I think I read something last year where the florida state legislature had assembled a 4 person committee to look into and prepare legislation for ending property tax in florida. This needs to happen!!!
Currently if you own your home outright but don't pay your property tax, see how long you still own your home. Property tax is essentially just leasing land and you don't own shit if you don't pay your property taxes.
So how can we make the amendment happen? Does this require in person signature petition s at like local farmers markets and such? I saw this being done for the Marijuana amendment. Just curious how to help spread the word.
Elections have consequences, and—once again—our great Governor is leading the charge. With a GOP majority in the Florida legislature, this could very well become a reality in the coming months and have a positive impact on homeowners in the State. So much winning, I can't stop grinning!
Here are some of my ideas on how to eliminate State Income tax on citizens and Property Tax:
Reduce the State Government to the size and scope the intended when they wrote the State Constitution. Eliminate all departments, all agencies, all programs, all projects, and all roles not specifically delegated to the State Government through its Constitution. End all forms of State welfare, including foreign aid (if any), corporate aid, and domestic welfare programs. This will eliminate most unconstitutional spending. It will also shrink the government back to the size and scope originally intended.
Privatize all eligible services and functions that do not require government.
Privatize K-12 education, with State oversight on minimum required standards. Encourage school choice based upon merit and performance.
No more prosecuting victimless "crimes". If you couple this with repealing all unconstitutional State weapons laws, and laws against forming local militia's, these actions would save millions to billions of dollars annually, while increasing the safety / security of State Citizens.
Eliminate all State taxes on citizens across the board. This includes every single consumption tax: gasoline, diesel, communications, water, etc.
Enact tariffs / taxes on any foreign trade. All excess funds over what is required to fund the limited government would go to paying off the State debt. Once that debt is paid off, all surplus funds would be evenly distributed to all State Citizens at the end of each year.
Enact a flat 2.5% tax on businesses, but only on revenue over $1,000,000.00. Cap business tax at a maximum of 5% total when including county, city, and local government business taxes. All excess funds over what is required to fund the limited government would go to paying off the State, County, City, or Local government debt. Once that debt is paid off, all surplus funds would be evenly distributed to all State, County, City, or local Citizens at the end of each year.
Enact a flat 2.5% State sales tax on any purchase over $25,000.00. Cap sales tax at a maximum of 5% total when including county, city, and local sales taxes. All excess funds over what is required to fund the limited government would go to paying off the State, county, city, or local government debt. Once that debt is paid off, all surplus funds would be evenly distributed to all State, County, City, or local Citizens at the end of each year. (Food, groceries, water, weapons, ammunition, and clothing tax exempt)
Enact a 2.5% State income tax on all non-citizens. If they earn their U.S. citizenship, they would no longer be subject to that income tax. Cap the income tax at a maximum of 5% total when including County, City, and Local government taxes. All excess funds over what is required to fund these limited governments would go to paying off the State, County, City, or Local governments debt. Once that debt is paid off, all surplus funds would be evenly distributed to all State, County, City, or local Citizens at the end of each year.
Enact a law prohibiting recurring taxes on any type of property.
Enact a law forbidding all non-citizens, all foreign governments, and all foreign companies from purchasing / owning any land or any other real estate within the State.
Make it a capital crime for anyone in State government to misappropriate, steal, or misuse State government funds. If you betray your oath and the public trust you should have pay the penalty of forfeiting your life.
Enact a Constitutional Amendment mandating everyone working for the state government, elected or appointed, to be audited by an independent agency every 2 years. This includes all judges, all elected representatives, Governors and Vice Governors, as well as all cabinet members, and all department heads and managers. Make the penalty for violations of their oath or the law expulsion / termination and a lifetime ban from ever again working in the State government, or holding State office. For more serious violations, the penalty should be felony prison time.
Publish the actual cost to run our government, once #1 has been completed.
Establish a minimum of $1,000,000,000.00 emergency fund that is not used, except for legitimate State emergencies.
Secure all State Elections 100%. Make it a capital crime to tamper with or commit fraud in the elections.
Enact a Constitutional Amendment mandating only single issue Bills can be introduced, and all Bills / Laws must be simple, short, and easily understood by any citizen with a high school level of education.
Enact a Constitutional Amendment mandating that all land sold must be done so properly secured by its land patent, and not through a "Warranty Deed" which is merely a "color of title"; and, color of title can mean: “that which in appearance is title, but which in reality is no title”.
Require anyone elected, appointed, volunteering, or employed by the State government, in any capacity, to watch the 6-hour U.S. Constitution class taught by Michael Badnarik before they take their Oath of Office. Make the penalty of betraying that oath punishable by prison and a lifetime ban from ever working in the government, or holding office. Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp-48d_jSb4
Require anyone elected, appointed, volunteering, or employed by the State government, in any capacity, to learn this simple, but critical, principle before they take their Oath of Office. Make the penalty of betraying that oath punishable by expulsion and a lifetime ban from ever again working in the government, or holding office: https://mises.org/articles-interest/not-yours-give
If you think home and land prices are high now, wait until Bill Gates and Blackrock scarfs it all up and just sits on it to force you into their 15 minute cities.
I wish someone in Pennsylvania would pursue this line. But the miserable, squirming worm that we have for a "governor" is too busy closing State prisons, and blaming it all on Evil Hitler Trump.
I think I read something last year where the florida state legislature had assembled a 4 person committee to look into and prepare legislation for ending property tax in florida. This needs to happen!!!
