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As to Amendment 3 the overarching policy question is how much more of the tax payers money does the local government need above a baseline budget that was used at 2016 adjusted for inflation and population growth. With this base line budget should it be 10%? 50% more? Apparently some jurisdictions are at 100% and more.
Candidly I would be thrilled if my house hold budget at 2016 simply matched inflation. Bonus if I was a younger and I got population growth cash. Then get an additional 10% . . . ? What about an additional 100%
Amendment 3 is a "hair cut" to budgets that have seen significant growth that exceed both inflation and population growth using a 2016 baseline.
Added is that this "haircut" returns tax dollars to residential owners by increasing a homestead exemption. More importantly it benefits the low and moderate income (working class / retired) home owners by significantly lowering the taxable base. Your McMansion owners not so much - $250,000 reduction in valuation does little on a multi-million home.
So as to the question: "How do we ensure unnecessary spending gets eliminated without cutting services that residents actually depend on."
We give them a more reasonable budget via Amendment 3 (that still exceed the 2016 base line adjusted for inflation and population growth) and hold our elected representatives accountable for their spending decisions.
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NEW: Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is getting a new holiday twist this year at EPCOT. From Nov. 25-Jan. 12, 2027, riders can hear one of three seasonal songs:
• “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” – Andy Williams
• “Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24” – Trans-Siberian Orchestra
• “Christmas Wrapping” – The Waitresses
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The entire argument rests on one sleight of hand: he treats a larger share of the tax base as if it automatically means a larger tax bill. It doesn’t.
Amendment 3 does not raise the millage rate on rentals, businesses or second homes. In fact, it cuts the annual assessment-growth cap on non-homestead property from 10% to 5%.
For his predicted “shift” to actually become higher tax bills, local governments would have to take additional action. And Florida law now makes the rolled-back rate the normal maximum, with supermajority requirements to go higher.
So the argument is essentially:
Homeowners get tax relief → government refuses to control spending → government raises something else → therefore the tax relief is bad.
That isn’t an argument against Amendment 3.
It’s an argument against governments refusing to adjust their spending when taxpayers finally get relief.
Amendment 3 is a tax shift to non-homestead properties, writes former Oviedo mayor Dominic Persampiere, now a Realtor. It also disproportionately affects counties and cities depending on local home values. orlandosentinel.com/2026/10/…
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We’ve never seen anything like this before. A man was conscripted into jury duty by the government. He performed his civic duty and followed his conscience, refusing to acquit a woman who confessed to systematically executing her three children. The defense attorney immediately launched a public smear campaign against the juror. Soon several other jurors joined the campaign. Then the media. Even the defense attorney’s wife has joined. Now they’re doxxing the man, digging into his past, contacting his family, showing up at his house. All of this both to punish him for refusing to go with their program, and to pollute any future jury pool by making it clear that anyone who votes to convict Clancy will have their life destroyed. It’s truly one of the most outrageously evil things we’ve ever seen from the Left, and that’s saying something. A direct assault on the integrity of our justice system. They are burning down every boundary and standard in their path. And doing it all for the sake of a child murdering psychopath. Unfathomable.
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A brilliant and gutsy column
nypost.com/2026/09/04/opinio…
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I'd bet an enormous portion of these are black on white murders...
We've been the target of 50 years of unrelenting barbarity... There is no reaction to extreme for what we've been forced to endure
At Animal Kingdom Saturday a cast member at Gorilla Falls received a Llama potion from a young guest - upon realizing the potions properties the cast member stated “I don’t want to be a Llama . . .” The gifting guest replied “it’s OK you don’t have to drink it” and Mom added “ and there is no better place to be a llama then Animal Kingdom”
First the interaction was hilarious. Who ever this family is you are so creative and had the cast in stitches. A reverse magical moment.
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What To Look For in the Camp Mystic Inquiry
When little girls get killed, vultures flock to the corpses.
Here is how to recognize vultures: They will avoid the most important question, and the simplest solution, because neither offers them plunder.
Vultures only want to twist money out of camp Mystic, so they will NOT ask this question:
How many flood and tornado alerts were issued for the camp in a typical year?
The answer is, "Too many to pay attention to."
Ask anyone who lives in the Hill Country, or for that matter, anywhere in Texas. We all turn the alarms off because we get hundreds per year.
Here is the simple solution the vultures will not mention: A sump alarm.
I have used one myself when tent camping on the San Gabriel river (it's close to the Guadalupe) because it tends to rise sneakily during the night.
A simple, battery-powered water sensor, mounted between the cabins and the river, will give the girls plenty of warning to get out. It will cost about $20.
We don't need new laws. We don't need to spend another billion for weather forecasters.
The girls just need a sump alarm, like millions of Americans have in their basements.
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Blizzard Beach at WDW – how to get your kids on the mountain:
Base Camp (where you put your stuff): Best location is at Ski Patrol Training Camp. Seating can be found behind the bathroom and on the far side of the area late into the morning. The bridge at the end of the Camp across the Lazy River leads to two other covered seating areas.
Why Ski Patrol? This is where you start to train for the mountain. All the slides here have similar grades to the non-height restricted mountain slides. The real difference is the mountain slides are really long. The location is also adjacent to the stairs to the mountain, the exit to the family raft ride (Teamboat Springs) , bathroom adjacent, and is book ended by entrances to the Lazy River.
Key learning point: The kids play ground slides are steeper then the slides here. They have been training for this moment all of their lives. BB Just added water and eventually length. Hang out for a while and play.
Tackling the mountain: Family ride first (Teamboat Springs). Great introduction for the whole family and there is nothing faster that is not height restricted. All of the slides, except for body slides, can be used with a flotation vest. The only real restriction is that a rider must independently be able to hold on to the raft’s handle.
Remember you can access all the slides from any stairs (colored slopes) that you take up the mountain. The Red Slope (or Green) designations list the closest slides.
Runoff Rapids second (single rider slides) The two open outer slides are slower than the center enclosed tube by about 14 seconds. Start on the outer slides and work in. Nervous parent? Have one of you go first, clear the white water and let the lifeguard know you are waiting for your child.
Now off to the toboggan rides. Start with racers then move to Snow Stormers. Here weight matters so smaller people will not toboggan down the mountain at Dad speed. Remember it is a playground slide, then straight, and then a playground slide . . .
For the taller family members all that is left is Downhill Double Dipper and the two body slides. Weight matters on the body slides as well – Dad may be going 55-60 mph, but the kids will not make those numbers.
Then head back down the mountain and hit up the wave pool and the Lazy River.
Have fun on the slopes and ski ya real soon.
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Villains at Hollywood Studios is a fun musical contest where the villains compete for the “most misunderstood” title. Today’s preview was open to park guests that were invited in by cast - a little Disney magic.
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Hiccups Wing Glider queue ropes have a quick release feature allowing leaning guest to experience gravity. Watched two guest discover this design defect.
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Wait times seem to reflect the entire ride experience up to your exit. We were off the ride and back on earth at 60 minutes.
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Today's Disney's ski report to answer questions no one is asking. Summit Plummet is not the fastest ride at Blizzard Beach. Slush Gusher is the winner.
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