tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post4006205225147380940..comments2024-03-25T13:42:25.771-05:00Comments on Advance Indianaâ„¢: Indiana Chamber Of Commerce Shows Its HypocrisyGary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-13405393835505444502009-05-17T22:16:00.000-05:002009-05-17T22:16:00.000-05:00Paul, I posted the statistic showing that taxes on...Paul, I posted the statistic showing that taxes on a typical family with a household income of $75,000 are the 5th highest in the nation in this city. The Chamber of Commerce has a lot to do with that. They've always pushed for higher taxes on little people to support tax breaks and giveaways to big business. Harrison Ullmann used to write in NUVO about the regressiveness of taxes here and he was right. What the Chamber doesn't understand is that the little people can move out of Marion County, leaving behind vast neighborhoods of the city in sharp decline and falling tax revenues. Despite doing everything conceivable to hold taxes down for businesses over the years, our industrial base in Indianapolis has virtually disappeared. Indianapolis used to be headquarters for many significant businesses. Few of those businesses call Indianapolis their home today.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-31030701408391592952009-05-17T21:56:00.000-05:002009-05-17T21:56:00.000-05:00That the State Chamber would endorse raising hospi...That the State Chamber would endorse raising hospitality taxes so that we have about the highest such taxes in the country shows how the organization has lost its mission.Paul K. Ogdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-45206590050023205852009-05-17T11:51:00.000-05:002009-05-17T11:51:00.000-05:00I think you are absolutely right about the UI comp...I think you are absolutely right about the UI compromise. Some businesses have been enjoying a free (well, reduced) ride for a while, and this compromise spreads the burden out in a more equitable way.<br /><br />IMA wanted to have it both ways - they pay low rates when times are good and few people are unemployed...but when times are bad and many people unemployed, they also pay low rates on the backs of the people who now need UI.<br /><br />It also seems like the Senate R's did a very good job of negotiating a compromise with the House D's given the reality that the House could always reject the Senate's offer, keep the old system, and continue to receive federal money. Which, of course, the feds would address by raising taxes on IN businesses to make up the shortfall.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07519737020352873595noreply@blogger.com