Originally posted by weaselsan
Actually we teach them that they can't bring their funny money down here and pass it off as the real thing. We also have the entire Canadian Navy come here for training......Last time they brought both Bayliners.
Canada is Florida’s number one overall economic partner:
Number one source of in-bound tourism;
Number one source of foreign direct investment
Florida’s overall economic relationship with Canada results in approximately 90,000 direct/indirect jobs in the sunshine state (or 70,000 to 75,000 jobs if industry overlapping employment is not factored); with a two-way trade totaling $7.2 billion.
If indirect exports via other states were included in trade rankings, Canada would likely top Brazil as the top destination of Florida exports.
Florida’s tourism revenue and tourist “bed taxes”, enhanced by Canadian tourist contributions to the tune of $1.4 billion in 2003, allows Florida to remain one of the few states without a personal income tax; thus lowering local tax burden, now ranking a resident-friendly 40th in the nation.
Canada is Florida’s number one source for tourism, with nearly 1.9 million Canadians expected to visit the state in 2004 and increasing to more than 2.1 million by 2006.
Canadian tourists top the list as Florida's most important tourism market, accounting
for approximately 30% of all international person visits in 2003; resulting in $274 million in total tax revenue impact benefiting the state.
That's a lot of "funny money"
