Friday, January 12, 2007

New Governor Fights for Lower Insurance Rates

The new Florida Governor Charlie Christ has been talking the talk and walking the walk as far as his following up in his campaign promise to lower insurance rates in the Sunshine State. The insurance problem has been termed a crisis over the past couple of years following the Summer of 2005 when the state was hit with 5 named storms in various parts of the state. Since then insurance premiums have been going up and up, making it more difficult for property owners to pay their bills. The rising insurance rates have coupled with rising property taxes and home values to make owning a home in Florida a very pricey proposition.

Christ has talked tough on both issues since he began campaiging last year and now that he is in office he is standing by his promises. He is saying that he doesn't care if the insurance companies come out of this "unhappy" and that they should be making limitless profits while Florida's economy suffers from the extra expense.

It seems like someone is finally getting it...

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