USA Outgrows China… Because of Florida?

Economics Explained
12 Mar 202415:23

Summary

TLDRThe US economy is growing faster than China's, with Florida's economy outpacing other major states. Florida's rapid growth is driven by high net migration, particularly of young, skilled workers, and booming industries like finance and technology. However, this growth may be at the expense of other states, leading to capital flight and brain drain. Florida's lack of state income tax and lower cost of living attract talent, but the state's success may not be a net benefit for the US as a whole, as it could exacerbate regional inequality.

Takeaways

  • 🌟 The US economy is growing faster than China's for the first time in over three decades, challenging the assumption of China's inevitable global economic leadership.
  • 📈 While the US economy is performing well overall, nearly two-thirds of US states are not keeping pace with the national growth rate, indicating regional disparities.
  • 🏆 Florida has the fourth largest economy among US states, comparable to countries like Mexico, Indonesia, or Spain, highlighting its significant economic clout within the nation.
  • 🚀 Florida's rapid growth outpaces other major states like California, New York, and Texas, raising questions about the sustainability and impact of this growth on the US as a whole.
  • 🌴 Historically a tourist destination, Florida's economy has evolved to include significant contributions from agriculture, mining, and emerging sectors.
  • 📊 Florida's economic success is driven by high levels of net migration, attracting both retirees and young, highly skilled workers.
  • 💼 The state's lack of state income tax and lower cost of living are major factors drawing people and businesses to Florida.
  • 🔄 Florida's growth may be indicative of capital flight and brain drain from other states, raising concerns about the equitable distribution of economic prosperity within the US.
  • 🔄 The influx of productive workers and businesses to Florida may benefit the state but could negatively impact other regions by depleting skilled labor and tax revenues.
  • 🏙️ The competition between US states for talent and industries could lead to a race to the bottom in terms of regulations and tax incentives, potentially destabilizing the national economy.
  • 🌐 Despite its internal challenges, Florida's economy is robust, with a strong GDP, high GDP per capita, and a diversified economic base, ranking it alongside other powerhouse states like Texas.

Q & A

  • How does the current economic growth rate of the USA compare to that of China?

    -For the first time in over three decades, the economy of the USA is growing faster than that of China, casting doubts over the assumption that China will eventually overtake the USA as the global economic leader.

  • What is notable about the economic growth within the USA despite its overall strong performance?

    -Despite the strong growth of the USA's economy, almost two-thirds of US states are not growing as fast as the country itself, indicating that a handful of areas are doing most of the heavy lifting to support the world's largest economy.

  • What is Florida's position in terms of economic output within the USA?

    -Florida has the fourth largest economy within the USA, with an output roughly equivalent to that of Mexico, Indonesia, or Spain.

  • How does Florida's economic growth compare to other major states in the USA?

    -Florida is growing much faster than other major states such as California, New York, and Texas, and it's doing so in ways and with industries that haven't typically been associated with the region's vibrant history.

  • What are some of the traditional industries that contribute to Florida's economy?

    -Traditional industries that contribute to Florida's economy include tourism, agriculture, and mining, particularly the extraction of phosphorus, a chemical used primarily as fertilizer.

  • What is attracting a large number of people to move to Florida?

    -Florida is attracting a large number of people due to its high level of net migration, with no state income tax, lower overall cost of living, and job opportunities in booming industries such as finance and technology.

  • What potential problems could arise from Florida's rapid growth?

    -Potential problems include capital flight and brain drain, where skilled workers and valuable capital move from other states to Florida, potentially harming the economies of the states they leave and causing regional inequality within the USA.

  • How might the rise of remote work affect the issue of brain drain?

    -The rise of remote work could potentially exacerbate the problem of brain drain, as it removes the need for workers to be physically tied to a location, making it easier for productive workers to move to states that offer better tax deals and living conditions.

  • What is the impact of Florida's economic growth on the national economy of the USA?

    -While Florida's economic growth has been a positive trend for the state itself, it hasn't necessarily been good for the national economy, as it may lead to increased regional inequality and competition between states for skilled workers and valuable industries.

  • How does Florida's economy rank on the 'Economics Explained' leaderboard?

    -Florida's economy ranks an 8.4 out of 10 on the 'Economics Explained' leaderboard, which is the same score as Texas, despite having different approaches to achieving this score.

