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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(14,351 posts) Wed Apr 8, 2026, 05:14 PM 10 hrs ago

Florida cost of living surges as prices quintuple pace of growth, squeezing residents

The cost of living in Florida has accelerated at nearly five times its previous pace over the last decade, driven largely by housing, insurance and rent increases that are outstripping wages and forcing some residents to consider leaving the state.

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Florida cost of living surges as prices quintuple pace of growth, squeezing residents (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd 10 hrs ago OP

Your republican "free market" at work, Floridians! not fooled 10 hrs ago #1

My mom's homeowners just went up $500/month. She is not in a flood zone and on the 5th floor of a Raftergirl 8 hrs ago #2

not fooled

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1. Your republican "free market" at work, Floridians!

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2026, 05:20 PM

10 hrs ago

= "businesses are free to loot because we own the government here, suckers!"

Raftergirl

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2. My mom's homeowners just went up $500/month. She is not in a flood zone and on the 5th floor of a

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2026, 06:46 PM

8 hrs ago

six floor condo. Fortunately for her, her condo association has always fully funded their reserves so has not been hit with that mess.

Of course she had minimal damage from a few hurricanes (water came in through her windows one time from sideways rain) but others suffered more - mainly damages terraces. I think that was from the spin up tornados you get with hurricanes.

She also pays somewhere around $350/month for car insurance for one car. I pay $239/month for two cars in NYS. And my homeowners is dirt cheap at $144/month.

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