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  • Has Florida Become Un-affordable For Retirement ?

    From 186283@ud0s4.net@21:1/5 to All on Tue Aug 20 22:01:19 2024
    XPost: talk.politics.misc, alt.politics.usa

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/retirement/article-13758525/retirement-unaffordable-florida-small-towns.html

    Retirement is becoming unaffordable in 20 Florida small towns
    as state loses its edge and residents flee

    Florida has long been a popular retirement destination for
    those seeking a sunny climate, low taxes and a reasonable
    cost of living.

    Retirees look to the Sunshine State for its sprawling
    golf courses, sandy beaches and the company of retirement
    communities.

    However, the post-pandemic era has seen property prices
    spike and the cost of living in Florida rise significantly.

    Smaller towns such as Graceville, Malone and Waldo have
    been considered a safe bet for many that have ruled out
    more expensive cities such as Miami, Fort Myers,
    Palm Beach or Key West.

    . . .

    There's a TV commercial that shows a guy in a
    park who gives a pigeon a few crumbs of his
    sandwich. Within seconds hundreds of birds
    blast in, all looking for a freebie.

    Another TV commercial from an insurance company.
    Guy finds idyllic mountain lake/view. Before he
    can even finish his little speech 50 other people
    have suddenly appeared, crowding him out.

    There's a very real lesson in these - find ANYTHING
    good and the mob will just JUMP on it, ruining all.

    As people flee the WokieCom states, for good reason,
    they have inadvertently become that "mob".

    By now, 'Mayberry' has been paved-over with 200
    condo complexes and everybody wonders why the
    Qual-o-Life SUCKS so much ...

    House prices/rent/lease in Florida have now gone
    through the proverbial roof. So have INSURANCE
    prices. Yea, food and utilities are kinda cheap,
    no state taxes, but your home will be an interstate
    overpass.

    To a POINT this situation attracts the "upper class"
    types, those who ARE rolling in cash. In truth however
    it attracts at least ten times as many "faux-rich",
    people, impossibly in debt, just to (briefly) finance
    a pretenders lifestyle. This quickly implodes.

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  • From John Doe@21:1/5 to 186282@ud0s4.net on Tue Aug 20 20:56:42 2024
    XPost: talk.politics.misc, alt.politics.usa

    On 8/20/2024 8:01 PM, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/retirement/article-13758525/retirement-unaffordable-florida-small-towns.html

    Retirement is becoming unaffordable in 20 Florida small towns
    as state loses its edge and residents flee

    Florida has long been a popular retirement destination for
    those seeking a sunny climate, low taxes and a reasonable
    cost of living.

    Retirees look to the Sunshine State for its sprawling
    golf courses, sandy beaches and the company of retirement
    communities.

    However, the post-pandemic era has seen property prices
    spike and the cost of living in Florida rise significantly.

    Smaller towns such as Graceville, Malone and Waldo have
    been considered a safe bet for many that have ruled out
    more expensive cities such as Miami, Fort Myers,
    Palm Beach or Key West.

    . . .

      There's a TV commercial that shows a guy in a
      park who gives a pigeon a few crumbs of his
      sandwich. Within seconds hundreds of birds
      blast in, all looking for a freebie.

      Another TV commercial from an insurance company.
      Guy finds idyllic mountain lake/view. Before he
      can even finish his little speech 50 other people
      have suddenly appeared, crowding him out.

      There's a very real lesson in these - find ANYTHING
      good and the mob will just JUMP on it, ruining all.

      As people flee the WokieCom states, for good reason,
      they have inadvertently become that "mob".

    Despite the OP's clear hate for people unlike him, it's actually not a
    shock to see people moving from highly populated states to less
    populated states. https://www.statista.com/chart/32131/movement-between-blue-and-red%252A-us-states/



      By now, 'Mayberry' has been paved-over with 200
      condo complexes and everybody wonders why the
      Qual-o-Life SUCKS so much ...

      House prices/rent/lease in Florida have now gone
      through the proverbial roof. So have INSURANCE
      prices. Yea, food and utilities are kinda cheap,
      no state taxes, but your home will be an interstate
      overpass.

    A lot of the increase in insurance rates is driven by climate change as coastlines see more storms and erosion and areas in and near forests
    experience more forest fires. It's not some imaginary "communist" plot.
    (The OP really should educate himself about what communism really is.
    It's wildly unpopular on both sides of the political spectrum.)


      To a POINT this situation attracts the "upper class"
      types, those who ARE rolling in cash. In truth however
      it attracts at least ten times as many "faux-rich",
      people, impossibly in debt, just to (briefly) finance
      a pretenders lifestyle. This quickly implodes.


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