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Why Florida Doesn't Care If You Live Here Anymore (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 4 hrs ago OP
Never understood why anyone would want to live in Florida. WorseDayEver 3 hrs ago #1
It used to be a great place to live buzzycrumbhunger 2 hrs ago #4
Yup, The Republicans wrecked the place alright ! Fuckers WorseDayEver 2 hrs ago #5
Makes us a tempting target for Iran... buzzycrumbhunger 3 hrs ago #2
Florida is shaped like Jughead 3 hrs ago #3
Good, possibly the last place I'd live anyway. dem4decades 2 hrs ago #6

buzzycrumbhunger

(2,575 posts)
4. It used to be a great place to live
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 06:58 PM
2 hrs ago

Not so much anymore. The main attraction is we have no income tax. Reinstate that and maybe the rich arseholes will go away.

Not that they’ll leave anything good behind, seeing as how much damage has been done… *sigh*

Sarasota bayfront 1950s-ish, facing east:


Bayfront 2000s (couldn’t find one from the same perspective—this is facing north) There are now more and taller condos squeezed in here:
:

buzzycrumbhunger

(2,575 posts)
2. Makes us a tempting target for Iran...
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 06:00 PM
3 hrs ago

I’d be willing to sacrifice us for that favour if they want to aim for Mar-A-Fucking-Lago. Even the Left Coast has become a crowded shithole, and towering concrete shoeboxes and choking traffic are obliterating the scenery and everything that made Florida a cool place to live.

dem4decades

(14,788 posts)
6. Good, possibly the last place I'd live anyway.
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 07:36 PM
2 hrs ago

The difference between haves and have nots must make living there difficult for those with a little.

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