Joe Rogan left a recent guest visibly stunned by contrasting New York Citys massive budget with the far leaner spending plan of the entire state of Florida, despite Florida having nearly three times the population.
The exchange unfolded on The Joe Rogan Experience as reported by Gateway Pundit, when Rogan highlighted the staggering scale of New York City Assemblyman Zohran Mamdanis budget ambitions. Rogan told his guest, podcaster and writer Michael Malice, You see, Mamdani is trying to figure out a way to use his budget. His budget is higher than the budget of the entire state of Florida, which has three times more people.
Malice, initially incredulous, shot back, No, its not. Is it really? prompting Rogan to reaffirm, Yes, it is. Yeah. As the numbers were pulled up in real time, Rogan pressed the point, saying, Yeah, yeah, yeah. Look it up New York Citys budget is more than the budget for the entire state of Florida, which has roughly three times as many people living in it.
Malice, still doubtful, turned to the shows producer and asked, Holy is that true, Jamie? Rogan then read from a report describing an Eye-popping amount insider called insanity a record $127 billion budget proposal The socialist city leaders plan includes a whopping 9.5% proposed property tax hike on New Yorkers, which he claims would be a last resort, while allocating another $1.2 billion for migrants. MIGRANTS!
Malice, trying to process the comparison, asked, Whats the Florida budget, Jamie? and then, upon seeing the figures, erupted with, HOLY SH*T! Rogan calmly summarized the disparity: Yeah, triple per capita. So the Florida House budget is $113.6 billion to $115 billion (proposed), and the New York proposal is $127 billion. So it is more.
Malice could only respond with, Holy crap! Behind the viral moment lies a stark fiscal reality: New York Citys current budget stands at approximately $125.8 billion for about 8.5 million residents, while Floridas budget is about $117.6 billion for roughly 23 million people.
That translates to about $14,800 in government spending per New Yorker versus just $5,100 per Floridian, underscoring how a high-tax, big-government model extracts far more from citizens while still leaving progressive politicians like Mamdani demanding additional revenue. For conservatives who favor limited government and fiscal restraint, the obvious question remains: in a city awash in public money, how can its leaders seriously argue there is no single wasteful program to cut before reaching yet again for higher taxes?
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