Comments on: What a Yes Vote Means for the Three Florida Ballot Amendments

By: Inyra

Inyra — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 05:14:57 +0000

Want more affordable housing? Get the repub legislature to do something real about insurance rates.
How about lowering the property taxes? But wait, can’t do that if we are going to give so many Florida workers a nice new 100% property tax break.
I support paying the workers their true high worth and let them pay taxes like the rest of us.

By: A Skeptic

A Skeptic — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 20:29:34 +0000

@GOW – Ad Valorem taxes on property seem almost criminal to me. While I do believe that taxes should be mostly borne by people (not businesses) taking a portion of one’s home every year is nearly as foolish as how Social Security is set up. The system takes excessively from the worker (making it harder for people to meet their own expense), then takes from the business (resulting in higher prices). The average worker is squeezed out of providing for his own retirement and later faces the confiscation of his home as a consequence.

That’s a special kind of insanity!

By: Grumpy Old Woman

Grumpy Old Woman — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 16:29:42 +0000

#3 is an admission that property taxes are too high. I believe a person’s home should not be taxed as taxing it means you never own it you are just renting it from the state.

What Amendment 3 should have been is a requirement for counties to cut the tax rate for everyone and reduce their spending by 50%. It is not the governments responsibility to feed your children, these programs and any other program that takes money from one and gives it to another needs to stop. The government needs to go back to doing only their Constitutional duties like providing infrastructure and security for the people.

By: A Skeptic

A Skeptic — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 15:31:17 +0000

No, Yes, No for me.

#1. Making improvements to a property that increase it’s value shouldn’t be exempt from property taxes. That it makes it less prone to flood damage is something that should improve its rating and lower the property insurance bill. Getting somebody else to pay the property tax bill as an incentive is wrong when the owner gets it all back when the property is sold and the new owner gets the full tax bill.

#2. I’m all for reducing government when we can. A commission that meets once a generation might have a worthwhile agenda on those years, making it something that is useful once in a generation. Either dispose of it, or use it.

#3. Decrease the property taxes on government workers and pass the tax burden onto the private sector? That’s a very socialistic thing to do. This might be the “real” Russian collusion that we’ve heard so much about!!!!

By: Barb

Barb — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 15:17:30 +0000

I still don’t understand why dental hygienists, roofers, nurses and everyone else should have to pay more taxes so that teachers can pay less taxes.

By: Edward Lyle

Edward Lyle — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 14:17:02 +0000

It was a Yes, Yes, No vote for me… and for S&Gs, here are my reasons…

1. Simply put, you shouldn’t be punished (aka: taxed) for improvements to your property to help shield against damage caused by natural disasters. Chances are, you already paid taxes for the products and labor to do so.

2. Having a body that only meets every 20 years to do anything is foolish and vapid in nature. For the record… I am in full support of convening a Convention of States ASAP.

3. Had they stopped at active and retired military, LEOs, and firefighters… I would have supported it.

By: Nicholas Weed

Nicholas Weed — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 13:31:26 +0000

Teresa,

You are correct and keep reminding us of the good work teachers do. Thank you for your selfless service!

By: WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot

WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 11:54:06 +0000

Vote NO on Amendment 2.
The CRC was created to give a direct voice to the voters on constitutional amendments instead of leaving it up to only the legislature. It may need some tweaking but the concept is sound. Many bills that pass the legislature need tweaking too. Hell, the entire legislative process could stand a few changes too.
Don’t mute the People, vote NO on 2.

By: Teresa

Teresa — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 03:37:39 +0000

@ Barb, when was the last time you taught school? I challenge you to spend 1 month with a school teacher. Just one month! Do you think the school board pays for even half the materials the teachers use in the classroom? Bard, ask a teacher how much of their own personal money they spend on/for their students/class, then ask again “why teachers are included”. And anyone that is going to reply to my comment, I don’t want to hear it, unless YOU have been or are a school teacher!!

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:19:32 +0000

Amendment 3 applies to active duty US Armed Forces and National Guard only.