Also, imagine how much more fun the question would be if it also asked of Hoosiers, (after caps) how do you propose to support local government?
Shall we ask China for foreign aid, and a kickpack from the current voluntary Wal-Mart tax?
CLERE: I asked and you answered, by Ed Clere, State Rep. District 72
Here are the questions (in bold), followed by the results and my comments:
Do you support giving Hoosiers a chance to vote on a constitutional amendment capping residential property taxes at 1 percent of a home’s assessed value, 2 percent for agriculture and rental properties and 3 percent for business property?
Eighty-two percent of survey respondents want a chance to vote on tax caps, and they will get it. After a year of blocking a vote on the caps, House Speaker Pat Bauer, D-South Bend, finally relented. I was part of the bipartisan 75-23 majority that supported the caps. The Senate, which was on board all along, reaffirmed its support last week, and the question will be on the ballot in November. Now it’s up to Hoosiers voters to decide whether the caps will become part of the state constitution.
Per the News and Tribune's previous stance concerning candidates, should we assume that this is Clere's last column?
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ReplyDeleteAgreed with Jeff. Bad form to advocate like that in the Tribune column.
ReplyDeletepersonally I appreciate Ed Clere's columns and his willingness to communicate openly with his constituents.
ReplyDeleteThe Tribune should continue his columns as our elected state representative, you want to call it politicking? I call it constituent services.
It's fine, as long as they give Shane Gibson a weekly column as well.
ReplyDeleteI do believe that the Tribune told us that once the election cycle began, it would end. With filing open, the election cycle has begun.
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