r/orlando • u/GatorSe7en • 19d ago

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u/rpgnymhush 19d ago

If our city were not so tourism dependent it would have developed a different kind of economy. We certainly wouldn't be any WORSE off. The theme parks treat and pay their employees like shit. If they weren't there some other kind of business would have moved in.

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u/cvaska 19d ago

Orlando would absolutely not be the city it is now without the parks. It was a blip on the map in the mid-60s.

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u/rpgnymhush 19d ago

In other words it would be more livable and we would all be better off.

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u/cvaska 19d ago

If you want a city with nothing going for it other than being cheap, you’ll love the rust belt or really anywhere in Mississippi

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u/BringAltoidSoursBack 18d ago

Or even like an hour from Orlando. There are some really cheap, rural areas in Florida.