A more incidious reason for the "no property taxes" push by Gov. DeS is that property taxes are the funding vehicle for cities, towns and county governments (some of which are too "woke" for his taste). If those go away, our local governments will no longer have any real say in our local priorities. The State administration will then TELL US how much $$ we will get and what we can spend it on. Toe the line, or be cut off!! Want to protect your shoreline, wetlands and water quality? Whoops! No money for you! Think the Arts are worthy investments? Ha,ha,ha,ha. Want to fine tune your Comprehensive Plan to balance developers and existing neighborhood needs? Are you kidding?
Local government is where we have the most power. If you don't like current zoning, traffic, or how your money is being spent, you can VOTE your opinion and change your local Commissioners. Do you really think you'll change the State administration in our super majority, single party State? DO NOT GIVE AWAY YOUR POWER!
I used to live on longboat key where property taxes are *really* high. If they are eliminated, who's going to pay for beach renourishment? I live in Ruskin now, and rent. Quite happily.
My neighbor had a name for his car “Start Damn It”😜
My eight-year-old daughter named our Kia Soul “Stormtrooper Marshmallow”
Thanks for providing important factual information about our crazy state. And especially for spicing it up with humor!
The Trump Shutdown will be remembered and should be remembered for its cruelty and dishonesty long after his term ends.
A more incidious reason for the "no property taxes" push by Gov. DeS is that property taxes are the funding vehicle for cities, towns and county governments (some of which are too "woke" for his taste). If those go away, our local governments will no longer have any real say in our local priorities. The State administration will then TELL US how much $$ we will get and what we can spend it on. Toe the line, or be cut off!! Want to protect your shoreline, wetlands and water quality? Whoops! No money for you! Think the Arts are worthy investments? Ha,ha,ha,ha. Want to fine tune your Comprehensive Plan to balance developers and existing neighborhood needs? Are you kidding?
Local government is where we have the most power. If you don't like current zoning, traffic, or how your money is being spent, you can VOTE your opinion and change your local Commissioners. Do you really think you'll change the State administration in our super majority, single party State? DO NOT GIVE AWAY YOUR POWER!
I used to live on longboat key where property taxes are *really* high. If they are eliminated, who's going to pay for beach renourishment? I live in Ruskin now, and rent. Quite happily.