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The author argues that Florida is struggling in many ways recently. Ron DeSantis' handling of the COVID pandemic led to many preventable deaths in Florida, contradicting early articles praising his response. Now DeSantis is known more for his anti-gay and anti-science stances rather than effective governance. His campaign for president seems doomed to fail due to his lack of charisma and poor performance as governor. The author expresses sympathy for Florida residents dealing with the fallout of climate change, disasters, and poor leadership.

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[–] furrowsofar@beehaw.org 14 points 1 year ago (13 children)

Not sure why people in Florida are not just leaving in mass. Florida seems somewhat doomed as the result of climate change.

[–] BraveSirZaphod@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm very curious to see if the home and flood insurance companies beginning to exit the market will have any impact there. Once you have to actually start paying the true cost of living in a literal swamp, it gets a lot less attractive.

[–] Joker@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

We never had a lot of options. Insurance is crazy though. Mine has more than doubled in the past few years. I just got another $4000 increase this year. I want to get the hell out of here.

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