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This would actually be closer to the realities in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale up to Palm Beach (Mara Lago), than the Keys. Most of the people in the Keys are not heav
by kls 7y ago
This would actually be closer to the realities in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale up to Palm Beach (Mara Lago), than the Keys. Most of the people in the Keys are not heavily politically active and have moved here to fall of the face of the earth or where born here. A decent amount of waterfront property is still family owned and used in family businesses such as shrimp, lobster or stone crab operations.
Funny enough, waterfront property in the keys is rather affordable when compared to other areas of Florida.
- acdha 7y agoThat’s a good point to expand on: I wasn’t thinking that everyone on every inch of the coast is rich but rather that those interests align. It’s usually politically risky to pass something which only benefits rich people than something which covers the entire state, which just happens to include that high-value property. When a relief or insurance measure is coming up, they’re just going to make sure it has no or generous limits and make sure that it goes through. Similarly, tourism related businesses might not be plutocrat-level wealth but they tend to be well-represented politically because they’re visible and employ a fair number of people.