Over the last few months, I have been mildly following the tax reform see-saw. In the very beginning, it was “thought” (or more likely, hoped for) that Florida property taxes were going to be completely eliminated. Many people jumped on the “no more property tax” bandwagon. E-mails were sent, initiatives were started. I, for one, did not get caught up in the ying and yang of it all. No mass e-mails from me!
You know why? I have common sense. Who in their right mind realistically believed that property taxes, being as astronomical as they are, would be COMPLETELY eliminated.
So, here we are with a really complicated and IMPOSSIBLE to figure out tax-reform proposal that in no way resembles the initial hoopla of the “Florida to completely eliminate property taxes” SLOGAN.
Hmmm…feels a lot like the insurance reform we were promised, no?
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February 24th, 2008 at 9:27 pm
Dear Kevin,
Nice job with this blog. I saw the news coverage of it in the South Florida Business Journal.
I feel the same way you did about the tax proposals and I voted against the ballot initiative.
Until the schools are thrown into the ring, the rest of the property tax puzzle is mainly nickels and dimes. Schools need to step up as well with their share of the cuts. After all, they were built up due to the explosive growth - now they need to cut back and share the pain along with everyone else.
I wanted to mention a website that I think will help you and others make more real estate deals happen in Dade County.
It’s called The Home Insurance Buyers Guide located at:
http://www.homeinsurancebuyers.org
After hearing for years that I couldn’t get private Florida homeowners insurance on my home, I used this site and saved about 2,000 on my Dade County homeowners insurance. Its not a typical quote generator site and I can tell from the newsletter I get from them that it is taking off.
Anyway, nice job on blog - keep up the good work!