Embraced Full Elimination, Then Pivoted to Waste Reduction
What Byron said then
“I would definitely be in favor of eliminating property taxes altogether... I support what the Governor's position has been about removing homestead property taxes.”
February 27, 2025
What he says now
“Would love to eliminate them but it would require doubling sales tax, which 'isn't a real option'... the real solution is government waste reduction and DOGE-ing efforts.”
September–October 2025
Context
In February 2025, Donalds said he'd be 'definitely in favor' of full property tax elimination. By September, after the Florida House watered down the ballot measures to meaningless alternatives, he shifted messaging—saying it's 'impossible' due to sales tax implications and pivoting to praising 'DOGE-ing' (government waste reduction) as the actual solution instead of tax reform.
The bottom line
When full elimination became politically unviable, he abandoned the position entirely and reframed the issue to focus on waste reduction—avoiding the harder fight