House Dems threaten to vote down tax bill

House Democrats say they will vote against the property tax implementing bill unless it is changed to give more flexibility to local government.

The implementing bill, 7003D, currently contains language requiring a unanimous vote to override caps. Democrats -- who know Republicans need their support for passage -- want to change the unanimous language to a two-thirds vote.

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Rollback taxes and spending to 2002 levels, and expand the SOH cap to all property, both residential and commercial.

Problem solved!

Nice misleading headline Times. The property tax bill before the House is essentially the Democratic plan.

When will the Republicans learn, never trust a Democrat!!!

sad state of affairs when the D's are the ones advocating limited government. Maybe the house leadership should pick up a copy of the Republican principles.

Vote out the Democrats that support local government's drunken spending.

[Steve]

Veto bill, & well know who to target at next election to vote out of office.

[Lucky McPluck]

Hey, let's give the House a hand for at least getting in there and doing their jobs. They are out there on the floor right now with Rs and Ds hammering out some public policy in front of the people.
The Senate just says, "We figured it out already, the fix is in" and leaves town. Well, they haven't figured it out, and their "fix" is a feel-good placebo that doesn't fix any of the real problems.
The House at least should be earning some points with the people right now for practicing some real representative Democracy.

Can't those whiners just get along? Do they have to spoil everything?? Like they're spoiling their own party.

Like the Ds are sooooo organized and have it all figured out!! Hey how many delegates are they taking to their National Convention? Oh, that's right. ZERO. Their own Party has shut them out.

Webster is wrong about the 5% cap for non-homestead. Voters will approve it.
Only thing that can stop it is about $4 million worth of negative and dishonest ads calling it a tax increase for homesteaders.
Hard to make that case when all homesteaders get to keep their 3%.

04:11 PM
what does that have to do with anything, that would matter to a rank and file Floridain

Lucky, the Senate finished their work last week. They are still two days ahead of the House.

The 5% cap for non-homestead property will pass the voters. The problem with it is that it runs afoal of the US Constitution and US Laws. You cannot tax two identical businesses sitting right next to each other differently because one was there longer. Then again, who really cares. Just pass something and go home.

Post 3:03 I guess you are right. We should only trust those fine Republicans, like Senator Craig, Tom Feeney (under investigation), Maybe evn Bob Allen. Oh how about Foley? They all tell us the truth, don't they? What about all the coruption, loke some of those Republican politicians from Alaska. Yep, the R's are the ones to trust.

As a Fl homesteader, I oppose any tax breaks for non-homesteaded property. This is a bail-out for developers which gives them extra profit AND hamstrigs local govt regulation of their practices. Taxes and services should support citizens and not corporations.

The Dems have only a third of the House votes. A threat to vote the bill down is an empty threat without lots of defections from the Rs. The implementing bill only needs a bare majority, not a 3/5 or 3/4 majority.

The implementing bill has mandates on local govt so it needs a 2/3 vote to pass which the Dems CAN block.But it looks like the Rs ans Ds in the House are now working together so changes will probably be made to gain consensus.