tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post6277993095227912017..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-44153055495980559412010-11-10T17:06:58.849-05:002010-11-10T17:06:58.849-05:00I figured that someone at the state level would knock this down. I suspect any legislation that burns the good citizens of Marion county is acceptable. Just don&#39;t bring your tax increases across the border.guy77moneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07248410686603913517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-32169069984087310152010-11-10T15:04:43.584-05:002010-11-10T15:04:43.584-05:00Bad idea. Not to mention the extra cost it would be to hold county-wide elections in surrounding counties when only municipalities will be voting next year.jmclain17https://www.blogger.com/profile/08385643944139892111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-83164683244648691142010-11-10T11:38:29.692-05:002010-11-10T11:38:29.692-05:00Transit is an economic development issue. It is, or should be, a bipartisan issue.<br /><br />It&#39;s too bad that the parochial nature of Indiana politics will likely doom this proposal before it gets off the ground. Too bad because once again, Indiana will miss an opportunity to catch up with and even leap ahead of other states and localities in the area of forward thinking economic development.<br /><br />It is also too bad that in these times, when the federal government has basically made it clear that it is taking every dollar it can from taxpayera by way of taxes and increased costs of health care and the impending inflation crisis, localities are understandably skeptical of more taxes. Even when those taxes would be warranted and would to specific understandable and visible purposes.... ie mass transit.<br /><br />Basically a long way of saying that since the Feds are taking so much taxes from us, we dont have enough to raise and spend locally. If the overall tax burden wasnt so high, localities may be more willing to raise local taxes to pay for local needs.<br /><br />Because we have lost sight of the benefits of true federalism, we are less likely to have the desire or means to do things locally.<br /><br />But at least the Colts and Pacers will still be here. lolCovenant60https://www.blogger.com/profile/00778037319510838719noreply@blogger.com