Sometimes, things just don’t make sense.
The news has been full of stories of local government taxing districts unhappy with Gov. Mike Braun’s proposal to reduce property taxes for Hoosiers. It seems these units will find it stressful to operate with a reduction in tax revenue, regardless how small.
That’s standard operating procedure. No governmental unit will ever gladly embrace a reduction in revenue any more than a family will be happy with a reduction in its income. It is human nature, including the natures of those humans who head up governmental agencies, to lock into an income stream and the expenditure level that it supports. No one expects it to ever decrease…