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Semantic schism: Ron DeSantis rebukes Wall Street Journal jab at ‘progressive’ property tax measure
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Gov. Ron DeSantis takes issue with a major national newspaper panning November’s homestead exemption increase ballot measure as a form of “progressive” taxation.
While historically “progressive” taxes, such as the federal income tax, are seen as ways to make people with means pay more than people who don’t have much disposable income, DeSantis rejects the framing from the Wall Street Journal as missing the point of lifting the homestead exemption to $250,000 by 2028.
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Sourced from Florida Politics · indexed by Statura on June 11, 2026. Statura indexes Florida political news and tags it by industry and jurisdiction so government-affairs teams can monitor signal without scanning every outlet by hand. Read the full story at Florida Politics ↗
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