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Originally Posted by Rainger99
I think the homestead exemption should be be based on household income. You could have a first responder married to a rich banker or lawyer making millions of dollars a year and they would still get the exemption.
It is interesting that the amendment passed both the House and Senate with only one opposing vote but appears to be rejected by the voters.
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Keep in mind how our Florida legislature works. It is controlled by a single party, overwhelmingly, due to very effective creative district boundaries such that the percentage of seats held by each party is not at all representative of the percentage of votes each party receives in the election. And once that majority party picks an issue it almost always passes as there is no effective opposition. Thus an issue likes this is going to pass the legislature. Members of the opposing party can vote however they want, but they know their vote will be used by the other side in the next set of election commercials..
"Your representative voted against a tax cut for first responders and the military"
That true but completely misleading kind of political ad is impossible to refute as it requires detailed understanding of process and reason which will not fit in a 30 second TV ad or a mailer. So easier to vote yes and avoid the attack ad in the future.
Additionally, one can believe that voters should decide this kind of issue. The vote in the legislature is NOT whether to implement the tax cut, rather it is simply to allow the voters to decide the issue. So if one supports voter choice, you can vote yes as a legislator and no as a voter on the same issue