Comments on: House Set To Approve Property Tax Overhaul http://www.northescambia.com/2011/04/house-set-to-approve-property-tax-overhaul Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:41:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: joe http://www.northescambia.com/2011/04/house-set-to-approve-property-tax-overhaul/comment-page-1#comment-84511 joe Sun, 01 May 2011 03:50:31 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=52863#comment-84511 there will always be the "HAVES" and "HAVE NOT'S" people with non homestead exempt property typically falli nto the "HAVE" catagory. reducing their property tax will have great economical effects. this will disrupt the financial structure of funding for the entire state. reducing these taxes only puts more money in the pockets of those who already have it. I am not for re-distrubution of wealth, do not confuse this. what I am saying is they figured out how to make the money in the first place, and aquire non homestead exempt property, I am sure they can continue to do it under the current system without a tax break. their taxes support many, many, many things. Why change something that is already working better than most systems? A solution to a problem that is worse than the original problem is no real solution! there will always be the “HAVES” and “HAVE NOT’S”
people with non homestead exempt property typically falli nto the “HAVE” catagory. reducing their property tax will have great economical effects. this will disrupt the financial structure of funding for the entire state. reducing these taxes only puts more money in the pockets of those who already have it. I am not for
re-distrubution of wealth, do not confuse this. what I am saying is
they figured out how to make the money in the first place, and aquire non homestead exempt property, I am sure they can continue to do it under the current system without a tax break. their taxes support many, many, many things.
Why change something that is already working better than most systems?
A solution to a problem that is worse than the original problem is no real solution!

]]> By: eab http://www.northescambia.com/2011/04/house-set-to-approve-property-tax-overhaul/comment-page-1#comment-84370 eab Sat, 30 Apr 2011 03:16:16 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=52863#comment-84370 Raising property taxes on anyone more than 5% a year seems excessive. And I would think an increase of 10% would make anyone howl. Although with so many people having trouble paying for a first home, why do we need tax breaks on second homes? I'm not really up on the ins and outs of Florida tax law so maybe someone could clarify this. This law could affect our communities in a number of ways.The subject should interest us all, so maybe we could keep the "liberals stink" and "conservatives are jerks" to a minimum while we examine it. I'll promise if y'all will. Raising property taxes on anyone more than 5% a year seems excessive. And I would think an increase of 10% would make anyone howl.

Although with so many people having trouble paying for a first home, why do we need tax breaks on second homes? I’m not really up on the ins and outs of Florida tax law so maybe someone could clarify this.

This law could affect our communities in a number of ways.The subject should interest us all, so maybe we could keep the “liberals stink” and “conservatives are jerks” to a minimum while we examine it. I’ll promise if y’all will.

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