{"id":42589,"date":"2021-07-11T14:22:47","date_gmt":"2021-07-11T18:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=42589"},"modified":"2021-07-11T14:22:47","modified_gmt":"2021-07-11T18:22:47","slug":"leadership-matters-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=42589","title":{"rendered":"Leadership Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Sun<\/a> posted an article today by Larry Kudlow about the contrast between California and Florida.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

Call it the Tale of Two States \u2014 the best of times and the worst of times. Apologies to Charles Dickens, but there\u2019s no better way to glimpse the fight for the soul of our great country than to compare the ultra-blue state of California with the ultra-red state of Florida. They are completely different cultures and policies.<\/strong><\/p>\n

You could also think of it as Donald Trump versus Kamala Harris \u2014 or maybe we should think of it as Kamala Harris and Nancy Pelosi versus Donald Trump. I don\u2019t mean to shortchange, or disrespect, President Biden by choosing his veep, but I see his political future as late afternoon or well into the evening.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Or you could think of it as a presidential race between Florida\u2019s governor, Ron Desantis, and California\u2019s governor, Gavin Newsom. The current California governor and former San Francisco mayor first has to survive a gubernatorial recall.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kudos to New York Post columnist Kyle Smith who laid out the battle between California and Florida in a compelling way.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThose differences,\u201d Kyle writes<\/a>, \u201care growing into a chasm of philosophical and practical contrasts between two basic models for the American future. Call them the California way and the Florida way.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kyle highlights the extraordinary differences and contrasts between the two states: California public schools teach critical race theory, Florida does not; California hates fossil fuels and worships at the shrine of global warming, with sky-high gas prices. Florida does not; California had some of the harshest Covid lockdown measures, while Florida was among one of the first states to reopen, way back in May of 2020.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It should be noted that Florida has one of the highest percentages of elderly in the nation. The elderly were the people most vulnerable to the coronavirus. As of July 11th, there were 2,406,727 coronavirus cases in Florida, 38,157 deaths, and 2,240,417 people who recovered. In contrast, California had 3,724,833 cases and 63,376 deaths. In Florida 20.1 percent of the population is over 65 years of age. In California 14 percent of the population is over 65 years of age (According to Consumer Affairs<\/a>). Obviously, Florida did a better job of handling the coronavirus.<\/p>\n

The article also notes:<\/p>\n

California\u2019s economy has an unemployment rate of 7.9%, Florida is below 5%. California has a 13.3% top income tax rate, while Florida does not have an income tax. California has only 12% of America\u2019s population and a quarter of America\u2019s homeless.<\/strong><\/p>\n

That includes sanctioned encampments that are tax-payer funded. Los Angeles spends $2,700 a tent \u2014 a month. California pays homeless people to put up the tents and provide other services. So it\u2019s kind of a cottage industry there. California has the second highest income tax rate in the country, bowing only to New York<\/strong><\/p>\n

The article concludes:<\/p>\n

Florida is an example of how legal immigration can be successfully assimilated into community and business life. California is an example of the failure of woke ideology implemented by massively big government and state central planning. Florida is an example of traditional values supported by frugal government and free enterprise.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Miami is the cultural business and financial center of Latin America and South America. It\u2019s not far-fetched to imagine that Miami and South Florida will replace New York as the financial center of the country. Not only does Florida love traditional values, but Florida loves business \u2014 and the people businesses employ.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In everything it does, California now opposes traditional values. With massive over-regulation and tax burdens on businesses, it is likely to lose its tech supremacy. Joe Biden wants to take California nationwide. But Florida works. California does not.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leadership matters.<\/p>\n

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