- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis scoffed at efforts to deliver Twitter to the state.
- DeSantis said {that a} Twitter HQ in Florida would drive up the price of dwelling.
- Twitter’s headquarters are in San Francisco however it has obtained calls from different states to maneuver.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis discouraged Twitter from bringing its headquarters to the state following Elon Musk’s privatization of the platform, Jacksonville outlet News4JAX reported.
At a press convention Monday, DeSantis stated the corporate will deliver between $15 and $20 million in revenue to the state when Musk is formally the proprietor of the platform because of the state’s funding in Twitter. However he stated truly welcoming the corporate into the state would end in the next price of dwelling for residents of the Sunshine State.
“In Florida, I believe we have finished very nicely, significantly over the previous couple of years, attracting companies which are producing issues,” DeSantis stated. “Importing some tech firm from San Francisco has not been excessive on our checklist. I believe that what occurs is that they’ll have a tendency to return in, they drive up the price of dwelling for everyone else. Yeah, they take pleasure in our decrease taxes however you realize, what’s what are they actually offering?”
Twitter permitted Musk’s supply to purchase the corporate for $43 billion outright on April 25. Musk has obtained calls from lawmakers and constituents of various states to maneuver the Twitter headquarters from San Francisco.
Reverse DeSantis, some Florida lawmakers and residents have inspired Musk to relocate to Florida.
“Be a part of me in inviting @elonmusk to maneuver @Twitter to the freest state within the nation! Florida would profit the corporate as a complete — we’ve no state
earnings tax
and the proper enterprise local weather. It is time to e book a a method (SIC) ticket,” Florida’s Chief Monetary Officer Jimmy Patronis stated in a tweet.
—Jimmy Patronis (@JimmyPatronis) April 29, 2022
Patronis has created a web site the place residents can signal their names in approval of the relocation.
In Texas, congressman Tan Parker stated that he would “roll out the purple carpet” for Musk if he moved the corporate’s headquarters there. Texas is dwelling to a lot of Musk’s corporations together with Tesla, SpaceX, and the Boring Firm.
Musk has said that he doesn’t personal a house and regularly stays at buddies’ homes.
“This can be a man that has succeeded in nearly each enterprise he is ever finished. And so he’ll, our state will profit, we’ll get, I believe $15, $20 million revenue from our pension fund. However then he’ll make that firm extra invaluable, I’ve little doubt about it,” DeSantis stated on the information convention.
DeSantis didn’t instantly reply to Insider’s request for remark.
