The Controversial Actions of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been using wedge issues to distract voters from his actual record of governance, which has been lacking in almost any measure that matters to the lives of its citizens. Florida ranks low in quality of health care, school funding, long-term elder care, and other areas key to a successful society. DeSantis has prioritized low taxes on the wealthy and corporations over programs geared toward bettering the lives of ordinary citizens. Florida's tax system is among the least equitable in the nation, with the poorest families paying a higher percentage of their income in taxes than the wealthiest. DeSantis's failure to better serve the most vulnerable citizens of his state is his weak underbelly in a national campaign.