# Florida’s new property tax cuts could defund the police, fire fighters and EMS in small towns, threatening ‘rural dark ages,’ former GOP lawmaker says

- Source: Fortune | FORTUNE
- Published: 2026-11-07T20:00:02+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://fortune.com/2026/11/07/florida-property-tax-cuts-amendmend-3-defund-police-fire-fighters-ems-small-towns-rural-dark-ages/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/florida-s-new-property-tax-cuts-could-defund-the-police-fire-fighters--a8705f/

"A thinner tax base means fewer services. The dark ages won’t arrive all at once. They’ll arrive one closed fire station at a time."

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