House Republican Increase School Property Taxes
Once again Florida property taxes are all about being a tax shift. The Florida House raised property taxes for schools by $545-million for next year. That is a 7.4 percent increase. Republicans want to cut county property tax revenue and place the burden on them.
Check the House vote board. Sixty-five representatives - including Republicans Tom Anderson, Faye Culp, Jim Frishe, Rich Glorioso, Ed Homan, Ed Hooper, John Legg, Peter Nehr, Rob Schenck, Trey Traviesa and Will Weatherford from the Tampa Bay region - wanted to have it both ways. They want to shift the cost of schools to property taxpayers while lawmakers blame mayors and county commissioners for high property tax bills.
Property taxes have always been a political shell game in Florida. Republicans are incapable of dealing with the issue in a responsible manner. Raising property taxes why lambasting counties for they forced the increase of local taxes shows the level of their contempt for fiscal responsiblity.
Labels: florida legislature, property taxes
posted by Michael Hussey @ 12:45 AM
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2 Comments:
This was sponsored by a Democrat and passed by Democrats and a handful of republicans. Stop trying to distort the truth.
You think I somehow feel the need to tell yiou what you wish to hear. Democrat Ron Saunders used the bill to show how hypocritical the Republicans are on property taxes.
"If you want to see one reason we have high property taxes," Saunders said in early debate, "look in the mirror."
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