“then we should lose the $1 billion in federal aid NOW... and learn to live without it.”
I don’t agree. This is monies taken from FLORIDA taxpayers when the i.r.s. extorts it. It has to come back or it’s no different than 230 years ago with the king of england.
i agree 100% federal taxes sap the state of potential tax money... but reducing federal taxes is a different issue.
removing the blackmail should be task #1
once weened, standing up to federal extortion would have lesser consequences (as they would have less to threaten us with)