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Ron DeSantis veers into the absurd in bid to raise fear and doubt on Andrew Gillum
http://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/09/16/ron-desantis-veers-into-the-absurd-in-bid-to-raise-fear-and-doubt-on-andrew-gillum/DeSantis suggested Saturday in Central Florida that a Gov. Gillum would usher in a state income tax and be soft on child molesters. “It’s almost like saying, ‘I can’t persuade voters on the real issues so I’m going to raise fear and doubt," says a USF St. Pete political scientist
Tallahassee Mayor Gillum does call for raising Florida's corporate tax rate two percentage points to 7.5 percent to boost education funding, including raising minimum teacher salaries to $50,000 per year. He has said nothing about a state income tax, which would be virtually impossible to enact even if he wanted to.
Changing the ban on state income tax that has been embedded in the Florida Constitution for nearly a century would require support from at least 60 percent of voters. Putting it on the ballot for voters to consider would require signatures from nearly 800,000 voters or support from three-fifths of both legislative chambers.
Tallahassee Mayor Gillum does call for raising Florida's corporate tax rate two percentage points to 7.5 percent to boost education funding, including raising minimum teacher salaries to $50,000 per year. He has said nothing about a state income tax, which would be virtually impossible to enact even if he wanted to.
Changing the ban on state income tax that has been embedded in the Florida Constitution for nearly a century would require support from at least 60 percent of voters. Putting it on the ballot for voters to consider would require signatures from nearly 800,000 voters or support from three-fifths of both legislative chambers.
Unfortunately, the Fox-sheep believe anything..
