New York City's Spending Is Higher Than the STATE of Florida. What??

DeSantis pointed out that New York City, with roughly 8 million residents, operates a budget larger than Florida’s. But get this: Florida has a massive 23.7 million residents or almost 3 times NYC’s population.

But Communist Mam-dummy, never will have enough money. He’s crying for more! It’s ridiculous.

 

DeSantis said “New York City with 8 million people has a larger budget than the entire state of Florida and yet our infrastructure is better, our roads are better, services are better.”

Florida’s 2025–26 fiscal budget is just $1.5 billion or slightly larger than New York City’s. But New York City has three times fewer residents than Florida — 8.48 million versus 23.3 million — its per-capita spending far outpaces that of the Sunshine State’s.

The Sunshine State’s current spending plan totals $117.4 billion, compared with New York’s $115.9 billion — a difference of 1.3%.