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SG@GREENESJ333 · Aug 17, 2026

Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Understanding the Lies from Some Florida City Leaders About the Property Tax Cut. 1)

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Florida city leaders are falsely claiming that a property tax cut will force service cancellations, but the argument is misleading since property valuations have doubled while service costs increased less than 30%, giving cities a windfall of excess tax revenue. Even with the proposed tax cut, cities would still have more funding than they did before the property valuation surge.

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    Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Understanding the Lies from Some Florida City Leaders About the Property Tax Cut. 1)

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    @rlefraim Quite a few major Florida City Administrations have been telling people about all the services that will have to be cancelled if the Property Tax Cut is voted in. The problem is that the claim and the attempt to manipulate the vote is not true, not factual. Why? 2)

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    @rlefraim Because in the last few years, property prices, evaluations have soared, in many cases doubling or more, and with that came increases in property taxes for homeowners as much as 100% or even more. 3)

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    @rlefraim Yet, the cost of providing services by cities has increased less than 30% over the same time period — meaning that cities have had a giant windfall, and all that additional tax collected is being spent, but not on those services that were already active several years ago. 4)

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    @rlefraim State auditors have found too many irregularities in how all the excess funds have been spent, and more investigations are needed. 5)

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    @rlefraim But, if the voters choose to cut their costs for property taxes, the amount for cities will actually still be bigger than they were before the massive increase in property valuations - to provide the same or better services that were provided just a few years ago." 6)

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