Amendment 1, the Florida property tax reform was established to allow residents the ability to transfer tax benefits from their previous home when deciding to purchase a new one. It is to help residents with inflating costs of owning a home cut and dry. Many Floridians desperate to keep their American dream of owning a home alive favorably voted for the amendment and it passed - a win for the voters a loss for our public schools.
School boards are now set to endure major budget cuts in billions of dollars over five years to accomodate the housing break. In response broward county school officials are discussing cutting back on landscaping, the use of air conditioning, and the cleaning of bathrooms to alleviate the burden this amendment will impose.
Already suffering from the lack of educational funding, unsanitary bathrooms and cutting back on air conditioning is a discomfort children should not be subjected too.
Floridas tax housing increase importantly needed restructure, but clearly not at the expense of our children.
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