tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11887973.post2497057841252704882..comments2023-11-02T04:58:34.355-04:00Comments on Libertarian Party of Allen County, Indiana: Property Tax PanderingJeannette Jaquishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00226385515110623744noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11887973.post-91598396645991959722007-07-20T19:27:00.000-04:002007-07-20T19:27:00.000-04:00With respect, I think it is significantly a State ...With respect, I think it is significantly a State issue. The State eliminated the inventory tax without an obvious means of replacement. The State cut the homestead and property tax replacement credits without significantly reducing the burdens it imposed on localities. <BR/><BR/>Local government spending has not skyrocketed and yet the tax burden has; so I think you need to look for other explanations as to why this happened. (Or at least that's how it looks in other parts of the state. Maybe Allen County spending has increased in proportion to the property tax increases.)Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11424730556609713021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11887973.post-71834125147531977172007-07-20T17:31:00.000-04:002007-07-20T17:31:00.000-04:00"For example, the FWPD must now brave the mean str..."For example, the FWPD must now brave the mean streets of Aboite."<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the laugh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11887973.post-73688845565341064352007-07-20T17:06:00.000-04:002007-07-20T17:06:00.000-04:001. That 57% tax increase is the price Aboite pays ...1. That 57% tax increase is the price Aboite pays for being in Fort Wayne. While I have lived in Fort Wayne as long as I can remember, I am still opposed to annexation on purely moral grounds. If the US forcibly annexed Ontario, there would be a tremendous outcry both here and abroad. There was no vote or petition drive regarding the matter. Instead, the good people of Aboite were annexed without their consent.<BR/><BR/>2. Now that Fort Wayne has a wider tax base, shouldn't the per capita taxes paid by the average homeowner go down? I do realize that the city must now provide services to the newly annexed areas. For example, the FWPD must now brave the mean streets of Aboite. But wouldn't the addition tax revenue from Aboite more than make up for the additional expenditures? If not, why did the city bother annexing them?Robert Endershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15592475828737641009noreply@blogger.com