Posted on 07/29/2012 2:32:24 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Homestead exemption fraud is rampant, not just among Floridians but from out of state property owners as well. Glad to see these investigative efforts.
I wonder how non-partisan they will be? Note it's being done to "save public jobs and programs." I wonder why cheating has been allowed before.
Homestead exemptions are basically part of the Magna Carta.
Under the Magna Carta, they couldn’t take away from you either:
Your primary residence or
The tools and materials that you used to support yourself (meaning make a living)
Of course, this could never be used to keep voting records current and honest. /s
BUMP!
I wish they would go after welfare fraud with equal enthusiasm.
>>>I wish they would go after welfare fraud with equal enthusiasm.>>>
Ah, but, as you know they would then lose the “welfare vote.”
Simply put, Government is being forced by “revenue” demands, to get into the mining business. Data mining that is. In hopes of discovering lost revenue.
I hope they are going to be disappointed at the lack of money they think they are owed. The solution, is unfortunately to cut spending, which means reducing the demand for revenue.
Noooo, no way. Nor to find illegal aliens either.
Property taxes should be abolished. It is absurd to have to pay a tax on something just because you own it.
And while they’re at it, they ought to check their voter registration. Many New York Democrats vote in FL elections.
Glad to see these investigative efforts.
If there is a crime here it began in Government.
When property tax time comes around, the instructions are simple and clear. People who lie/claim multiple homestead exemptions deserve what they get.
Well, we disagree.
When property tax time comes around, the instructions are simple and clear. People who lie/claim multiple homestead exemptions deserve what they get.
I am just giving the people the benefit of the doubt instead of the corrupt Government thugs.
The property tax system is arbritrary and corruptible. You pay taxes on what some government official says your house is worth. I read in the Philadelphia Inquirer about a Dem politician who bought a house for 1 million dollars, yet it was valued on the tax rolls for about 100,000. In Pennsylvania, I met little old widows who actually lost their homes because they couldn’t afford the 6000+ per year in property taxes on their paid for home. That is the amount of tax I paid for a home valued at less than 200,000.
It beats the heck out of an income tax. Now that most public records are online, the cheaters should think twice; that includes out of state citizens who claim homestead on FL rental property.
Huh? I said what I said. No more nor less.
To get to that statement, you first must agree that property tax is a good thing.
I don't agree, propery tax is evil and steals your right to private property.
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