Florida votes to remove property taxes

[Anonymous]

I guess this is good if you want to move to florida, hopefully insurance costs are next

https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/19/florida-house-passes-proposed-amendment-to-immediately-phase-out-property-taxes/

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Florida House passes proposed amendment to immediately phase out property taxes

[Anonymous]

Whu are they doing this? Where do they get tax dollars from?

[Anonymous]

Time to move

[Anonymous]

Title of this thread is misleading.

From the article:
The chances of Floridians actually voting on the amendment are long, however. The Florida Senate has yet to propose any bill during this legislative session addressing property taxes. Joint resolutions can only be placed on the ballot if they are approved by a three-fifths majority in both the House and Senate. It does not need the approval of the governor.

Republican Sen. Ed Hooper, the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said Wednesday night that his chamber will introduce its own measure, although “it won’t be as generous.”

[Anonymous]

Is this because land isnt that valuable there anymore with the flooding and hurricanes?

[Anonymous]

Their schools are going to get even worse.

[Anonymous]

I think it’s because they don’t are if the next generation can read or not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whu are they doing this? Where do they get tax dollars from?

Tourists and conventions

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whu are they doing this? Where do they get tax dollars from?

Each county/city will add their own sales tax...but it's unclear how high that needs to be to replace property tax.

It's basically all the old people who are owners and don't buy much wanting to shift the burden onto renters/young people.

[Anonymous]

I guess this is good if you want to move to florida, hopefully insurance costs are next

You think Florida can just vote to remove insurance costs? How would that work exactly?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s because they don’t are if the next generation can read or not.

+1

I think they actually don't. All those selfish retirees in places like The Villages getting intoxicated on cheap daiquiris or margaritas and dancing around to Jimmy Buffet cover bands while the world burns down around them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whu are they doing this? Where do they get tax dollars from?

Each county/city will add their own sales tax...but it's unclear how high that needs to be to replace property tax.

It's basically all the old people who are owners and don't buy much wanting to shift the burden onto renters/young people.

Yep. They contribute little to the local economy but want to reap all the benefits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s because they don’t are if the next generation can read or not.

+1

I think they actually don't. All those selfish retirees in places like The Villages getting intoxicated on cheap daiquiris or margaritas and dancing around to Jimmy Buffet cover bands while the world burns down around them.

as an older millenial this sounds good to me but replace buffett with some hard trance or dubstep

[Anonymous]

If anyone read the article, it's basically not going to happen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If anyone read the article, it's basically not going to happen.

Yep. See my post at 17:55.