Currently if you own your home outright but don't pay your property tax, see how long you still own your home. Property tax is essentially just leasing land and you don't own shit if you don't pay your property taxes.
Without this freedom is still an illusion. Take the power from the counties and city lords
Counts, barons and lords.
Good! I pay a hell of a lot in property taxes down here.
Really high on my wish list.
So how can we make the amendment happen? Does this require in person signature petition s at like local farmers markets and such? I saw this being done for the Marijuana amendment. Just curious how to help spread the word.
Elections have consequences, and—once again—our great Governor is leading the charge. With a GOP majority in the Florida legislature, this could very well become a reality in the coming months and have a positive impact on homeowners in the State. So much winning, I can't stop grinning!
Here are some of my ideas on how to eliminate State Income tax on citizens and Property Tax:
Reduce the State Government to the size and scope the intended when they wrote the State Constitution. Eliminate all departments, all agencies, all programs, all projects, and all roles not specifically delegated to the State Government through its Constitution. End all forms of State welfare, including foreign aid (if any), corporate aid, and domestic welfare programs. This will eliminate most unconstitutional spending. It will also shrink the government back to the size and scope originally intended.
Privatize all eligible services and functions that do not require government.
Privatize K-12 education, with State oversight on minimum required standards. Encourage school choice based upon merit and performance.
No more prosecuting victimless "crimes". If you couple this with repealing all unconstitutional State weapons laws, and laws against forming local militia's, these actions would save millions to billions of dollars annually, while increasing the safety / security of State Citizens.
Eliminate all State taxes on citizens across the board. This includes every single consumption tax: gasoline, diesel, communications, water, etc.
Enact tariffs / taxes on any foreign trade. All excess funds over what is required to fund the limited government would go to paying off the State debt. Once that debt is paid off, all surplus funds would be evenly distributed to all State Citizens at the end of each year.
Enact a flat 2.5% tax on businesses, but only on revenue over $1,000,000.00. Cap business tax at a maximum of 5% total when including county, city, and local government business taxes. All excess funds over what is required to fund the limited government would go to paying off the State, County, City, or Local government debt. Once that debt is paid off, all surplus funds would be evenly distributed to all State, County, City, or local Citizens at the end of each year.
Enact a flat 2.5% State sales tax on any purchase over $25,000.00. Cap sales tax at a maximum of 5% total when including county, city, and local sales taxes. All excess funds over what is required to fund the limited government would go to paying off the State, county, city, or local government debt. Once that debt is paid off, all surplus funds would be evenly distributed to all State, County, City, or local Citizens at the end of each year. (Food, groceries, water, weapons, ammunition, and clothing tax exempt)
Enact a 2.5% State income tax on all non-citizens. If they earn their U.S. citizenship, they would no longer be subject to that income tax. Cap the income tax at a maximum of 5% total when including County, City, and Local government taxes. All excess funds over what is required to fund these limited governments would go to paying off the State, County, City, or Local governments debt. Once that debt is paid off, all surplus funds would be evenly distributed to all State, County, City, or local Citizens at the end of each year.
Enact a law prohibiting recurring taxes on any type of property.
Enact a law forbidding all non-citizens, all foreign governments, and all foreign companies from purchasing / owning any land or any other real estate within the State.
Make it a capital crime for anyone in State government to misappropriate, steal, or misuse State government funds. If you betray your oath and the public trust you should have pay the penalty of forfeiting your life.
Enact a Constitutional Amendment mandating everyone working for the state government, elected or appointed, to be audited by an independent agency every 2 years. This includes all judges, all elected representatives, Governors and Vice Governors, as well as all cabinet members, and all department heads and managers. Make the penalty for violations of their oath or the law expulsion / termination and a lifetime ban from ever again working in the State government, or holding State office. For more serious violations, the penalty should be felony prison time.
Publish the actual cost to run our government, once #1 has been completed.
Establish a minimum of $1,000,000,000.00 emergency fund that is not used, except for legitimate State emergencies.
Secure all State Elections 100%. Make it a capital crime to tamper with or commit fraud in the elections.
Enact a Constitutional Amendment mandating only single issue Bills can be introduced, and all Bills / Laws must be simple, short, and easily understood by any citizen with a high school level of education.
Enact a Constitutional Amendment mandating that all land sold must be done so properly secured by its land patent, and not through a "Warranty Deed" which is merely a "color of title"; and, color of title can mean: “that which in appearance is title, but which in reality is no title”.
Require anyone elected, appointed, volunteering, or employed by the State government, in any capacity, to watch the 6-hour U.S. Constitution class taught by Michael Badnarik before they take their Oath of Office. Make the penalty of betraying that oath punishable by prison and a lifetime ban from ever working in the government, or holding office. Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp-48d_jSb4
Require anyone elected, appointed, volunteering, or employed by the State government, in any capacity, to learn this simple, but critical, principle before they take their Oath of Office. Make the penalty of betraying that oath punishable by expulsion and a lifetime ban from ever again working in the government, or holding office: https://mises.org/articles-interest/not-yours-give
https://x.com/SovereignsEmber/status/1872854641790075216
If you think home and land prices are high now, wait until Bill Gates and Blackrock scarfs it all up and just sits on it to force you into their 15 minute cities.
I wish someone in Pennsylvania would pursue this line. But the miserable, squirming worm that we have for a "governor" is too busy closing State prisons, and blaming it all on Evil Hitler Trump.