Florida TaxWatch Releases Study on Amendment 4

Florida TaxWatch released a study on Tuesday attempting to portray the economic impact if Florida voters back Amendment 4 come November. The study contends that the measure could cost Florida more than $1 billion a year with between $45 million and $83 million spent on special election costs that, the study insists, would be necessary if the amendment is adopted.

Instead of adopting Amendment 4 and spending tens of millions, if not hundreds of millions, of taxpayers hard-earned money annually on expensive elections, likely lawsuits and unnecessary overhead, Florida should invest in early learning for its children and youth, high-quality education, public safety, and modern infrastructure which would allow Floridians to compete and prosper in the 21st century, said Dominic Calabro, president and CEO of the organization.

The full study can be found here.