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Florida's reputation as a good place to retire with warm weather and low stress has taken a deep hit.  Condo owners in buildings 30 or more years old must have their dwellings inspected and repaired.  It's costing millions and many don't have the cash to meet the payment.  There are about a million properties involved, a substantial number. The problem was deferred maintenance.  Condo boards simply pushed repairs down the road instead of getting them done.  Now, they have to do them all in a short time -- and the owners pay for it.  Florida's reputation might not recover for quite a while.  Add to that sea level rise and frequent hurricanes and the state is looking less livable as the months go by.  

The strikes going on in the Middle East between Israel and Iran, Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Israel and the Hezbollah are cases of  tit for tat.  You strike me: I strike you back.  The problem with such a stance is there is no ending to it unless one or both parties decide to desist.  As friends of  Israel have been urging, there is a need for diplomatic solutions, and so far, none are coming close to the mark.  What Israel is doing now ensures generations of battle and terror.  It will win in the short-run and it will temporarily destroy Hamas and Hezbollah, but in so doing, it will raise terrorists who will attack its grand children and great grandchildren and ensure a legacy of war.  A sad outcome.