The politicians duped you, the taxpayer, good this time

The activists tried to warn you. We tried to tell you what would happen. We warned you were going to end up paying even more and warned the politicians' spin machine and the media would try to sell you higher taxes couched in rhetoric that you are getting "relief". The protests dwindled to just a few hardcore activists at the end. Gary Welsh of Advance Indiana explains it clearly today.

FROM ADVANCE INDIANA:

"When a student fails to turn his homework into the teacher on time, he receives a failing grade. When your elected officials fail to complete their work on time, you pay for it. A Star report today indicates that most counties have not submitted the information the state needs to set property tax rates, including Marion County where the delays will cost taxpayers $30-$50 million in interest costs for the money local governments will have to borrow on a short-term basis to cover spending obligations. "That means homeowners may not know until late summer or fall what they'll owe, while local school districts, towns and other government agencies scramble to cover expenses in the interim," the Star reports. Marion Co. Treasurer Mike Rodman tells the Star tax bills might not go out until November--conveniently after this year's election. Maybe we should start withholding paychecks from the government officials responsible for timely submitting this information to the state like the City-County Council just did with the Marion County Coroner until they do the job they've been ordered to do under Indiana law."