RUSH TRANSCRIPT Steve Lifelong ░░░░░░░░ Yorkers suffering under lockdowns ░░░░░░░░ in New York City ░░░░░░░░ New York state unreasonable ░░░░░░░░ and economic turmoil are ░░░░░░░░ this state for the ░░░░░░░░ state and why wouldn ░░░░░░░░ you You just saw ░░░░░░░░ s forecast According to ░░░░░░░░ new op ed in ░░░░░░░░ New York Post there ░░░░░░░░ a good reason arguing ░░░░░░░░ s approach is putting ░░░░░░░░ empire state to shame ░░░░░░░░ next guest lived in ░░░░░░░░ York City over a ░░░░░░░░ before moving to Florida ░░░░░░░░ March of last year ░░░░░░░░ us now chief economist ░░░░░░░░ real estate sales person ░░░░░░░░ net seeker international Aaron ░░░░░░░░ joins us Good morning ░░░░░░░░ Let s go back ░░░░░░░░ the beginning of the ░░░░░░░░ Where were you I ░░░░░░░░ actually already decided to ░░░░░░░░ to Florida During 201 ░░░░░░░░ 2019 that s when ░░░░░░░░ started my transition and ░░░░░░░░ anticipation was about 70 ░░░░░░░░ Florida and 30 in ░░░░░░░░ Everything just got accelerated ░░░░░░░░ March I m staying ░░░░░░░░ This is where I ░░░░░░░░ to be right now ░░░░░░░░ Absolutely You are not ░░░░░░░░ And you know to ░░░░░░░░ in your business is ░░░░░░░░ because real estate the ░░░░░░░░ are going up in ░░░░░░░░ and a lot of ░░░░░░░░ places where big places ░░░░░░░░ New York New Jersey ░░░░░░░░ the real estate prices ░░░░░░░░ going up But part ░░░░░░░░ it has to do ░░░░░░░░ just you know Karol ░░░░░░░░ at the New York ░░░░░░░░ wrote an op ed ░░░░░░░░ appeared a day or ░░░░░░░░ ago and talked about ░░░░░░░░ how she went down ░░░░░░░░ palm beach and she ░░░░░░░░ heard you know the ░░░░░░░░ about Florida is nobody ░░░░░░░░ a mask And she ░░░░░░░░ there and she realizes ░░░░░░░░ is wearing a mask ░░░░░░░░ when you are outside ░░░░░░░░ And we have so ░░░░░░░░ misnomers floating around People ░░░░░░░░ very safe here We ░░░░░░░░ ample free Covid testing ░░░░░░░░ have on point distribution ░░░░░░░░ the vaccine So we ░░░░░░░░ businesses open and we ░░░░░░░░ a beautiful indoor outdoor ░░░░░░░░ Steve Absolutely So you ░░░░░░░░ got restaurants I believe ░░░░░░░░ full capacity here in ░░░░░░░░ York It s off ░░░░░░░░ on sometimes it s ░░░░░░░░ Sometimes it s closed ░░░░░░░░ it comes to school ░░░░░░░░ the districts in all ░░░░░░░░ school districts in Florida ░░░░░░░░ wide open Meanwhile here ░░░░░░░░ New York it s ░░░░░░░░ on the infection rate ░░░░░░░░ know how many people ░░░░░░░░ you look at this ░░░░░░░░ right here and then ░░░░░░░░ left hand corner mask ░░░░░░░░ face covering in Florida ░░░░░░░░ s recommended in New ░░░░░░░░ it s required And ░░░░░░░░ look at the number ░░░░░░░░ vaccines Florida is actually ░░░░░░░░ New York But New ░░░░░░░░ is outpacing Florida in ░░░░░░░░ number of deaths I ░░░░░░░░ close to 40 000 ░░░░░░░░ have died in New ░░░░░░░░ and 22 000 in ░░░░░░░░ which is a terrible ░░░░░░░░ But nonetheless you know ░░░░░░░░ way these two states ░░░░░░░░ handling it are completely ░░░░░░░░ Absolutely And what we ░░░░░░░░ here is the ability ░░░░░░░░ earn a living And ░░░░░░░░ not default on your ░░░░░░░░ obligations like we are ░░░░░░░░ so many New Yorkers ░░░░░░░░ paying their rent and ░░░░░░░░ not being able to ░░░░░░░░ them out because of ░░░░░░░░ virus So I think ░░░░░░░░ it just doesn t ░░░░░░░░ any sense how the ░░░░░░░░ has been told where ░░░░░░░░ really are safe counsel ░░░░░░░░ Steve Right We are ░░░░░░░░ attention to guidelines We ░░░░░░░░ also supporting our neighbors ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ main attraction too many ░░░░░░░░ coming out of New ░░░░░░░░ and California you can ░░░░░░░░ this point to live ░░░░░░░░ life in a safe ░░░░░░░░ but also be financially ░░░░░░░░ during this difficult time ░░░░░░░░ Erin Sikes we thank ░░░░░░░░ very much great Thank ░░░░░░░░