Florida Families Will Receive $450 Per Kid

Reports tell us that Florida will be sending almost 60K families a one time payment of $450 per child. This is supposed to help pay for food, school supplies, clothing and other needs. The state says this will help offset the cost of rising inflation. Press sec for Ron DeSantis tweeted a photo of the letters and says it will come with a one time payment. Florida Governor wanted us to know that the checks were real. Press Secretary Christina Pshaw released a statement saying “the federal government causes inflation by deficit spending. Stimulus checks were part of that. By contrast, the budget surplus in Florida is at the state level and it’s already money in existence, we do not print money here. So- no, it doesn’t cause inflation.”

If you get the check you will also receive a letter from Governor Ron DeSantis saying:
Dear Floridian,
As the father of three young children, I know that getting ready for a new school year can be both exciting and stressful. To offset the costs of rising inflation, especially with a new school year approaching, the State of Florida is giving you $450 for each child in your care.

This one-time payment can be used for anything from buying diapers to fueling up at the pump. I also want to make sure you are aware of our state’s “Back-to-School” sales-tax holiday, which will take place from July 25 through August 7, to help you get the supplies you need to prepare for the upcoming school year. Supplies that will be tax-free during this time include clothing, bags, computers, shoes and other school supplies.

Please accept this payment as a form of gratitude and acknowledgment for all that you do to help nurture Florida’s future. God bless you, and God bless the great state of Florida.
Sincerely,
Ron DeSantis
Governor

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Many recently returned to theaters for the first time since 2020.  Action movie blockbusters like Maverick, Jurassic World, and Thor dominated the box office.  I missed the big movie theater experience more than anything else during the pandemic.  There is something special about walking into a theatre.  The smell of popcorn always lures me to the concession stand and I always overspend on junk food and drinks.  Shutting out the rest of world and watching an entertaining movie for two hours is a great way to relax.

As the pandemic calmed down and the world opened up again, I did not care which movie opened first.  I just wanted to return to the theatre.  However, it was obvious that Top Gun: Maverick would be the smash hit action movie where people would return to the theatre in big numbers.  The Tom Cruise thriller was supposed to be released two years ago.  Producers could have released it via any streaming service.  However they smartly waited until Maverick could be enjoyed on the big screen.  It appears many other upcoming film projects made the same decision.  As production schedules return to normal more exciting blockbusters will follow.  Black Panther and Avatar are just a couple of blockbusters-in-waiting.

Certainly, there are numerous genres of movie categories.  The Action Movie genre is among the biggest cash cow in the industry.  Some action thrillers have complicated plots.  Others have minimal plots.  But they are loaded with action that take the audience on an adrenalin-filled fantasy ride!

Here is a list of the top ten action movies/series according to me.

Christian Bale took Batman to the next level.

Sylvester Stallone is synonymous with Action movies.

I was late to the party on this series but Keanu Reaves upped his game here.

Tom Cruise and Action movies almost always delivers!

Again, Keanu Reeves delivers.  He's come a long way since Bill and Ted.

Aaahnaald has to make the list!

Everyone except Jimmy Kimmel loves Matt Damon!

This is my favorite trilogy from my youth.  The fourth movie was horrible and a fifth is on the way.

This is not my personal favorite although it is very good.  It just seems this list would be incomplete without it.

I did leave The Cardinal of the Kremlin out of the mix but the other three are often overlooked as some of the best movies of all time!

Thanks to Babs for pointing this story out to us.