Dec
28
No Lake Co. Income Tax For Now
Filed Under COIT, Income Tax, Lake County Council, tax revolt | 3 Comments
I was running a little late to the Lake County Government Center, so I missed the “non-vote” that killed the legislation to impose a new tax on Lake County voters that was before the Council.
The sheriff’s deputy guarding the entrance gave me the news as I was preparing to go through the magnetometer.
A citizen speaking with a Ron Paul supporter holding a Paul sign standing outside of the “A” building confirmed that the Lake County Council refused to vote for or against the new income tax proposal.
This just in from the Northwest Indiana Times:
Tax protesters erupted in cheers Friday afternoon when the proposed 1 percent county income tax died when the County Council refused even to take the vote needed to override a veto of the tax passed last week by the Lake County Council.
However, the Lake County Council’s attorney warned that the tax issue might come back like a bad horror sequel sometime next year.
Dec
28
Time For A COIT Revolution?
Filed Under COIT, Elsie Franklin, Income Tax, Lake County Council, Ted Bilski, Thomas O'Donnell, Will Smith Jr, government spending, tax revolt, taxes | Leave a Comment
Professor Maurice Eisenstein calls on Lake County’s taxpayers to picket their elected officials if they support the imposition of a new Lake County income tax — a tax that isn’t guaranteed to stay at only 1 percent and could rise even more to keep up with the government’s insatiable spending habits.
There are two things all the citizens of Lake County must to do to keep our honor as Americans. First, attend todays (12/28/07) meeting of the Lake County Council (at 4:00 p.m.) and stop them from overriding the veto of the Lake County Commissioners (by any means). If we have over a thousand people show up, that will tell them what we think and what we are about to do (say, take away their paycheck at the next election), it will actually scare them and they will have to take more hormones.
Second, if they get away with voting for the income tax, start picketing their homes, their work, and everywhere they go, include their supporters, such as the Mayors of the three northern cities. In that process, make sure that no one is re-elected. Show the Lake County Democratic Party that this is a Party vote and if the Party votes for it, you as a voter, and a true American, will make the Party pay in Lake County in the next election.
Dec
28
Bilski Might Vote No On Lake Income Tax
Filed Under COIT, Income Tax, Lake County Council, Ted Bilski, Will Smith Jr, property tax crisis, taxes | 3 Comments
The Northwest Indiana Times reports that Lake County Councilman Ted Bilski might vote “NO” on the new Lake County income tax because it doesn’t fairly distribute tax revenues because the money taken from taxpayers’ paychecks doesn’t necessarily stay in their communities.
Writes Bill Dolan for the Times:
County Councilman Ted Bilski, D-Hobart, said Thursday he is prepared to vote against the 1 percent personal income tax he supported only last week because its redistribution as property tax relief would be unfair under the current proposal.
“I’ve been waiting a month for this hybrid option, but we don’t have it yet,” Bilski said.
Four council members who support the tax are counting on Bilski’s vote today to overcome a veto on the tax by the Lake County Board of Commissioners.
Bilski said he has been soul searching since his vote for the tax. “I did not feel comfortable after that night. I’ve been meeting with our mayors and talking to everyone.
