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Ben Ferguson: “I have friends that moved to Miami because when Covid…”

Featuring: Ben Ferguson, Conservative | Talk Show Host | National

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And the AI overview that came up said, as of late 2025, Citadel employs approximately 1300-1500 people in New York City. The headquarters is in Miami. They moved from Chicago down to Miami for this exact reason. By the way, I have friends that moved to Miami because when Covid happened and then the taxing stuff, it was a one, two punch. And they were like, let's get the hell out of here, because they're sick and tired of paying these taxes. There was executives said, I want to work for you. (26:17–26:24)

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Asserts that COVID-19 and tax policies prompted people to move from New York City to Miami.

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