"The problem, according to the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns, is that property tax rates are expected to go up between 8 and 12 percent in both 2006 and 2007, or between 16 and 24 percent."
People are struggling now, and we're looking at fairly oppressive increases to come. The problem is that far too much of Indiana's educational, local, and state services are paid for with the property tax.
While the IACT is working on a solution, the GOP led legislature seems less inclined to tackle this problem. "One of the most amazing quotes following the Indiana General Assembly’s biennial budget came from House Ways & Means Chairman Jeff Espich, the Republican from Uniondale. He was asked last spring if there would be a move toward property tax relief during the 2006 session, to which Espich replied, “I can’t imagine an election year session will lead to any change in that attitude.”
Rich McClain may have a primary challenger, now there is talk that Rep. Harrison in Hendricks county could have a challenger. Republicans in the state house are very weak right now, we can defeat these guys with good candidates.
Sunday, September 25, 2005
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What about a general election challenger for McClain, Buck, Friend, et. al???
What we are hoping is that qualified candidates who might usually sit these races out because they don't want to work this hard to be defeated will see that victory is a real possibility and run. But we have to get them to start running now, McClain will have a huge cash advantage if they don't start raising money very early.
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