  • What factors contribute to Florida's strong economic stability and confidence?

    -Florida's strong economic stability and confidence are due to it being a major state in the world's largest economy, using the world's reserved currency, and having a stable political and economic environment, despite occasional challenges.

  • What are the key industries that make up Florida's diversified economic base?

    -Florida's diversified economic base includes agriculture, mining, tourism, financial services, technology, and construction, which have been booming due to the influx of new residents and businesses.

Outlines

00:00

📈 US Economic Growth Surpassing China

The US economy is growing faster than China's for the first time in over three decades, raising questions about the assumption that China will overtake the US as the global economic leader. This growth is notable as many advanced economies have been stagnant for more than a decade. However, within the US, nearly two-thirds of the states are not keeping pace with the national growth, indicating that a few areas are disproportionately contributing to the economy.

05:01

🌴 Florida's Rapid Economic Growth

Florida, with the fourth largest economy in the US, is growing much faster than other major states like California, New York, and Texas. This growth is driven by factors beyond traditional industries and has attracted attention due to its potential impact on the US economy as a whole. Florida's success may not be a net benefit if it's drawing resources and skilled workers from other states, leading to a potential 'brain drain' and 'capital flight' within the country.

10:02

🌟 Florida's Attraction to Skilled Workers

Florida's high net migration, particularly of young, highly skilled workers, is attributed to its lack of state income tax, lower cost of living, and job opportunities in booming industries like finance and technology. While this has rapidly increased average incomes in Florida, it raises concerns about the national impact, as it may lead to a loss of skilled workers and capital in other states, exacerbating economic disparities within the US.

15:02

🏆 Florida's Economic Performance Ranking

Florida's economy ranks highly in comparison to other US states and global economies. With a GDP equivalent to Mexico's and the 14th largest in the world, it has a high GDP per capita and strong stability. Its economic growth has been robust, doubling in size over the past decade. The state has a diversified economic base including agriculture, mining, tourism, financial services, and technology. However, some of these industries are still reliant on the broader US economy.

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Keywords

💡Economic Growth

Economic growth refers to the increase in the production of goods and services in an economy over a certain period. In the context of the video, it highlights the USA's economy growing faster than China's, and Florida's rapid growth within the USA, which is particularly notable given the stagnation of other advanced economies.

💡Global Leader

A global leader is a country or entity that holds a dominant position in a particular field or aspect on a worldwide scale. In this video, it refers to the assumption that China would eventually overtake the USA as the world's largest economy, a prediction that is being questioned due to recent economic trends.

💡Diversified Economy

A diversified economy is one that has a wide range of industries and sectors contributing to its economic output, reducing reliance on any single sector. The video emphasizes Florida's diversified economy, which includes agriculture, mining, tourism, financial services, and technology, as a factor in its strong growth.

💡Net Migration

Net migration refers to the difference between the number of people moving into an area and the number of people leaving it. The video points out that Florida has the highest level of net migration in the USA, indicating a strong attraction for residents and contributing to its population and economic growth.

💡State Income Tax

State income tax is a tax levied by individual U.S. states on personal and corporate income. The absence of state income tax in Florida is highlighted in the video as a significant factor attracting people and businesses to the state, as it lowers the overall tax burden and cost of living.

💡Brain Drain

Brain drain is the emigration of highly skilled or educated individuals from one region to another in search of better opportunities. The video discusses brain drain in the context of skilled workers moving to Florida, potentially harming the economies of states they leave behind by depriving them of valuable human capital.

💡Capital Flight

Capital flight refers to the large-scale withdrawal of financial resources, investments, or capital from one area to another. In the video, capital flight is discussed as a concern for the USA as a whole, as wealth and investment move to states like Florida, potentially leading to economic disparities between states.

💡Phosphorus Mining

Phosphorus mining is the extraction of phosphorus, a naturally occurring chemical primarily used as a fertilizer in agriculture. The video highlights Florida's significant role in phosphorus mining, which contributes to its economy and reduces the USA's dependence on global suppliers for this critical resource.

💡Tourism

Tourism is the industry of attracting visitors to a particular place and providing facilities for them. In the video, tourism is identified as a traditional economic driver for Florida, originating from its history as a destination for people from colder regions seeking warmer climates.

