Comments on Advance Indiana™: Sylvan Lake Holds A Tea Party To Protest Property Taxes

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2007-08-21T16:00:00.000-05:00

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join the Universal life church today! stop paying property taxes tomorrow!

John M....we need to drastically cut government bu...

2007-08-20T12:26:00.000-05:00

John M....we need to drastically cut government bureaucracy. It's critical if we are going to keep the tax rate low. Also, an increased sales tax will increase revenue collected from illegal residents and underground economies.

On a happier note, the Indiana Tea Party at Lake Sylvan made CNN News! Who woulda thunk it?

Future Tea Parties to be held in South Bend and New Albany. HOOSIERS FOR FAIR TAXATION will bring a delegation and the tea bag anywhere in Indiana with water. Details are on our website:

http://www.hoosiersforfairtaxation.com

Thanks for the plug, Gary!

"Spohr and her husband had to dip into their inher...

2007-08-20T09:59:00.000-05:00

"Spohr and her husband had to dip into their inheritance and retirement money to help pay the 150 percent increase on their bill. She fears they’ll have to sell the rentals."

I certainly don't support or defend huge, unforeseen tax increases, inaccurate assessments, or general government incompetence. But even if we were to slice 1/3 of what is now supported by property taxes off the tax rolls, the income tax rate and sales tax rate would have to nearly double so that we could fund our schools, fire departments, etc. Now, if that's what Hoosiers want to do, that's fine, but it should be with the recongition that such a step would increase the burden on people with jobs and expenses, such as middle class families who rent or live in modest homes, and would eliminate the vast majority of the tax burden on the landed gentry, such as Meridian Kessler retires who live in homes worth $500,000 to $1,000,000. While I have some sympathy for the aforementioned Mrs. Spohr, I think some folks might be justified in rolling their eyes at the indignity of having to spend one's inheritance to pay bills. Most Hoosiers would be glad to exchange problems with Mrs. Spohr. Again, I don't want to sound like a class warrior who wants to soak the rich. Nevertheless, particularly in light of Indiana's flax tax rates, it seems worth noting that the wealthy would be the primary beneficiaries of the elimination of property taxes.