DeSantis-Backed Florida Ballot Amendment Would Cut Property Taxes and Shift Local Spending Control to State
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Mary Ellen Klas
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Summary
Florida legislators approved a ballot amendment proposed by Governor Ron DeSantis that would provide significant property tax exemptions to long-term homeowners while shifting control over local government spending from cities and counties to the state. The article criticizes the proposal as authoritarian, comparing it to Soviet-style governance.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledFlorida legislators have approved an amendment for the November ballot that gives new meaning to the phrase 'the red state of Florida.'
Think Soviet, not Republican.
The proposal, offered up by Governor Ron DeSantis and rammed through yesterday in a special session, would give property tax exemptions of at least $250,000 to residents who have owned homes in Florida at least five years.
In return, city and county spending would be at the mercy of the state.
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