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Default Genmar quits Florida for cheaper labor

On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 20:44:25 -0500, "Gene Kearns"
wrote:

Anybody know what, "The high cost of doing business in Florida ......" is a
euphemism for?


My guess is that taxes and insurance are involved in the equation, and
quite possibly Genmar was looking for tax incentives from local
government and didn't get them. Sarasota is a relatively expensive
area with high property values.