Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is once again putting freedom and common sense ahead of big government greed — this time by announcing an ambitious plan to end property taxes in Florida, ensuring homeowners can truly *own* their property rather than endlessly renting it from the state.
In a fiery press conference this week, DeSantis laid out his vision for a future where Floridians “own their homes free and clear,” blasting the idea that government has the right to continually tax property even after it’s been paid off. His message was simple and powerful: true ownership means the government can’t hold your home hostage.
“No, you should own your property free and clear,” DeSantis said when pressed by a reporter. “To say that someone who’s been in their house for 35 years just has to keep ponying up money — that means you don’t own your home. That’s wrong.”
DeSantis compared the unfairness of perpetual property taxes to other purchases that are taxed only once. “If I go to Best Buy and buy a flat-screen TV, I pay a sales tax on it, right? But I don’t keep paying tax on it every year,” he said. “If you’re going to tax something, you tax it at the transaction — then let people actually enjoy their private property, free and clear of the government.”
The governor’s comments struck a chord with taxpayers who have long felt trapped in a system where missing one property tax payment can mean losing the very home they’ve already paid off. It’s a form of government control that DeSantis argues runs contrary to America’s founding principles.
Invoking the wisdom of the Founding Fathers, DeSantis cited Alexander Hamilton’s writings in The Federalist Papers, which warned against the dangers of direct taxation. “Hamilton said indirect taxes — like consumption taxes — are the most efficient and fair because people can choose how much they pay based on what they consume,” DeSantis explained. “But taxing property is one of the worst forms of taxation because people don’t have a choice in the matter. You’re just drilling folks over and over again.”
That kind of principled, historically grounded reasoning is what has made DeSantis one of the most intellectually serious conservative leaders in the country. Unlike Democrats who see taxpayers as an endless ATM for bloated government programs, DeSantis is pushing for real fiscal reform rooted in freedom, fairness, and respect for private ownership.
He also made clear that this fight isn’t just philosophical — it’s deeply practical. “You talk about a family of four with the median home price in Florida,” he said. “That’s a hefty tax bill. When you consider what the average income is throughout the United States, the math doesn’t add up. People want relief — and they deserve it.”
Critics on the left will no doubt panic, warning that ending property taxes would “defund schools” or “hurt local services,” but DeSantis and fiscal conservatives argue that the real issue is out-of-control spending — not a lack of revenue.
By challenging the status quo and standing up for Florida homeowners, DeSantis is once again showing why Florida has become a model for conservative governance — a place where freedom isn’t just promised, it’s practiced.
As one supporter put it after the conference: “DeSantis gets it — you don’t own your home until the government stops charging you rent for it.”
