(Video) Citadel founder Ken Griffin: “I think taxes are a very, very, very small part of the success of Florida’s story. I lived in Chicago. In Chicago, you did not want to leave your house at 9 o’clock at night to walk down the street. It simply was unsafe. "

Citadel founder Ken Griffin says Florida’s success isn’t primarily about low taxes but safe streets, effective government, and affordable housing, praising Miami’s new Democratic mayor for working to slash housing permit delays from 800 days to just over 100. 🇺🇸 “I think taxes are a very, very, very small part of the success of Florida’s story. I lived in Chicago. In Chicago, you did not want to leave your house at 9 o’clock at night to walk down the street. It simply was unsafe. Florida is a government that works. It’s people focused on great schools, great universities, safe streets, and delivering high-quality services to people at a very cost-effective price point. Here in the city of Miami, we have a new Democratic mayor, and I met with her just a few weeks ago. She’s most proud that she’s cutting the time for permitting multifamily housing from 800 days to just over 100 days. She knows that will drive down the cost of housing. She’s focused on how to make the city more affordable and the experience for developers more successful. That ethos, that competition to deliver services for our people, should be the mindset of mayors and governors across our entire country.”

— Garrett Wright (@garrxttt) November 9, 2026