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Saturday, September 30th, 2023

Here’s How Much Ron DeSantis’s Stupid Culture-War Laws Cost Taxpayers

Author:     Tori Otten
Source:     The New Republic
Publication Date:     September 28, 2023
 Link: Here’s How Much Ron DeSantis’s Stupid Culture-War Laws Cost Taxpayers
Stephan:  

On the basis of objectively verifiable data Ron DeSantis, is a somewhat worse governor of Florida than if your dog had gotten elected. Everything in touches wilts or dies. The libraries in Florida have been debased, the schools and universities are losing a significant percentage of their teachers, the largest employer in the state, Disney, has been locked in a series of lawsuits with DeSantis costing the state millions, the insurance industry is abandoning the state, the LGBTQ community is migrating out of the state, gun deaths are going up, healthcare is going down. His culture war, as this article describes, is costing taxpayers millions.  and on and on.

MAGAt Republican Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis Credit: Brandon Bell / Getty

Ron DeSantis has hinged his struggling presidential campaign on how he successfully passed a battery of ultraconservative laws in Florida. But what he doesn’t like to mention is the millions of taxpayer dollars he has wasted as courts repeatedly knock those laws down.

The Republican-controlled state legislature has helped DeSantis easily take on some of the right’s favorite culture wars. He gutted abortion rights, LGBTQ protections, and academic freedom. He also has been locked in a bizarre legal back-and-forth with Disney for the past year. He has repeatedly held up these accomplishments as signs of success.

In reality, DeSantis has spent more than $17 million defending his terrible laws in court since he took office. As a result, the state budget for 2023 includes a $15.8 million allotment just to defend his policies.

That allotment includes $6 million for the governor’s office, compared to just $1.6 million last year. The State University System Board of Governors received an extra $2 million to defend DeSantis’s […]

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1 Comment

  1. Terri Quint on Saturday, September 30, 2023 at 5:13 am

    DeSantis is truly a fascist is one takes the time to look at all the undemocratic bills he has pushed the legislature to sign. In fact, the legislature and many former DeSantis fans are supporting Trump now.
    There is not one single bill that was passed that actually helps people. He is poison to everything he touches and seems to have an evil smile.
    This man definitely does not belong in the oval office —–or any elected position. He’s cruel, devious, and a tyrant.