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| Cartoon by Dave Granlund |
He's on the move
on paper
to the joke state
the harboring state
the hideout state
where he thinks
he blends in better
where the climate is better
for taxes
the climate is better
for asset protection
dodging creditors
hiding dodgy wealth
in protected real estate
—he knows more than anyone
about everything
real estate—
where the climate is better
for laundering
the climate is better
for white collar crime
for avoiding
your dues
—no cap
on deductions
no state tax
on income—
no one cares
what you've done
for a certificate
of domicile
when you live in DC
your business
in New York
you vote
for yourself
in Florida
a thousand new residents
arrive daily
—immigrants across borders
families from cages
babies without parents—
plus Florida Man:
can we lock him up
so the climate is better
for the rest of us?
Originally from Boston, Mickey J. Corrigan writes Florida noir with a dark humor. Project XX, a satirical novel about a school shooting, was released in 2017 by Salt Publishing in the UK. Newest release is What I Did for Love, a spoof of Lolita (Bloodhound Books, October, 2019).