Any such thing as a Half-Back Snowbird?

JJBIRISH wrote:
Like it or not, I am reasonably sure much of costal Florida and especially south Florida as we know it would collapse under its own weight if all the snowbirds left... sure it wouldn’t happen overnight but it would in time, almost all the CG are inhabited by them, condos and much of the residential housing is owned and/or rented by them… even a large number of the Florida residents are really nothing more than snowbirds with Florida plates on their car… this group also pays taxes year round and others pay yearly site rental… real-estate values would drop for everyone (again)…

Snowbirds are just people paying for training to become Florida residents that’s all and they pay plenty for the added services they get…

There are many places that would shutter their doors without the additional seasonal income and just as many would have never opened theirs… employment would drop for locals that would farther stress business income… I think snowbirds need Florida as much as Florida needs the snowbirds…

The middle south corridor is mostly inhabited by groves, cows, wild hogs, armadillos and gators, and a 12 mile bear crossing with signs so they know where to cross…

Arizona??? Where’s that…

South Florida return to the way it was in the 60's. Small, quiet.

The entire shopping district would again be closed on Sundays and Wednesdays. Of course, some marginal businesses would close, but the whole area would survive.

Many, many marginal businesses close each year there. Mostly restaurants. Right now 15 new restaurants are going to open between now and December in Naples. (source-Naples daily News) How many will make it? I guess about three.

It would not "collapse under it's own weight."

Snowbirds and tourists are important to the economy, no argument there, but they are NOT vital.