Fareed Zakaria's "My Take" yesterday.

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4. It's Reich Wing claptrap and way too lazy journalism for Mr. Zakaria

Which means either he's lazy, or has an agenda.

This is the kind of simplistic shit that will get a zillion "twits" on that South African Nazi's social media platform, and a billion takes on 1,500 AM Hate Radio stations.

I am sure Leon, or whatever the Fuck Musk name he is will find it "interesting".

Took me a few seconds to Google some stats that just might tell a different story than "yeah Florida"

Sure, New York's state budget is more than Florida's, but there may be good reasons for that.

- New York states GDP is $1.1 Trillion more than Floridas.

From 2024 data:

NY GDP is $2.4 Trillion

FL GDP is $1.3 Trillion

- You also make way more money in New York.

From 2023 data:

Average Annual Salary in Florida is $60.3K

Average Annual Salary in New York is $126K

- Average Cost of Living is very close

From 2022 data:

Average Annual Cost of Living in New York is $58.6K

Average Annual Cost of Living in Florida is $50.6K

- Just for fun, I looked at the states 2024 murder rates from the CDC.

Murder rate in New York is 4.5 per 100,000 people.

Murder rate in Florida is 7.2 per 100,000 people.

So, New York is over $1.2 trillion more productive than Florida, you make way more money for your labor in New York, the cost of living is slightly higher in New York, and you're more likely to be murdered in Florida.

Throw in the fact that there are substantially less moronic MAGAts, and I'll take New York anytime!