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“When asked about the potential of businesses and farmers seeing tax rate increases, Braun instead focused on local government’s expenses, telling IBJ that the government should operate within taxpayers’ ability to pay for it.
Governments still would be able to raise more revenue, he said, but rather they would need to use referendums to receive voter permission to exceed certain caps or find other “innovative ways to raise revenue.”“
Braun, of course, leaves out that the referendum process has been made more and more difficult as time has gone on because legislators are uncomfortable that people in the nice parts of Indiana keep voting to raise taxes, widening the gulf between the halves and the have nots. So rather than let people raise their own taxes, they play games like forcing referendum language that makes the tax increases sound far worse than they are.
I think he gives away the plot at the end, but he’s too cowardly to say it – he wants government to privatize even further. It’s the same as his approach to most things – I’m not paying for it, not my problem.
When will we learn you can’t run government like a business, and just because you’re a businessman, it doesn’t mean that you’re particularly suited for the unique challenges of being an elected official?
His response was almost literally, “Let them eat cake.” Absolutely ridiculous to suggest that we can just “efficiency” our way out of this budget crisis he’s about to manufacture. Indiana’s municipalities are barely keeping their heads above water as it is.
Braun embraces the goal of the Freedom Caucus and Tea Party radicals that 90-percent of all government spending is a waste, and the best way to shrink government’s size and power is to starve it of revenue. This is, by the way, the objective of anti-tax proponent Grover Norquist and his strategy of blackmail to get Republicans to sign his “pledge” against any and all proposals to raise taxes.
If Braun proposes a “solution” to the so-called “crisis” in property taxes, the best response is to run as far away from his half-baked, cockamamie plan to destroy public education, deprive local governments of any say on how they manage their affairs, and give more power to radical right-wing politicians.
Braun is an embarrassment and will be horrible for Indiana. The only thing more embarrassing than him is the lack of effort the IN Democrats are putting in to fight him. Jennifer McCormick is a good candidate, but it feels like there isn’t even a gubernatorial election going on.
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100%. Remember when Glenda Ritz got more votes than Pence? She definitely has a shot.
The local communities won’t lose any revenues if the tax rates are below around 2.75%. The General Funds are levy limited which means the burden moves from homeowners with deductions to commercial and rental because the tax rates will increase.
Oh the TIFs will get more funding because it will raise that tax rate too.
Communities above the 3% tax rates lose revenues. They are already taxing their property owners at all the can by our constitution.
Perhaps if local governments quit granting property tax breaks to companies everytime they ask for one it would help lower the burden on homeowners!
“What isn’t clear is how any tax revenue lost under Braun’s plan would be replaced and whether there is a plan to help financially support the local governments, law enforcement and schools reliant on those dollars.”
Any thoughts on making State Level government smaller, it is obvious that throwing more money at public education has not worked so maybe we can revisit STEM education, less the radical ideologue!
Why do we have so many different political entitles that really don’t do anything. Like Townships, Libraries…etc. Why not a country debt process for the entities? Maybe people over 65 shouldn’t have to pay for schools? They could get a local tax credit on their mortgage….Just an idea…TIF is a real problem….That needs to be overseen by the county not the city. Unigov 2.0
People over 65 should stop paying for schools the minute that people under 65 don’t have to pay for Medicare.