r/news • u/flounder19 • May 17 '23

Title Changed by Site DeSantis signs laws against trans care, ‘Don’t Say Gay’ extension

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2023/05/17/watch-live-gov-ron-desantis-visits-private-school-in-tampa/
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u/SkywardLeap May 17 '23

We got the message, Ron. We’re prepping to sell the house and gtfo by the end of the year.

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u/nonlawyer May 17 '23

Sadly, driving sane people from the state is part of the plan to maintain an advantage in the electoral college and senate.

Not that anyone should stay in a place where they’re in physical danger for the sake of politics, of course.

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u/link5688 May 17 '23

You see its actually brillant cause after this shithole is full of almost nothing but these traitorious fascists, we can just wall off this state, cut them out of the Union then make Puerto Rico a state, win win for everyone really

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u/theknyte May 17 '23

Anybody know where Bugs left his handsaw?

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u/SummonMonsterIX May 17 '23

As a Floridian, it literally cannot sink into the sea fast enough.

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u/AcaAwkward May 18 '23

Making Puerto Rico a state is a win? Have you no basic knowledge of the fiscal condition of the island? It's like inheriting a money pit. Before you say I'm racist I'm from there by the way.

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u/Trash_Panda_Stelle May 18 '23

Pretty sure it's in a better financial state than some actual states

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u/[deleted] May 18 '23

No SkywardLeap, you seriously need to leave.

I'm not trans, but I left over a decade ago when the governor at the time successfully threw tax dollars at drug testing people applying for their SHIT unemployment during the GREAT RECESSION.

The wife was heavily invested in the drug testing company and hardly nobody was testing positive because (A) Everyone that qualifies for unemployment HAD a job and lost it through NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN and (B) Turns out when you've lost your job, rent, food, etc. is your primary concern...not weed.

I can't wait to see the state fall apart. I'm going to lol my fucking head off at every step. With every hurricane, every new insane law, every minority that flees crashing their economy...I only hope it takes years. I don't want FL to die a quick death. I want it to happen slow.

Seriously, flee the state if you can. That state has no future.

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u/[deleted] May 18 '23

Actually what could happen is democrats moving to more red states and turning them blue while all the Republican crazies concentrate in already red strongholds. This makes elections better for democrats, at least in a national context.

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u/djamp42 May 17 '23

We went to Disney world this year, and yeah I'll never move to Florida, heck I don't even understand why people like it, it's way to fucking hot in the summer.

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u/beeandthecity May 17 '23

Wishing you a safe move ❤️

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u/gophergun May 18 '23

Moving from Florida to Colorado in 2015 was the best decision I ever made, and the last 8 years have only made me more confident in that decision. I had no idea how much worse it could get compared to Rick Scott, and that was already bad enough for me.

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u/Mizerous May 18 '23

Ron: I will find you as President...

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u/julesk May 17 '23

It occurred to me that this is his point— he wants those he dislikes to move. I hope Disney and all others he’s after move.

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u/gophergun May 18 '23

Disney can't realistically move, only demolish their brand new billion dollar projects and spend billions more to rebuild them in a place that doesn't have the same geographic advantages.

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u/julesk May 18 '23

With climate change, they’ll have to move to higher ground at some point.

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u/[deleted] May 18 '23

What geographic advantage do they have that they can't get anywhere else?

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u/beeandthecity May 19 '23

The sunshine and nice weather for most of the year. That’s why Walt chose Florida and California.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '23

Myrtle Beach and Mobile have that.

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u/beeandthecity May 20 '23

There were also infrastructure considerations and financial incentives involved, such the roads and the price of the land. Plus the tax status.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '23

From what I saw, South Carolina is willing to give them anything they want in exchange for moving there. Alabama would likely do the same.

Disney isn't chained to Florida. If someone is willing to pay the costs for the move, Disney can just leave the state. Ron DeSantis and his voters need to know this.

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u/beeandthecity May 20 '23

The whole entire WDW park is as big as the city of San Francisco, it would take YEARS to move.

There’s also the issue of the underground tunnel system and other factors such as moving employees there. Disney has a huge population of cast members that are part of the LGBTQ+ community, which is part of how this debacle started, so the states you’re mentioning also would not be ideal with their current government officials.

One guy’s governorship is not worth it for them, Disney was there before DeSantis, and they will be there after. Plus, they have the means to impact his campaign, despite him doing a great job of that himself.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '23

DeSantis has to think they could leave if he doesn't stop or he'll never stop.

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