Originally Posted by
Walter Sobchak
I don't doubt that you see a lot of it. Florida is scammer central. There are scammers everywhere but it's 10x as bad in Florida, especially with Medicare/Medicaid, disability and scamming all the old people out of their money.
I'll tell you all a little secret now, about the REAL Florida. We are in fact two things for sure. A Tourist State, and a Retiree State.
So because of that, what you rarely have here is aside from the Statistical outlier. People who actually got rich here in Florida, that's rare to find here actually.. Most got rich elsewhere or made there millions somewhere else and then brought them to Florida later in life.
Other then situationally maybe or for a Dr obviously, but you don't come to Florida to get RICH, at all. That is not how Florida works except maybe situationally of course.
People come to Florida already rich. People made there Millions elsewhere then are coming down here later in life (retirees). To preserve what they have left. The rich's most worked there whole life for weren't made in Florida. But people bring them here for sure (Trump..).
Now there end-game is to preserve them rich's and leave them after them, that's when most come to Florida and retire here. Very rarely do you actually meet a real born and raised Floridian here. They are rare, everyone's very transient here amd grew up somewhere else. This is a VERY transient State for sure. They Retire in Florida with no State Income Taxes and other big time benefits to the older retiree generation.
That is why we are a big retiree State and factor that in with beautiful weather, pretty beaches, great fishing. And Florida is in many ways everything someone retired later in life is looking to enjoy for sure. It is here.