Two amendments on the general election ballot pertain to property taxes, and one of them could directly impact the livelihoods of surviving military spouses.
TURNING TO DECISION 20-20...13 DAYS TILL ELECTION DAY .TWO AMENDMENTS ON THE GENERALELECTION BALLOT DEAL WITHPROPERTY TAXES&AND ONE OF THEMCOULD DIRECTLY IMPACT THELIVELIHOODS OF SURVIVINGMILITARY SPOUSES.
AMENDMENTSIX WOULD PASS A*HOMESTEADPROPERTY TAX DISCOUN* TO AVETERANBUT W-P-T-V NEWSCHANNEL FIVEARTHUR MONDALE EXPLAINS NOTEVERY SPOUSE WILL QUALIFY.WHO HELPS THE MOTIVATOR?
WHOMOTIVATES THEMOTIVATOR?(41:35) IN 2006,RONALD PIERRE-PAUL, WAS A U- SARMY CHAPLAINSERVING IN IRAQ& TWO URGENTCASUALTIES.
// (4:26”HERE WEGO.
WHOA” RESPONSIBLE FOR THE*SPIRITUAL READINES* OF U-SSOLDIERS IN THE MIDDLE OFHOT ZONE& MENTAL HEALTH.WELLNESS.
DIVORCE.
GRIEF.
WEWERE JUST A LOT OF THEEMOTIONAL INSTABILITY”(39:06)AS A 70-PERCENTSERVICE-CONNECTED DISABLEDCOMBAT VETERAN, PIERRE-PAULWHO SUSTAINED P-T-S-D WILLEVENTUALLY BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE*FLORIDA HOMESTEAD PROPERTYTAX DISCOUNT FOR VETERANS AGE6*& REDUCING HIS PROPERTTAXES BY 70-PERCENT.
WHATHAPPENS AT THE MOMENT IS THATBENEFIT DOES NOT TRANSFER TOTHEIR SURVIVING SPOUSE.
SO IFTHAT VETERAN IS MUCH OLDER ANDHAS BEEN RECEIVING THATVETERAN FOR YEARS - AS HASTHEIR SPOUSE OBVIOUSLY IN THESAME HOME - AND THEN THATVETERAN PASSES AWAY THE SPOUSELOSES THE BENEFIT.
WHICH SEEMSVERY HARD”(01:45:21) AND ITDOESNVETERANS LIKE THIS ONE.
IF ICAN ASK MY SPOUSE TO BE THEREFOR ME - TO SUPPORT ME IN THEMOMENTS IDOWN.
THEN I NEED TO LET HERKNOW SHESHEAMENDMENT 6 IF PASSED - WOULDDO THAT&UNTIL THE SPOUSE*REMARRIES, SELLS OR OTHERWISEDISPOSES OF THE HOMESTEADPROPERTY* AS FOR THE REASONFOR LIMITED DEBATE FROMDIFFERENT SIDEITFINANCIAL IMPACT ON CITIES ORCOUNTIES THAT DEPEND ONPROPERTY TAXES SO I THINKRIGHT NOW PEOPLE JUSTAPPRECIATE WHAT VETS HAVE BEENDOING THE LAST 20 TO 2YEARS”(04:32) IN THIS CASETHE COUNT OF PEOPLE WHO AREGOING TO QUALIFY IS SMALL”“IF PASSED AMENDMENT 6 WOULD GOINTO EFFECT JANUARY 1, 2021.ARTHUR MONDALE, WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5”FOR SOMEWILL BE THE FIRST TIME THEYHA
Amendment six addresses home owner property law and veterans. Allowing the tax benefit for veterans to be passed onto the spouse..