[SanyBelle]

Originally Posted by sinatras

The more this issue is brought into the light the more pressure on state officials to do something about this disaster.

This article has very real Floridians telling first hand stories of how they can no longer afford Florida. Too bad you apparently lack empathy.

I don't lack empathy, I just don't think Ron and company read City_Data to get updated on state issues. That's what I meant by their being so many threads here about the state insurance problem.

[bale002]

Originally Posted by sinatras

Oh yessssssssssssssssss Florida has wonderful gun laws, school voucher laws and low taxes! Florida also has deeeeeeeeeeelicious stone crabs (which I get free from my crabmonger neighbor every week I'm in town during the season) AND Florida has the best weather anywhere in January and February! Florida also has lots of NON-BEACH secret spots that are gorgeous and no I won't be sharing those!

I know everything bad (grocery prices, homeless people, insurance crisis, pollution, traffic, heat/humidity/mold) and good (everything else) about Florida, since I'm a NATIVE FLORIDIAN, something that very very few are!

Excuse me, I'm off to Gainesville to snap pictures of the rampant homeless problem there, toodles!

I experience the heat and humidity as positives.

The cure for high prices is high prices.

[beach43ofus]

My home value increased by 100% over the past 5 years, & my homeowners coverage increased 50%.

Does that mean I'm getting my homeowners at a 50% discount?

[wrat]

Originally Posted by sinatras

THIS is the reality for millions of Floridians


https://archive.ph/Utm2T

Articles like this are just one of the myriad reasons we got the hell out of south florida, Fl does not want a middle class , just the uber rich and service/servant class

[sinatras]

Originally Posted by wrat

Articles like this are just one of the myriad reasons we got the hell out of south florida, Fl does not want a middle class , just the uber rich and service/servant class

Just like NY and CA i guess..........

[1insider]

Originally Posted by SanyBelle

I don't lack empathy, I just don't think Ron and company read City_Data to get updated on state issues. That's what I meant by their being so many threads here about the state insurance problem.

I have often suspected that not only do they read this forum but actually participate. They being the "and company" part. I could be wrong and maybe there are just people who can't handle hearing anything negative about our state even when it's true.

[kyle19125]

Originally Posted by sinatras

Just like NY and CA i guess..........

Out of the standard issue GOP bag of retorts...truly, it's time for some new material.

Neither NY or CA has seen the middle-class apocalypse like FL has.

[OptimusPrime69]

But wait, isn't Florida the freedom state? we're free here, right?

[beachmouse]

Originally Posted by vaughanwilliams

Not trying to be a wiseguy, but what do YOU think can be done? Florida can't force an insurance company to lower rates or even have a presence here.

Actually the state significantly does put their finger on the scale through offering smaller insurance companies subsidized reinsurance. Tallahassee had to add $3 billion to the existing $17 billion reinsurance fund in the past year to help stabilize that situation after Hurricane Ian.

https://www.route-fifty.com/finance/...market/381081/

(Sorry about the timer at the front of the article, but it’s a nice summary of the state’s role in trying to prop up private insurers.)

[sinatras]

Originally Posted by 1insider

I have often suspected that not only do they read this forum but actually participate. They being the "and company" part. I could be wrong and maybe there are just people who can't handle hearing anything negative about our state even when it's true.

yep