Politics

10178 readers

203 users here now

In-depth political discussion from around the world; if it's a political happening, you can post it here.

Guidelines for submissions:

Where possible, post the original source of information.
- If there is a paywall, you can use alternative sources or provide an archive.today, 12ft.io, etc. link in the body.
Do not editorialize titles. Preserve the original title when possible; edits for clarity are fine.
Do not post ragebait or shock stories. These will be removed.
Do not post tabloid or blogspam stories. These will be removed.
Social media should be a source of last resort.

These guidelines will be enforced on a know-it-when-I-see-it basis.

Subcommunities on Beehaw:

Socialism

This community's icon was made by Aaron Schneider, under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

alyaza@beehaw.org

TheRtRevKaiser@beehaw.org

circularfish@beehaw.org

knokelmaat@beehaw.org

remington@beehaw.org

432

Opinion: Travelers are right to steer clear of Florida | CNN (www.cnn.com)

submitted 1 year ago by trashhalo@beehaw.org to c/politics@beehaw.org

86 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Governor DeSantis's policies targeting the LGBTQ community, restricting academic freedom, and banning diversity programs have negatively impacted Florida's economy. Several organizations have canceled conventions and events in Orlando due to concerns over DeSantis's "anti-woke" agenda, resulting in an estimated $20 million loss in revenue for the state. Despite this, DeSantis's spokesperson dismissed the economic impact as a "media-driven stunt." However, boycotts in the past have caused enough economic pain to lead to policy changes, so organizations avoiding Florida are doing the right thing by not spending money there while these policies remain in place.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] Uniquitous@lemmy.one 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, I've heard insurance is getting hard to come by in FL. Something that maybe a governor should go about trying to address, but he can't. No time, gotta get back out there and talk tough about slitting throats and repeating "woke" as many times per minute as possible.

[–] dhork@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

The Governor even screams "woke" at the insurance companies, for raising rates, or leaving altogether. But insurance companies are about as far from woke as you get. They don't give a shit about the latent injustice in the system. They just look at their numbers, and tweak them until they maximize their revenue vs. risk. And all the bean counters have decided that Florida is too risky.