[sunrico90]

Originally Posted by LandShark99

NOOOOOO!!!!! Been there, done that! We had auto inspections once. I remember being in line in the hot sun for HOURS AND HOURS waiting to get inspected. It was HORRIBLE. Do you wonder why we no longer have them?

Futher, they aren't free! No you PAY to sit in those long lines in the heat. (Another tax). Once you are in the lines you are stuck. Need to go to the bathroom after 3-4 hours? Too bad. They don't have one. Thirsty? Too bad. Going into a little diabetic coma? Awwww, they don't care. There's no way to turn around. You are captive.

Careful what you wish for......

Been there for 3 years San Antonio Tx. But if this creates a safety condition and saves lifes and gets individuals without insurance of the road is worth the cost.

[DOGG]

Why Do We Need Tax Reform I Am Doing Just Fine Why Can't You Guys Get A Extra Job.

[Need_affordable_home]

Originally Posted by DOGG

Why Do We Need Tax Reform I Am Doing Just Fine Why Can't You Guys Get A Extra Job.

Because most of us dont want to work two jobs. People are leaving Florida by the thousands and Florida is gonna do something before everyone is gone!

[Dee2e]

Originally Posted by sunrico90

You bring a good point. This can benefit by removing all the unsafe vehicles from our roads, but will create an added expense to the user. I'll take safety first.

With the tourists gone, the roads won't be cluttered anyway so it won't matter.

Our hotel taxes are really high (19.5% in Osceola County!), many Europeans come here and shop heartily. That tax will hurt this aspect of tourist. Layoffs are an apparent result of this type of tax. Our tourists spend a lot of money here, do we want to risk losing them? I doubt it since so many jobs come from tourism.

I live in a County with a 1% sales tax (A temporary tax vote in about 15 years ago, I might add.) So if the State charges 9.5%, then taxes in my County would be 10.5% until they rasie it to compensate for the loss of revenue. When that happens, people will buy big items in nearby Counties and my County will lose even more.

Of course, on the other side, I can control what I pay in taxes based on what I spend! Or where I spend it! I travel to Delaware frequently. I can just shop there...no sales taxes at all...except for the car!

[younglisa7]

I agree completely that tha gov't and people need to live within their means.

Property taxes in Fl have been a problem for a long time. I have lived here for the past 5 years or so. My first house i paid $3500. taxes, next house
$4500., and the person that owns that house now pays @$7500. for the same house. But the real kicker is his neighbor(becauase of SOH and exemptions) is only paying @$2000. for a larger house. How is any of this right. When you give people so many tax breaks, new people to the area feel the brunt of it. Not only that but older people can't move or downsize beacause they can't afford property taxes on a new place. Property taxes should flucuate with the housing market-when times are good get reassessed same thing when times are bad. At least everyone would be in the same boat. You can always cash when times are good.

I think there are so many problems out there(Fl and the USA) that we can't fix them anymore. Our foundation has become so faulty and crooked that we
can't go back.