06-30-2026, 12:51 PM
Florida has more people than New York, no income tax, half the budget & has cut spending four straight years despite 10% population growth - This is what a non-corrupt government does.
?Florida also has a 100% full rainy day fund that's three times the size it was 7 years ago, and is about to abolish property taxes.
?(It tripled from ~$1.5 billion in 2019 to the constitutional maximum of $5 billion and is kept fully funded.)
Critics say this is how every state and the federal government should be operating - and would be if it weren't for corruption.
Fast Facts:
?️New York: 20,002,427 people
?️Florida: 23,462,518 people
Florida has about 3.46 million more residents than New York.
Budget: Funded by state taxpayers
?️New York: ~$277 billion (FY 2026)
?️Florida: ~$114.5 billion (Recently signed budget and FY 2026-27 legislative plan)
Florida’s total budget has declined:
➡️FY 2023-24 - $118 billion
➡️FY 2025-26 budget $117.4 billion after $567 million in line-item vetoes, marking the second straight year-over-year reduction.
➡️FY 2026-27 $114.5 billion, below the prior year’s enacted level.
Florida reported net reductions of nearly 1,000 state positions over his time in office, even as the population grew, along with efficiency measures projected to save $850 million.
Future budgets include a required $250 million annual debt repayment.
?️Meanwhile, New York's budget increases every year along with taxes
➡️FY 2023 $220+ billion
➡️FY 2024 $230 billion
➡️FY 2025 $239 billion
➡️FY 2026 $277 billionNo income tax and property tax relief
Taxes are some of the highest in the nation, along with the cost of living and state debt skyrocketing.
?Florida also has a 100% full rainy day fund that's three times the size it was 7 years ago, and is about to abolish property taxes.
?(It tripled from ~$1.5 billion in 2019 to the constitutional maximum of $5 billion and is kept fully funded.)
Critics say this is how every state and the federal government should be operating - and would be if it weren't for corruption.
Fast Facts:
?️New York: 20,002,427 people
?️Florida: 23,462,518 people
Florida has about 3.46 million more residents than New York.
Budget: Funded by state taxpayers
?️New York: ~$277 billion (FY 2026)
?️Florida: ~$114.5 billion (Recently signed budget and FY 2026-27 legislative plan)
Florida’s total budget has declined:
➡️FY 2023-24 - $118 billion
➡️FY 2025-26 budget $117.4 billion after $567 million in line-item vetoes, marking the second straight year-over-year reduction.
➡️FY 2026-27 $114.5 billion, below the prior year’s enacted level.
Florida reported net reductions of nearly 1,000 state positions over his time in office, even as the population grew, along with efficiency measures projected to save $850 million.
Future budgets include a required $250 million annual debt repayment.
?️Meanwhile, New York's budget increases every year along with taxes
➡️FY 2023 $220+ billion
➡️FY 2024 $230 billion
➡️FY 2025 $239 billion
➡️FY 2026 $277 billionNo income tax and property tax relief
Taxes are some of the highest in the nation, along with the cost of living and state debt skyrocketing.
