Don't listen to the nay sayers!

For an interesting read, check out this this post entitled "Jackie Walorski and the anti-tax crowd."

Supposedly, the "anti-tax crowd" (that means us, though we never claimed to be "anti-tax") wants to "choke off local governments in the name of justice" by eliminating property taxes.

May I dissent? To the contrary of what Thomas claims, it is not our desire to "choke off local governments." We do not mean to eliminate our schools, our libraries, our fire departments, etc, etc, etc. For crying out loud, I'm a township firefighter myself!

However, we can eliminate preperty taxes by replacing it. And we can cut back spending as well (yes, even in my department). There is a huge difference, that few local governments seem to recognize, between what you need and what you want. And we can save even more money by eliminating the hassles associated with property taxes.

Mr. Thomas may not want to consider this idea now, but when tens of thousands of hoosiers demand it, he won't have a choice.

He also claims that we want this elimination "NOW!" We aren't so impractical as he would have people believe. Everyone knows that when we are using that word in governnment, it usually refers to a few years at least!