Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, the top Democrat in state government, says Amendment 1 on next Tuesday's ballot is bad for public safety. In her first public statements on the property tax proposal, Sink said the risk of diminished public services outweighs the estimated tax savings of $240 a year for the average homeowner. "For 20 dollars a month," Sink said, "I'm not willing to take the risk that my fire service is going to be deteriorated, my schools aren't going to be supported, and I'm not going to get my potholes fixed."
Sink, whose duties include serving as state fire marshal, says she's heard from fire chiefs throughout the state concerned about having to lose positions. She added that she agreed with Florida TaxWatch, which opposes the amendment, and does not think tax policy should be embedded in the Constitution.
"If the policy's in the Constitution and it's not working right, how do you unwind it?" Sink said.
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Amendment 1 on Property Tax may have passed but there will be an outcry from the out of state property owners who have to pay 5 times the taxes and only live here 3 months of the year. We will not pay the higher prices for property and pay your taxes you are unwilling to pay yourselves. I predict you will see further devaluation of real estate as a result. We can own in other places!! In our state we have a 1% cap on real estate tax, a homestead exemption and the state pays for the school expense instead of the county with an alloted amount for each child in the schools. Learn to manage an pay your way. Your neighbors don't want to do it for you!
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