Florida battles to grab jobs from Calif.

TALLAHASSEE — Florida Gov. Rick Scott tossed a salvo at California in the effort to bring more jobs and companies to Florida.

Scott, in a letter to California businesses, says he is pursuing a “One Way” ticket campaign, to “let businesses across the country know that they are welcome — and will succeed — in Florida.” The letter was sent April 26, according to a release from Scott's office.

Writes Scott: “It is working in Florida and it is clear that California's formula of more taxing and more spending isn't working. California's general sales tax is the highest in the nation; their gasoline taxes are the highest in the nation; their personal income tax is the highest in the nation; and their corporate income tax is 60% higher than Florida's.  Unlike Florida, it is clear California does not have a climate for businesses to succeed.”