💡Remote Work

Remote work refers to a work arrangement where employees work outside of a central office, typically from home or another location of their choosing. The video explores the impact of remote work on economic migration, suggesting that it could exacerbate brain drain and capital flight as workers are no longer tied to specific locations for their employment.

💡Economic Stability

Economic stability refers to a state where an economy is relatively free from fluctuations in output, employment, and prices. The video praises Florida's economic stability, which is attributed to its status as a major state within the world's largest economy and its use of the world's reserved currency.

Highlights

The US economy is growing faster than China's for the first time in over three decades.

Almost 2/3 of US states are not growing as fast as the US economy itself.

Florida's economy is the fourth largest within the USA, comparable to Mexico, Indonesia, or Spain.

Florida is growing much faster than other major states like California, New York, and Texas.

Florida's rapid growth may not be a net benefit to the USA as a whole.

Florida's economy initially grew as a tourist destination for people from colder regions.

Florida has a large mining sector, primarily for phosphorus, which is used as fertilizer.

Florida has the highest level of net migration within the USA.

Florida's population growth is positive, unlike stagnant growth in New York and negative growth in California.

Florida has attracted young, highly skilled workers due to low taxes and a lower overall cost of living.

Finance and technology companies are setting up major centers of operation in Florida.

Florida's lack of state income tax is a significant factor attracting people from high-tax states.

The rise of remote work could potentially exacerbate brain drain and capital flight within the USA.

Brain drain occurs when skilled workers move to another area for better opportunities, leaving their original region worse off.

Capital flight happens when people move their capital from one area to another, impacting economies.

Florida's economic output is roughly equivalent to Mexico's, making it the 14th largest in the world.

Florida's GDP per capita is $7,555, which is very good by global standards.

Florida's economy has doubled in size in the last 10 years.

Florida has a well-diversified economic base including agriculture, mining, tourism, financial services, and technology.

Transcripts

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for the first time in over three decades

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the economy of the USA is growing faster

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than the economy of China casting doubts

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over the assumption that eventually

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China will overtake the current Global

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leader this strong growth in what is

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already the largest and most diverse

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economy in the world is particularly

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remarkable when it's considered that a

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large share of other advanced economies

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around the world have been more or less

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stagnant for more than a decade but zoom

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in and get a closer look and even within

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the USA the story is much the same a

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majority almost 2/3 of US states are not

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growing as fast as the USA itself what

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this means is that just a handful of

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areas are doing a lot of the heavy

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lifting to prop up the world's biggest

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economy and it's not just in outright

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economic growth figures either which is

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where we get to Florida Florida is home

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to the fourth largest economy within the

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USA having roughly the same economic

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output as Mexico Indonesia or Spain

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impressive considering it's just one of

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50 states that make up the union but

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Florida has attracted the attention of a

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lot of economists for a reason other

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than just its sheer size Florida is

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growing much faster than the other major

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states that round out the top four

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California New York York and even Texas

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and it's doing it in ways and with

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industries that haven't typically been

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associated with the Region's vibrant

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history it's also gaining a lot of

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attention because that success may or

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may not be a net benefit to the USA as a

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whole and to find out why we must as

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always answer a few simple questions

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what is driving Florida's rapid growth

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today what are the potential problems

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caused by these growth areas and finally

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is this above average growth really

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sustainable once we have done all of

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that we can put Florida the fourth

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largest economy within the USA on the

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economics explained leaderboard to see

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how it stucks up against other US states

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little bit differently with something of

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a personal anecdote which I promise is

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highly relevant to the economic

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situation of Florida back when I was at

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University doing my undergrad I had a

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part-time job managing a shop where the

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regional boss push me and all of the

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other stores to make as many sales as

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possible of course that's nothing

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unusual but one day for whatever reason

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my particular shop was allowed to put on

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a big storewide discount for everything

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for one day only to make the most of

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this and to keep our big boss happy we

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called all of our regular customers to

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let them know about this in advance so

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that we can make as much money as

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possible on the day unfortunately we

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well I actually got into a lot of

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trouble for doing this because all that

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really happened was that people did all

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of the shopping they were going to do at

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a discount in our store instead of

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shopping like they normally would at all

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of the stores in the area which made us

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look good at the expense of the company

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as a whole now don't feel too bad my

