INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Dec. 4, 2009) — “It is disappointing to see that revenues have fallen short of projections for yet another month,” said Rep. Matt Bell (R-Avilla), in a statement released today. “This is a continued reflection of the extremely hard economic times far too many households and businesses are facing in Indiana.
“I am pleased to see the Governor continuing to work hard to find ways to make up for the revenue losses without raising Hoosiers’ taxes,” Bell said. “His actions provide a stark contrast to the tax hikes being imposed in nearly every other state. It is critical that government operate within its means by making fiscally responsible decisions and reducing its expenses. We cannot ask Hoosiers to pay more in taxes to foot the government’s bill as we struggle through this continued economic downturn.”
December 5th of 2008, I was laid of my job I’d had for over 30 years. Up until December 8th I had never lived or worked in the state of Indiana. I knew a month prior to my termination date that I was going to be moving to Indiana after I got laid off. Two weeks ahead of my job departure I advised the company I worked for of my new Indiana address. I did the address change simply to have my mail from my company sent back here since my wife was already here setting up our home. Now the kicker. Me changeing my adress made me liabel for Indiana state taxes, to the tune of almost $2,000 dollars and 6 months later a nasty gram from the state that we still owed $180 dollars for interest and late fees. I was told by the state I needed a non-resident form filled out and proof from my former company what I stated was true. But, due to tax laws in place and liabilities my former company would not and could not help me. So as far as I am concerned the state of Indiana does not need any more tax money for the public. Elected officials at both the state and federal level are bankrupting the American public for todays and future generations. Oh and by the way Mr. Bell I still don’t have a job