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Old 01-05-2008, 11:08 PM   #9
DoneDeal2
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Default RE: Florida Homeowners Tax update Vote "YES" Jan 29th

I agree with cuts but not in protective services,such as police,and fire,and medical. How about cut the fat in other areas. Crime is ever increasing in this state ever since the major hurricanes. These same people that want this big 250.00 break,i would bet are the same people that wont donate 35.00 to the volunteer fire department where everyone is a "volunteer" and not getting paid to save your butt. These same people who naysay their protective or emergency services are also the first to bitch at how slow the response time is when they have an emergency. I'm telling you first hand this county is having a hard time finding fireman and law enforcement now to handle the ever increasing violent crime ( which involves medical and fire issues), due to it being low paid acompared to the rest of the state.Voteing yes to this may save you 250.00 over a year, or 20 bucks a month, but the first time some piece of crap decides to steal yourstuff or break in your house, or destroy your property and I'll guarantee you'll have more than 250.00 tied up in the recovery or repair of your own property...Yes ,I am biased because I'm a cop, but I'm also trained to look at the big picture on any situation and reasonably make a well thought out decision. This is not good for this state,just so Charlie Crist can benefit from it later. Crime control and emergency services are a #1 priority in my book. You may not ever use them but like insurance when you do,it sure is nice.
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