Indiana Republicans Busy With New Taxes

[mrjarrell]

Yep, they're in the majority now, so they're looking for new ways to raise revenue and make us pay. Commuter taxes, raising the COIT for "public safety" (actually a dem is sponsoring this one), new municipal income taxes, red light cameras (those have worked out so well in other places), expanding the jurisdiction of campus cops (guess they'll be writing more tickets off campus) and who knows how many other taxes are due to pop up. Fortunately, there are people keeping a watch on what's new this go around. No doubt we'll have plenty of anti-liberty stuff onboard, too.

Revenue, Revenue, Revenue: A Look at the General Assembly’s New Taxes

 

[rambone]

Red light cameras? Ugh.

 

[eldirector]

Heck with the cameras.... Did you all see the DNA archival and DNA evidence bills?

 

[nawainwright]

Red light cameras? Ugh.

To be fair, I have never lived in a place where so many people ran red lights in my life. I almost got hit more than a dozen times in the 4 years I lived in IN by people thinking "its only a little red and I deserve to get through the light". Unlike speeding this one is a safety issue. however, I doubt it would even be enforced, I witnessed police officers directly ignore people doing it multiple times.

 

[ATOMonkey]

To be fair, I have never lived in a place where so many people ran red lights in my life. I almost got hit more than a dozen times in the 4 years I lived in IN by people thinking "its only a little red and I deserve to get through the light". Unlike speeding this one is a safety issue. however, I doubt it would even be enforced, I witnessed police officers directly ignore people doing it multiple times.

You've obviously never lived near Chicago. People are down right angelic down here compared to Chicago traffic.

 

[mrjarrell]

To be fair, I have never lived in a place where so many people ran red lights in my life. I almost got hit more than a dozen times in the 4 years I lived in IN by people thinking "its only a little red and I deserve to get through the light". Unlike speeding this one is a safety issue. however, I doubt it would even be enforced, I witnessed police officers directly ignore people doing it multiple times.

You might have a point here, except that every study done on red light cameras shows that they do absolutely nothing to increase safety at intersections. In fact, there are slightly more rear endings that occur. Red light cameras are about one thing and one thing only. Revenue generation. The cameras are run by private companies who split the take with local municipalities. Often times they redo the lights at intersections to shorten them, just so they can drive up tickets. That's why Arizona has gotten rid of theirs. They saw how it was affecting actual safety and ditched them. The last thing we need is red light cameras, unless tptb want to foot the cost of replacing them as people use them for target practice.

 

[SemperFiUSMC]

Yep, they're in the majority now, so they're looking for new ways to raise revenue and make us pay. Commuter taxes, raising the COIT for "public safety" (actually a dem is sponsoring this one), new municipal income taxes, red light cameras (those have worked out so well in other places), expanding the jurisdiction of campus cops (guess they'll be writing more tickets off campus) and who knows how many other taxes are due to pop up. Fortunately, there are people keeping a watch on what's new this go around. No doubt we'll have plenty of anti-liberty stuff onboard, too.

Revenue, Revenue, Revenue: A Look at the General Assembly’s New Taxes

So why don't you guys elect someone to the Assembly that will prevent these shenanigans?

 

[Leadeye]

The great thing about being retired in a rural area is I won't drive where the cameras are or buy anything in that locality.

 

[turnandshoot4]

So why don't you guys elect someone to the Assembly that will prevent these shenanigans?

Perhaps themseslves?

 

[machete]

So why don't you guys elect someone to the Assembly that will prevent these shenanigans?

that aint gonna happen... the system is set up so that only the people who do what the party wants can get in... the two parties are pretty close,,,so more of the same comes on down the pike...

isnt voting just doing what weve been doing??? how is that going to change anything???

 

[turnandshoot4]

So why all the fuss?