Reply #2: It's kinda coincidental that they are trying this reform... [View All]

[seasat]

Right when Jim McKay is trying to get a ballot initiative to reform Florida's tax system so it is more progressive. Florida Relies primarily on sales and property taxes. As a percentage of income, the bottom 20% over 14% in taxes while the top 1% pays 1 to 2% in taxes. Jim McKay, a rebelling state Republican tried to reform the sales tax system so that services (used by the wealthy) are subject to sales tax and remove some of the specialized exemptions. We actually live in a state where you pay sales tax on brake parts at Autozone but don't pay sales tax on brake parts for a privately owned aircraft.

I'd love for them to make a change where citizens have the right for ballot initiatives that result in laws and place a higher standard on ballot measures for constitutional amendments for both the legislature and citizens. However, I don't like limiting our imitative without giving us an alternative.