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PTSD from working retailers mostly

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passed but the point is on a much larger

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scale Florida might be doing the exact

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same thing and growing its economy at

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the expense of other states that make up

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the USA the economy of the state as it

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exists today really got started as

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something of a tourist destination for

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people to travel to from colder regions

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on the east coast of the USA while

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technically the region that went on to

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become the state was home to the first

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Western City on the North American

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continent it developed far slower than

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regions to the North in large part

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because of its terrible geography even

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today the state is full of swamps

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mosquitoes natural stor storms and

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otherwise difficult to navigate terrain

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so for most of its early history as its

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own state it was just a place where

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people went on holidays and even that

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was limited this changed as railroads

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were built into the area connecting its

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Inland regions directly with major

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industrial and population centers in the

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north which not only opened up the area

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to even more tourism it started to make

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things like farming and even Light

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Industry possible today these early

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Industries still make up a significant

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portion of the state's total economic

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output but they have been joined by a

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growing number of more modern economic

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contributors the state has a

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surprisingly large mining sector not

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digging for metals or fossil fuels but

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one of the world's largest reserves of

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phosphorus which is a naturally

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occurring chemical which is used

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primarily as a fertilizer the USA has

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the third largest agricultural industry

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in the World Behind only China and India

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with their massive populations and on a

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per capita basis farming in the US is

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far more productive than it is almost

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anywhere else in the world the phosphate

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dug out of the ground in Florida

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supplies 3/4 of all fertilizer required

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by farmers in the country which Beyond

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just being a great Revenue Center for

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Florida also means that the USA as a

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whole is a lot less dependent than most

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other countries on limited Global

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suppliers of this resource for their

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food security now these are all very

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interesting but it's not what has been

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driving the recent growth of the state

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and those are more the industries

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causing controversy Florida is a strange

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place and part of its unique reputation

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comes down to the economic factors that

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attract people into the state from all

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walks of life Florida has by far the

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highest level of net migration within

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the USA and more people are moving to

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the state than even outliers like Texas

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which has been making headlines in

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recent years for the wave of people

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moving there Florida has gained almost

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as many new residents since 2020 as New

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York has lost and unlike a lot of other

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states that have seen big increases and

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their number of new residents this

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phenomenon isn't really anything new for

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Florida now of course a lot of that

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migration is just old people moving to

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the state to retire which is why despite

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consistently high levels of internal

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migration into Florida the population is

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still not growing as fast as a state

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like Texas because well older residents

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die just as quickly as they move in but

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the population is still growing overall

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which compared to other major US

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economies like New York which has been

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stagnant for more than a decade now and

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California which is going backwards

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population growth of any form is a

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positive sign that there is something

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attracting more than just retirees to

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the state a lot of Florida's new

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residents are young highly skilled

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workers and weirdly enough both of these

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two groups are moving to the state for

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the same reasons taxes within the USA

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are charged on a national level as well

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as on a state level which means that

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even within the same country some people

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pay a higher rate than others because of

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where they live Florida has no state

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income tax which means people living in

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other states like New York and

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especially California can save a lot of

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money by moving there for retirees this

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is a good way to get their savings to

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stretch a little bit further but

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recently it's attracted a lot of people

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in some of the state's newest booming

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Industries low taxes nice beaches and a

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lower overall cost of living than

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centers like New York City Silicon

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Valley and Los Angeles is great but

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Florida wouldn't have been able to

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attract some of the US's most skilled

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and productive workers unless there were

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jobs for them to do there fortunately

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the state has seen a significant

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increase in finance and technology

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companies setting up major centers of

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operation if not moving their

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headquarters there entirely the highest

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concentration of International Banks in

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the USA is not in New York City it's in

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Miami and likewise a lot of tech

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companies have set up shopp in the

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state's bigger city because of its

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relative ease of doing business of

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course there have been some high-profile

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cases of business interests in Florida

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going head-to-head with government power

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and instances like this can genuinely

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have an impact on how desirable a region

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is to invest work or set up a business

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in but overall Florida is still

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perceived as being much less restrictive

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than other major centers like California

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New York a large part of the reason why

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average incomes in Florida have been

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increasing so rapidly over the last

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decade is not because the state itself

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has become more productive it's because

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already productive and highly paid

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workers have been moving there either to

