When it comes to living in any state, the amount of money one makes is a big factor in a person’s or family’s prosperity.

Wages can also be used to convince prospective residents to move to another state.

Florida Governor Rick Scott talks about wages in the Sunshine State all of the time, but U.S. House Representative Gwen Graham says that may not be such a good thing.

The Florida Democrat says, “We rank 38th in wages.  (Rick Scott) goes out around the country and advertises that to other states.”

PolitiFact Florida heard the claim.  They gave it a HALF TRUE rating on their Truth-O-Meter.

Writer Josh Gillin said Representative Graham’s point that wages are low in Florida is spot on, but her claim against the governor, may be not so much.

“The idea that Rick Scott has been going and saying this to other states on all these trips he’s taking to recruit firms to come to Florida, we really didn’t find any evidence of that,” Gillin said.

Gillin went on to say Governor Scott typically focuses on taxes.

For that reason, Representative Graham’s claim received at HALF TRUE rating.

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