Florida's CFO Exposes $470 Million in Wasted Tax Dollars in Miami-Dade
Where does your property tax money actually go? Florida's CFO Blaise Ingoglia has been digging into every government budget in the state to find out — and the results are not pretty. In this episode he breaks down how Miami-Dade alone had $470 million in excessive spending, why local governments used COVID relief money to expand permanently instead of investing in infrastructure, and what happens when government grows faster than the private sector. He also covers the 1,300+ arrests his office has made for financial crimes, insurance reform, the amendment 3 property tax debate, staged accident fraud in Miami and Broward, and a brand new initiative to grade every city and county in Florida on fiscal responsibility — like a restaurant health inspection grade. Plus he broke news about suing two insurance companies live on our show. If you pay property taxes in Florida — this episode is required viewing. Vote November 3rd. A Day in Miami Website: https://adayinmiami.com/ Manny Alfonso: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mannyalfonso8/ Kiko Suarez: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/querikoconkiko/ Eduardo Moya: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mr_moya/ Follow Us! - A Day in Miami: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adayinmiami/ Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/20WEys6jxiliBCLoo9iSID ________________________ Produced by: Ben Schwede Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benthecreatorrr/ 0:00 Intro 1:05 About Blaise 2:18 Day-to-Day as Florida’s CFO 3:30 What Type of Frauds He Sees in Florida 6:18 Organizational Chart of Florida CFO’s Office 7:31 How They Determine Wasteful and Excessive Spending by Local Governments 14:05 County and Sheriff’s Budget 15:42 $470 Million Wasteful Spending in Miami-Dade County 19:22 Cities Going Bankrupt If Property Tax Reform Passes 20:25 Is There No Penalty for Mismanaging Taxpayers’ Money? 21:32 Funding NGOs and Non-Profits 27:40 Can CFO Lower Cost of Insurance? 30:46 How He Helped a Homeowner Save Over $7,000 on Home Insurance 32:35 Florida CFO’s Office Can Help You with Claims 34:18 Local Governments Hate the FAFO Audits 35:46 Will There Be Any Negative Effects If Property Tax Reform Passes? 37:41 Scorecards for Counties Financials 39:44 CFO is Taxpayers’ Lobbyist Against the Governments 42:12 Previous CFOs 43:03 How Wasteful Spending Could’ve Helped Communities Instead 44:03 State of Florida Report on A Day in Miami? 45:54 Top 3 Restaurants 51:17 Why Vote for Blaise Ingoglia for Florida’s CFO 52:29 Outro
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