I spent a few days in Palm Beach County, FL, last week and noticed some interesting characteristics about their economy. Anyone you chat with down there will tell you tourism is their number one industry. If so, why have they torn down wildlife areas, recreation areas, commercial entertainment centers, etc. and built tons of age restricted communities which are now sitting empty and being sold to anyone with money regardless of age? Tourists need to be able to enjoy affordable vacations. With that in mind, gasoline prices are about 40 cents per gallon higher than in NJ (plus it is all self service down there). Restaurants appear to charge on average about 30% more for the same menu items found in the Northeastern U.S. Driving down there is hazardous to your health and the people are not very friendly.
Should you be among the unemployed looking to move south and open a business, try either Broward or Palm Beach Counties. Bring your Northeastern personality, excellent customer services skills, and leave the gimmicks and games in the stockroom.
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