Florida Government is Right Out of the Wizard of Oz

House Speaker Dean Cannon, the Lion, needs the courage to allow debate on the Governor’s conflict of interests with some proposed legislation.

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(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) - THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO THE STORY. You have no idea how much damage is being done in the state of Florida by Governor Scott and the Republican dominated legislature.

Scott's approval rating is 35% since his inauguration.

Here is more...

• Cutting funding for children with disabilities, transplant recipients get no more help, property taxes authorized to go up 25%, tuition at state colleges and universities up 8% and 15% respectively as compared to"national averages", not that it costs more to operate the institution.
• Mega salaries to people with big retirements $60 to $100,000 being hired.
• Tallahassee hospice cutting 20% of its staff.
• Campaign contribution limits raised 2,000 % to $10,000 from an across the board $500.
• "Leadership funds" can be contributed directly to legislators if you want legislation passed.
• Senate President received $152,000 from a college for writing a 175 word double spaced book and a $75,000 "part time" teaching job from University of Florida before voting on the tuition increases.
• Reduced funding for the world famous Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida..which competes with three Columbia/HCA cancer treatment centers that Scott has 10 million shares which he put in a "revocable" trust in his wife's name before he took office. Also, to reduce unemployment they are cutting benefits from 26 to 20 weeks while they plan to indiscriminately fire people.

All because PETA exposed massive disease ridden conditions in an egg and poultry business with everything dirty and covered with feces.

Wanna buy Florida produce?

House Speaker Dean Cannon, the Lion, needs the courage to allow debate on the Governor’s conflict of interests with some proposed legislation.

Senate President Haridopolos, the Tin Man, obviously has no heart; hence his un-funding of Florida ’s children and citizens in need. And well, that leaves Governor Scott, the Scarecrow… ‘nuff said. Just my opinion.

Oh, to only have the money to move to Oregon...

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