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Originally Posted by MsFoxyLoxy77
I've lived in North Florida (Tallahassee) and their concerns are NOT our concerns. WE make the money from tourism, large airports, & sales taxes, etc. and Republicans from areas like Apopka, Immokalee, Gainesville, Tallahassee, and even some Miami representatives (misinformed Cuban Americans who vote against their own best interests) vote against OUR interests. You North Florida inhabitants think you're so Southern. News flash The heart of Dixie doesn't accept you and they never will. If you want to be a rebel move your azzes up to Alabama or South Carolina.
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Oh, North Florida does make a good chunk of our money from tourism--ever heard of the Emerald Coast?
Also, we have the largest military installation in the free world, the economy in the area has done quite well in part because of the defense contracting, the intellectual muscle of the state is in the North, and the public school systems in North Florida could run circles around those in the South. I could go on and say that the subprime crisis in Florida has been triggered by greed in the South of the state, or that North Floridians know how to respect their natural resources. But, I'll stop there.
South Florida is a drain on the rest of the state.
But, I do agree that English needs to be the state's official language. But, luckily, the Northern section of the state hasn't really taken on Spanish that readily.