Even as Governor Ron DeSantis begins to engage his opponents for the Republican presidential nomination, he will be dragged back into a bitter insurgency in his home base of Florida. Compared to Florida’s warring lawyers and insurance companies, the Washington press corps and opposition campaign consultants are just a bunch of kittens waiting to be put in a sack and thrown into the river.
Florida’s fundamental problem is a coast line subject to increasingly severe storms and a geology susceptible to sink holes . No
Amount of wishful thinking can counter these realities . Not even the fact denying propensities of Trump or De Santis supporters . What is saved in a low tax regime will be eaten up and then some by periodic severe property damage. Fun in the sun? Nope. Which will happen first ? An earthquake which severs California from the continental US or an angry Atlantic which reduces Florida to a permanent flood plain?? Geology rules.
Please consider a comparison with California - where at least 2 of the state’s 4 largest underwriters are no longer writing new policies, due to the state's inability to manage forest fires, rise in urban/suburban crime, etc.
Florida’s fundamental problem is a coast line subject to increasingly severe storms and a geology susceptible to sink holes . No
Amount of wishful thinking can counter these realities . Not even the fact denying propensities of Trump or De Santis supporters . What is saved in a low tax regime will be eaten up and then some by periodic severe property damage. Fun in the sun? Nope. Which will happen first ? An earthquake which severs California from the continental US or an angry Atlantic which reduces Florida to a permanent flood plain?? Geology rules.
Great piece.
Please consider a comparison with California - where at least 2 of the state’s 4 largest underwriters are no longer writing new policies, due to the state's inability to manage forest fires, rise in urban/suburban crime, etc.
How many microsms make a macrosm? I think we will find out soon!