Why is it that hard hitting journalists like Abdul Hakim Shabazz ignore these questions? Why is the media afraid to ask our lawmakers why they do not follow the law?
We believe that surely in the entire state there is a journalist pure enough in ethic to ask these tough questions of our legislators, governor, and policy makers:
1. What percentage of our property tax dollars is used to secure bond debt? (Hint: it is many times greater than what is being spent on township government.)
2. Who authorized citizens’ homes (property taxes) to be used as collateral (without consent) against the state’s bond debt? Who is responsible for this oversight of the rule of law?
3. Which bond banks are writing loans that guarantee repayment with our property as collateral without signed disclosure documents?
4. How much money does the state have off budget according to the CAFR (Comprehensive Annual Financial Report)?
5. Where is our off budget money kept and how much interest does it draw?
6. Who prepared the CAFR in its current format?
7. Why was the format of the CAFR changed?
8. Why does the CAFR appear to be purposely prepared so that no one clearly understands it?
9. Why are our politicians are not obeying the Indiana Constitution which states:
Article I, Section 22, of the Indiana Constitution: FORBIDS the seizure and sale of homes for payment of taxes. Article 8 taxes only corporate property, not personal property, for public schools. Most of what Indiana government now does is clearly forbidden by both the Indiana and federal constitutions our politicians swear to uphold and be accountable to the rule of law.
Do you think it could be that the REAL culprit, the REAL reason they want to ignore property tax repeal is because that politicians have illegally used our homes as collateral against bond debt?
It is OUR government and it is OUR job to oversee it. It is the job of an ethical press to be part of the checks and balances of our liberty. It is time for the media to do their job.
From Hoosiers for Fair Taxation
Tuesday, January 22, 2008