"IDIOTS "In Escambia county voted against A TAX REDUCTION !!

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    I can not Believe The "IDIOTS "In Escambia county voted against Increasing the Homestead Exemption "Tax Deduction !!!!"
    I Suspect they were confused by the Word "INCREASE"
     
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    I in general do not like amendments to the state constitution and when they number up to 13 I usually vote no. To vote yes I must first read it in its entirety and often there little clauses that can cause problems further down the line that are not in the summary.
    No one wants to pay taxes and yet everyone wants government services.
    Here is the full proposed amendment link
    https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/initiatives/fulltext/pdf/10-95.pdf
     

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    Idiots in Okaloosa voted to increase sales tax. I guess somehow we're now even.......
     

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    Here is the deal, first on any proposal for taxation, homes, land, business, not just for a political seat you should have to pay taxes or you cannot vote on the measure. If you are on the take, welfare, no jobs or being productive(excluding SS folks, they already paid) you should not be able to vote at all. The liberals have felons, illegals, non citizens and soon to be announced dogs and cats get to vote and that is WRONG!
     

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    This is what the naples daily news said: https://www.naplesnews.com/story/ne...term-elections-what-passed-failed/1918908002/
    Amendment 1: Failed

    This amendment raises the homestead property tax exemption by $25,000 for homes worth more than $100,000. That would exempt the value between $100,000 and $125,000 of a home that serves as the owner's primary residence.

    Currently, there are two other homestead exemptions: for the first $25,000 of the assessed property value and for the value between $50,000 and $75,000.

    Failed

    No: 42 percent

    Yes: 58 percent

    Who supported it: Republicans in the state Legislature, who put the measure on the ballot because it would lower taxes for almost 60 percent of homesteaded properties.

    Who opposed it: Groups that advocate for local governments such as the Florida Association of Counties. Cities, counties and special districts across the state would lose an estimated $752.7 million in their budgets in the first year (school districts would not be impacted). The association claims the measure could force local governments to increase tax rates and commercial and non-homesteaded properties might pay more. Government watchdog group Florida Tax Watch also opposes the measure for similar reasons and estimates 76 percent of all property owners in Florida would not benefit from it.
     

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    We had these same discussions in our house lol. I did not care for the bundled amendments either as some parts I was for and other parts I was against. Whenever possible I tried to locate the actual language of the amendment vice the summary on the news and on the ballot itself.
     

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    Here is the deal, first on any proposal for taxation, homes, land, business, not just for a political seat you should have to pay taxes or you cannot vote on the measure. If you are on the take, welfare, no jobs or being productive(excluding SS folks, they already paid) you should not be able to vote at all. The liberals have felons, illegals, non citizens and soon to be announced dogs and cats get to vote and that is WRONG!

    Well said sir - this was the view of the framers.
     

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    Here is the deal, first on any proposal for taxation, homes, land, business, not just for a political seat you should have to pay taxes or you cannot vote on the measure. If you are on the take, welfare, no jobs or being productive(excluding SS folks, they already paid) you should not be able to vote at all. The liberals have felons, illegals, non citizens and soon to be announced dogs and cats get to vote and that is WRONG!
    If I saw this right, Florida voted to restore Felons voting rights as well..... The Country is changing before our eyes.....
     

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    Florida now has 1.4 million new democrat voters with the passing of the felon amendment. But let's not increase the homestead exemption for the people that pay the bills. Makes no sense
     

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    1.4 million felons over a million illegals and over 1 million Puerto Ricans that moved here...we are doomed! Florida will be California in 10-20 years, socialists and commies will be happy
     

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    To be fair, I know a lot of Puerto Ricans, and every single one of them is a Republican. They hate illegal aliens probably more than you. Back in the day, when Puerto Rico became a US territory, to be a US citizen, they had to first renounce their citizenship from Spain. There was none of this BULLSHIT "dual citizenship" you see today. (how the hell can you be 100% loyal to two different countries?)

    Granted, there is a mix of political ideas in any demographic, but it's factually inaccurate to label every Hispanic or Puerto Rican as a left-leaning Libtard.

    But yeah, giving those who DON'T pay taxes a say in future taxation is just F-ing BS.
     

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    “I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.”

    Thomas Jefferson
     

    fl57caveman

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    these amendments are made intentionally vague, they should be 2 sentences, and clear to the voter...

    I hate them, 90% can be done with legislation, but then, they have to own it, they don't want that, so they go the lazy way, then say, but the voters wanted it...

    big believer in , if you don't own property, you cannot vote on increasing property taxes...:amen:
     

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    Florida voted to restore Felons voting rights...

    Odd how they've apparently "paid their debt to society" enough to get back their right to vote, but not their right to own a firearm.:confused:
     

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    If I read it right, the amendment does not restore voting rights to those convicted of murder or sex crimes. That's a good thing.
     

    Snake-Eyes

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    Yeah, but it doesn't differentiate between the other Violent felonies. So murderers and sexual assaulters are denied, but sadistic torturers, home invaders, armed robbers, etc are "fine"?

    SAME ballot with victim's rights on it.

    So, when the guy who broke into your home at 2am, shot your dad in front of you, stole your mom's jewelry, then got caught weeks later, all the while you lived in fear with a shattered illusion of home-safety while your dad recovered in the hospital,... when that felon gets released from jail, at least you'll get notified. And your next gut punch is knowing that the POS gets to vote...

    Unbelievable.

    And no, thank God that example I just gave isn't a personal experience... for me.
    But that's the new reality for others.

    Thanks to more short-sighted bleeding heart morons....
     

    fl57caveman

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    imo, their "debt " to society does not end when they get out..


    they should have to earn the rights back
     
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