Forget about retirement. I just cancelled a trip to Florida for later this year, and I've decided that I'll take a vacation in Fallujah before I ever set foot in Florida again.
If you want a chat thread, don't post it in News, OK. There are too many of these vanities today, IMO. Why not post your opinion in one of the existing threads?
Living in Florida could be hazardous to your health.
I was under the impression that the FL legislature passed a law to help Terri, but that the courts are the problem. Am I wrong? If this is what happened, the solution is not in boycotting FL but in serious demands on changing the courts. Are you going to the March for Justice?
Florida is hot, humid, overcrowded, and subject to sinkholes and hurricanes.
Think the Carolinas.......
Oh, this one is tough. I love Florida but have been really disturbed by some of the news (legislation and crime) coming out of there recently. It isn't just the retired or infirmed, it's the children at home in their beds or the children in the DCFS system. However, I think it does merit some discussion because all of us can learn from the news coming out of Florida....learn of getting healthcare proxies, learn of checking our local law enforcement lists for possible predators in our area. I think one of the hallmarks of being an American is not running, but fighting. I am not totally convinced that punishing the good people of Florida by diminishing the local economy is the fair thing to do. I understand the sentiment, trust me. I do. Sometimes being on the outside feels a bit helpless and hitting the economy seems to be the most obvious way to speak out. I am not saying you shouldn't do it, I am saying it doesn't sound good to me. At the same time, I have to give it to you because I personally cannot come up with a better idea that might have a bigger impact in Florida locally. Maybe that is up to the locals in the state to take on and those of us on the outside can support them in that respect. All of this news does lead to some stirring of 'let's get off our butts and do something!' I am not quite sure what that 'something' is just yet.
My friends who live in Florida for years have told me what's taking place in that state especially with the elderly; taking the elderly out is common.
With the exception of Gov. Bush, apparently only one
rabbi, and other Floridians of character and integrity,
the message from other Floridians is very
clear:
If you move to Florida, your state government,
George Greer, federal district judges, the
ACLU, with the apparent complicity of the Florida
Senate AND the ACLU, may well try to kill you at
their whim.
Just have a living will and you can retire or live anywhere you want - It is each individuals resposibility to to make sure everything is in writing and all interested parties read it and sign that they will abide by the will.
And by the way, where is
AARP in all of this?
Are they so uncaring about the
potential effect of Greer's ruling upon
their constituency?
Getting kind of crowded here, too. But don't forget that FL went for Bush this fall.
Flori-duh isn't the problem; liberal-demokkkRAT activist judges, are. They must be recalled and replaced.
Muleteam1
I've lived here 30 years....
...I know there are conscientious, conservative folks who not only live and work here, but do their civic duty to effect change and work to make a difference.
Florida has given us Mel Martinez, David Weldon, Jeb Bush, Katherine Harris.....
I've brought up 2 God fearing, Republican voting children in the Florida school system, and I've seen my county opt...(against great odds) to support an abstinence only sex education.
My children have graduated from two fine Florida colleges, and are gainfully employed...
But fine, go ahead,ignore, boycott us...
..We will enjoy the beautiful sunsets, pleasant tropical climate, balmy days with swaying palm trees without you!
And while we remain here and work on our problems and try to fix them, enjoy your utopia, wherever that is.
I've been expressing this from day one. Boycott the products too, don't intentionally finance their state judicial and political system. Too much conflict of interest with the regulators and the members of the boards of hospices and nursing homes often being one and the same. Add the judicial activism and you have schemes that rip off all the US taxpayers.
I'm sure just the act of having feeding tubes declared life support, meant a huge increase in their reimbursements from the Feds
Retire there, heck! I'm not going to have a darn thing to do with the state.
Florida Legislature Is Able To Help Terri - Action Requested.
I've lived in Florida for 49 years. I don't plan on leaving anytime soon. If others would like to stay out, that would be OK with me.
Or method of demise.