This is a very conservative Republican area, the "leg I have to stand on" is the apparent ground swell of voter resentment. My guess is that this increase will be rolled back.

Florida is growning at a phenomenal rate. We do not need to subsidizes anyone, let alone the uber-wealthy. We have a 2.5% unemployment rate, considered full employment. The problem here is a surplus of jobs and it is increasingly serious. A "starter home" in this area is around $200,000. Waterbug is maybe 35 miles South and I would be afraid to guess what s "starter home" is in Collier County which depends on us for blue collar labor.

Locally, the aggregate demand for housing far outways the economic benefit derived from the wealthiest few. Simply put, we just don't need to cater to them, Sucks don't it!