't sell especially those who got in late on the flipping trend. Medium priced range homes have become ridiculously expensive to buy and insure. Many homes that are considered affordable aren't that great and are in crummy neighborhoods. The middle income earners, young families, long time residents, and professionals have been looking elsewhere in surrounding border states and northern Florida for more affordable housing and a better quality of life - something I call the California effect. For myself, water, sewer, electric, gas, and food prices have gotten much higher - luckily taxes here are relatively stable. On the flip side to lagging medium-priced housing sales, properties that are well above the $1 million mark are still selling at a good rate.