Florida typically gets lots of income from tourism, don't remember the numbers, and from produce production-sales-export due to it's long growing season and tropical climate. It also is or was the leading producer of beef (something that surprised me when I'd heard it), don't know if it still is.
As u/SuckaFree mentioned here, they are also an active entry point (ports) for Import/Export and, as you know, a launch point for vacation cruises.
Because of the elderly population, "healthcare" (such as it is) is another huge money maker for the state.
As u/Pbman2 states having no state income tax attracts many retirees to move there and clobbering the property taxes will likely also attract more folks to move there.
That's true. Haven't lived in Florida in a long time and forgot all the tourism. I've lived in about 3 different areas of Fl in my life, moved around alot when I was a kid and after I married (miliary life, with dad & then hubby). We used to have cruise ships here, but they stopped few years ago I think. I thought I heard they were going to bring them back, but honestly, I don't pay attention to it, they could have brought it back already for all I know, but I really don't plan on boarding one, lol. With all the people who get sick on them especially now after they've all been jabbed. When cvd hit, they said you had to be jabbed to go on a cruise, nope you can keep your jabbed germ-infested ships.
Florida typically gets lots of income from tourism, don't remember the numbers, and from produce production-sales-export due to it's long growing season and tropical climate. It also is or was the leading producer of beef (something that surprised me when I'd heard it), don't know if it still is.
As u/SuckaFree mentioned here, they are also an active entry point (ports) for Import/Export and, as you know, a launch point for vacation cruises.
Because of the elderly population, "healthcare" (such as it is) is another huge money maker for the state.
As u/Pbman2 states having no state income tax attracts many retirees to move there and clobbering the property taxes will likely also attract more folks to move there.
That's true. Haven't lived in Florida in a long time and forgot all the tourism. I've lived in about 3 different areas of Fl in my life, moved around alot when I was a kid and after I married (miliary life, with dad & then hubby). We used to have cruise ships here, but they stopped few years ago I think. I thought I heard they were going to bring them back, but honestly, I don't pay attention to it, they could have brought it back already for all I know, but I really don't plan on boarding one, lol. With all the people who get sick on them especially now after they've all been jabbed. When cvd hit, they said you had to be jabbed to go on a cruise, nope you can keep your jabbed germ-infested ships.