I continue to be amazed at the slide in thoughtful policymaking in Indiana. Gov. Mike Braun’s incoherent property tax musings — I hesitate to call them a proposal — offer yet one more example. We are a long, long way from the age of Mitch Daniels, and it’s worth reviewing how far we’ve fallen.
In summer 2024, a Beckwith-Braun property tax plan was revealed late on a Friday, and it went through six modifications before Sunday dinner. Faithful readers of this column will recall that state Rep. J.D. Prescott scampered to my office to solicit assistance in derailing his own party’s tax plan.
He didn’t care about what it might do to schools, fire departments or parks. His concern was the likely effect on his family business. To be honest, I don’t blame him. It was a disaster…