Tax breaks for disabled vets

[*PhilHos*]

(09-24-2020, 09:17 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: So there is a constitutional amendment on the ballot in Virginia, this year, giving disabled vets a tax exemption for their vehicle taxes. Now, every time something comes up like this, like exemption from personal property taxes or benefits to widows/widowers/dependents and things like that, there is always a debate over it.

Now, a lot of people focus on the idea that this is to help disabled vets, a noble cause for sure. My father and mother benefited from some of these tax exemptions for a long time. Of course, this does impact the state and local budgets as it reduces revenues (though not by a ton). That's typically the conversation.

I'm curious about what your states do, and what your opinion on it is. I'll save my own point of view for a while, but it goes in a different direction than the typical debate.

I don't see as to how you can be against this. These people were disabled through serving their country, correct? At the very least, we owe them tax breaks to get vehicles equipped to help with their disability. I'd go so far as to say the vehicle should be provided by the government at no cost to the vet.