Property Taxes

Harvey found an article saying that Governor DeSantis' proposed change to the homestead tax exemption from $50k to $250k, with a slow increase to $500k amounts to a sop to the "ultra-wealthy," whom would be the only beneficiaries.

I am shocked to find I am part of the ultra-wealthy, because I will most certainly benefit from this increase in the exemption.

Facebook is full of Democrat politicians and spokespeople decrying the tax breaks, warning that this will lead to numerous programs being defunded.

Interestingly they don't name which programs, they just imply that it's something that I care about.

I don't think they are correct about that when the governor has repeatedly stated that he wants to make sure that core duties are funded, like roads and infrastructure.

I care about those.

I think that the scare tactic doesn't name the programs threatened by a reduction in funds because they know that many, perhaps most, people will say something like, "we were paying for that with our taxes?  No, I think we can do without it."

And, as always, if there's a program you feel that people cannot do without, there's nothing from stopping you from forming a non-profit to provide that program and collecting funding from donations from like-minded individuals.

Rather than taking the money from them under false pretenses under the threat of property confiscation.