Florida has more than enough budget to perform serious mitigation work if they want to.
If I did my math right, Florida has a budget of $112b against a population of 22m and an area of 170,000 km2. Or ~$5,000/pp or ~$660,000/km2.
As an example, Texas has a budget of $250b against a population of 29m and an area of 700,000 km2. Or ~$8,600/pp or ~$360,000/km2.
Add in the amount of Florida services funded through Medicare and Social Security, and it seems normal. Certainly not poor by any means.
Florida has more than enough budget to perform serious mitigation work if they want to.
If I did my math right, Florida has a budget of $112b against a population of 22m and an area of 170,000 km2. Or ~$5,000/pp or ~$660,000/km2.
As an example, Texas has a budget of $250b against a population of 29m and an area of 700,000 km2. Or ~$8,600/pp or ~$360,000/km2.
Add in the amount of Florida services funded through Medicare and Social Security, and it seems normal. Certainly not poor by any means.