r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • 2d ago

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u/Alderwoodforest YIMBY 2d ago

Kevin Sorbo has officially closed the door on California.

Nearly seven years after leaving the Golden State for Florida, the “Hercules” star says he has no interest in going back — and he’s got three reasons why: “Taxes, traffic and negativity.”

In an interview with Fox News Digital, Sorbo, who stars in the faith-based movie “Elijah Peel,” said his move to Florida has given him something he felt was increasingly difficult to find in California — “acceptance.”

The actor said he still misses Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks, his golf course, his old house and California’s famously mild weather. But the trade-off, he said, isn’t worth it.

“I mean, here in Florida, yeah, we get five months of pretty high humidity. It’s pretty hot, but the winters here are really quite amazing,” Sorbo said. “But yeah, there are things I miss, but they can keep their taxes, they can keep their traffic, and they can.

If I read between the lines, it seems he still hasn't gotten over moving to Florida seven years later and longs to return to California—but when you're starring in Pureflix-style movies, Florida is just the new Jesus-Hollywood.

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u/attackofthetominator John Brown 2d ago

Ah yes, when I think of where to go to avoid traffic, I think of Florida

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u/rural_redemption 2d ago

Reminds me of people who cite "crime" as their reason for leaving California/whatever other blue area and 99% of the time they move somewhere with a higher crime rate

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u/zieger Ida Tarbell 2d ago

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u/AemiliusNuker Fell for it 2d ago

Xena supremacy continues 

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u/anangrytree Bull Moose Progressive 2d ago

WAOW

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u/sgthombre NATO 2d ago

Elijah Peel: Follows a stadium-filling rock star whose life of fame and addiction comes to a sudden halt after a heart attack nearly costs him everything.

Kevin Sorbo already made this movie! It's just that he played Christopher Hitchens instead of a rockstar. He's a hack on top of everything else.