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Padrig's avatar

We live in allegedly conservative ALA very, very near to FLA. Reading C&C reporting on FLA makes me seriously consider moving to the state of the hanging chads. My concern is the question of what will FLA become after Desantis when the political pendulum gets released?

Not being particularly savvy in regards to politics, FLA appears much like the country as a whole. The big cities are as insane as ever and will most likely continue to vote for their own destruction (even if it is mostly through cheating). The outlying areas will still be subjected to political trickery like releasing exit data before the conservative areas have completed voting (stupid time zones). The Federal judges (and magistrate judges, thanks Jeff) will still be there trying to wreck it all.

.... Now it feels like I'm trying to black pill myself. I agree with Jeff that the positive approach is the best. I guess what I'm suggesting is that we have to quit putting it all on one man (even if that man has a tremendous political machine behind him). We shouldn't wait to get involved. We shouldn't wait until after the perverted school boards have gone nine steps too far. We shouldn't wait till after we are arrested for protesting these animals.

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Mazel Lee's avatar

And, be problem-solvers rather than run away from the issues. Like, get together with your friends and like-minded people and discuss what’s happening and brainstorm ideas of what needs to be done and take action - contact representatives, propose and present your desired changes to appropriate reps and groups and start getting them in place and inspire others to join you. We got this if we think about it that way. Wringing our hands in worry and running away won’t change anything but the view.

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Mazel Lee's avatar

Agree. We need to think of being proactive, preventive. Liberty must be preserved. Like our health, we do better when we take steps to preserve it rather than wait until it’s gone or greatly suffering. Read the constitution, reinforce the principles of liberty and why it’s important to one another and our children. Make freedom and self-governance popular again.

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Notch Johnson's avatar

I had intended/hoped to one day retire somewhere in/near the mountains in the Northeast but may have to consider FL for political/tax/freedom reasons. Not too keen on the weather or topography of FL though (plus further from friends/family - that's a mixed blessing ;-)

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Ryan Gardner's avatar

I felt the same way before moving to Florida to protect my kids from the spirit of fear cowardly adults surrounded them with...and I have to tell you I love Florida.

The heat during the summer months is brutal as you point out.

Nonetheless you will be welcomed here...we have true freedom fighters down here!

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Jay Horton's avatar

Tallahassee is hilly if you really must have unlevel ground to walk around on and despite being the Capitol, it still has a rural feel. Just saying.

Later Jay

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CStone's avatar

TN does not have an income tax.

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Paige Green's avatar

This is true, but going through receipts from vacation there last year, I almost choked when I saw the sales tax rate lol!

I live in Michigan though, and when considering our income tax (4.05% in 2023) and our sales tax (6%), it’s higher than TN. Perspective…

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Notyours's avatar

Being a son of the beach you almost have to! The screen name rocks.

But this Pocono mountains resident welcomes any and all freedom lovers!

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Notch Johnson's avatar

Excellent point, although I'm not sure FL is ready for the World's Greatest Lifeguard! (Glad someone recognized my screen name).

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Fred's avatar

Yet the grip continues: “HHS Releases New Data Showing Over 10 million People with Medicare Received a Free Vaccine Because of the President’s Inflation Reduction Act”

…report showing that in 2023 more than 10 million people with Medicare Part D received a free vaccine thanks to the law – an increase from just 3.4 million people receiving covered vaccines in 2021.

Free, my patootie! Our tax dollars 💸

Well, perhaps Medicare will now be saved… /s

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Austin's avatar

Tax dollars are one thing. The very sad reality is that there are 10M gullible, fearful people now with two feet on a banana peel...😞

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Fred's avatar

Just fyi, that was not just C jabs, but point well taken.

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MayBella82's avatar

My thoughts too.

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Bitesandpieces's avatar

The word “free” is like a giant magnet. Another one is BOGO.

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Emumundo's avatar

Fewer recipients?

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Jay Horton's avatar

Boom!!! Eric wins!

Later Jay

P.S. "makes for a pretty good week for Florida." it's always a good week to live in FLA!

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randall stoehr's avatar

As DC continues to rule the globe from the old MONOPOLY game of us rolling their dice.

So to speak.....

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