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work remotely or to follow the large

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companies that have also moved there

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while this has been a huge positive

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trend for the state itself it hasn't

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necessarily been good for the economy on

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a national scale or even the people of

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Florida on an individual level now we've

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covered the issue of capital flight and

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brain drain many times on this channel

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before but we've never really explored

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it happening within a country and in

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many ways this is where it can be most

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intense now as always we don't want to

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repeat too much here but brain drain is

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what happens when the most skilled

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participants in an economic region move

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from one area to another for better

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opportunities leaving the region they

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are moving from worse off overall

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because it loses its best workers

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taxpayers and possibly has to face skill

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shortages if a tech worker moved from

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Silicon Valley in California Not only

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would California miss out on their tax

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revenues California based companies may

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not be able to find the workers they

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need to continue their operations and

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eventually they'll have to move to where

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they can find workers now a quick side

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note is that a reasonable assumption

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would be that the rise of remote work

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could combat this now that there's no

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need for certain workers to be

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physically tied to a particular location

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but the unfortunate truth is it's too

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soon to tell it has the potential to

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make the problem worse because at least

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things like access to employment

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opportunities added some friction to

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productive workers moving to whatever

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state city or country offered them the

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best tax deal and living conditions

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without that there is less standing in

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their way especially if the receiving

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economy is happy to house the them which

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most normally are to wealthy and

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productive workers it's probably not the

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most consequential example but there's a

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reason why so many people with online

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businesses move to Dubai and it's not

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because they're a fan of the

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architecture Capital flight is similar

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to brain drain but they are two distinct

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problems Capital flight occurs when

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people pull their Capital out of one

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area and move it to another area capital

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in economics really means anything that

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isn't land or labor and can be used to

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increase economic output so tools

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infrastructure technology materials and

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of course regular old cash if people

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move they tend to bring their stuff with

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them including their spending money

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which denies capital from where they're

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moving from and provides it to where

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they're moving to this has been a major

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problem for a lot of national economies

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in modern history as moving

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internationally has become more common

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extreme examples like China and South

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Africa have even impose restrictions on

09:45

how much Capital their people are

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allowed to take with them if they leave

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the country because the Exodus of

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wealthy citizens could otherwise have

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serious impacts on the economy now

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within a Sovereign Nation like the USA a

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country which famously values its

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freedoms such restrictions would be

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possible and this is why in certain ways

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Capital flight and brain drain can cause

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even more serious issues at this point

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it's probably important to recognize

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that while a lot of people are moving to

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Florida from places like New York

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California and Illinois in the past

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dozens of other states across the USA

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had the same problem with skilled

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workers moving into the very same states

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that are now losing workers to Florida

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the USA itself is globally the greatest

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beneficiary of skilled migration and

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foreign Capital movements so there is

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level of irony to States like Florida

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and Texas now causing the same problems

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but that doesn't mean those problems

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aren't real now before getting into

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these specifically it's important to

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note that the Federation system of

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states that makes up the USA has a lot

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of advantages having multiple levels of

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government adds a level of control and

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redundancy to the National economy as a

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whole making it more difficult for one

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bad policy one bad leader or even one

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bad idea to the economy it's not

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just the USA other federations around

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the world like Canada Germany

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Switzerland Australia and the

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Netherlands have all benefited from

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their system of giving a level of

10:56

autonomy to distributed States but this

10:58

only works well if that level of

10:59

autonomy is just right too much

11:02

oversight and well it just becomes

11:03

another unitary country with an added

11:05

layer of bureaucracy and to little

11:07

oversight can cause the states within a

11:08

country to start competing with one

11:10

another not unlike a certain poor

11:11

student thinking they beat the system at

11:13

their part-time job if every state

11:15

within the USA starts competing with one

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another to attract the most talented

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workers and most valuable Industries

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then it's just going to end up as a race

11:21

to the bottom on regulations tax

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revenues and incentives in a way this is

11:25

already happening with cities fighting

11:27

with one another to get companies to set

11:28

up new headqu ERS in their metro area

11:30

shortterm this could be a boost to

11:32

Regional economic centers but it will

11:34

almost inevitably come at the expense of

11:36

overall economic stability businesses

11:38

policy makers and even economists love

11:40

to hate them but there are usually

11:41

reasons why certain policies exist

11:44

what's more is that competition between

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supposedly United States can cause

