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Axing the Property Tax, Explained

As home values have spiked, Florida and other states are weighing elimination of property taxes.
Palatka, Florida, tax collector property administration and DMV offices
The office of the tax collector in Palatka, Florida. (Photo by Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called for the repeal of property taxes, he was doing something at once novel and familiar. Eliminating the property tax would be unprecedented. Calling for a bold change and charging the legislature with sorting out the details, however, is a tried-and-true part of the gubernatorial toolkit.

Jared Walczak is vice president of state projects at the Tax Foundation.

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