11:47

something of a feedback loop where poor

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states fall further behind richer States

11:51

because talented workers move to areas

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where they can make more money and be

11:54

surrounded by the lifestyle that wealthy

11:56

people enjoy and in doing so they prop

11:58

up the wealthy state at the expense of

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the poor State The Wider that Gap gets

12:02

the more pressure it'll put on highly

12:03

productive people from poor states to

12:05

move to the Richer ones extreme Regional

12:07

inequality will need to either be

12:08

addressed with cumbersome and

12:09

realistically politically unpopular

12:11

interventions or eventually it can get

12:13

so bad that separate states almost need

12:15

to be treated as two completely

12:16

different economies now the USA is a

12:19

long way from anything that extreme for

12:20

now but it's something that shouldn't be

12:22

completely ignored as its labor force

12:24

and Industrial centers become

12:25

increasingly mobile a problem this is

12:27

causing right now though is is that

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regular people who already live in

12:30

States like Florida are finding it

12:32

harder to keep up financially with the

12:33

wealthy people moving into enjoy the

12:35

lower taxes nicer weather and

12:36

comparatively cheaper living expenses

12:38

governments at all levels should do what

12:40

is best for the people they represent

12:42

and achieving economic growth and

12:43

increasing incomes is a major part of

12:45

delivering those outcomes but when

12:47

headline figures like this are achieved

12:49

in ways that don't really improve living

12:50

standards for anyone apart from perhaps

12:52

a select group of wealthy internal

12:54

migrants headline economic success

12:56

doesn't always equate to genuine

12:58

economic success

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okay now it's time to put Florida on the

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economics explained leaderboard starting

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as always with size Florida has a GDP of

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roughly $ 1.4 trillion the small

13:09

disclaimer here is that just like every

13:11

other state within the USA the World

13:12

Bank and international monetary fund the

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sources that we usually rely on for

13:15

macroeconomic figures do not produce

13:17

data for States within a sovereign

13:19

country so the numbers here don't use

13:21

exactly the same methodology even still

13:23

Florida's economic output is roughly

13:25

equivalent to Mexico's and if it was its

13:27

own independent country it would be the

13:29

14th largest in the world so it gets an

13:31

8 out of 10 GDP per capita is

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$7,555 which is very good by global

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standards and it's only improving but

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despite all of its recent success this

13:41

number is still behind the average for

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the USA as a whole which has a per

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capita output of

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$882,500 DC even still this leaderboard

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ranks economies internationally where it

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would get another 8 out of 10 stability

13:57

and confidence is quite quite strong

13:59

it's a major state in the world's

14:00

largest economy it uses the world's

14:02

reserved currency and despite the

14:04

occasional political maneuver that makes

14:05

headlines the state is incredibly stable

14:08

which is in large part why so many major

14:09

industries have been attracted there it

14:11

gets a 9 out of 10 only losing a point

14:13

because of the internal challenges the

14:15

state is facing and ongoing Geographic

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issues like tropical storms which can

14:19

have a very tangible impact on the

14:20

economy's future growth has been one of

14:22

the strongest within the USA which has

14:24

itself been one of the fastest growing

14:25

major economies in the world over the

14:27

past decade the econom has roughly

14:29

doubled in size in the last 10 years

14:31

giving it a 9 out of 10 in this metric

14:33

even if that growth has come at the

14:34

expense of other areas of the economy

14:37

finally industry Florida even for such a

14:39

large economy has a well Diversified

14:41

economic base of Agriculture mining

14:43

tourism and now financial services and

14:45

Technology this is to say nothing of

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Industries like construction which are

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fantastic employeers and have been

14:50

booming thanks to new people moving into

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the state overall the economy gets an 8

14:54

out of 10 again only losing two points

14:56

because a lot of these industries still

14:58

rely on the USA as a whole to feed them

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rather than creating independent

15:01

homegrown industrial bases overall that

15:04

gives the economy of Florida an 8.4 out

15:06

of 10 which is exactly the same as the

15:08

state of Texas which despite having many

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of the same demographic characteristics

15:11

as Florida arrived at this particular

15:13

score in a different and arguably more

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sustainable way you should be able to

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click to that video on your screen now

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thanks for watching mate

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