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Governor Mike Braun proposes phasing out tax on retirement income
WRTV News ^ | 1/20/2025 | Meredith Hackler

Posted on 02/12/2025 8:34:39 AM PST by ducttape45

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To my fellow Hoosiers.

Has anyone else seen this? My daughter pinged me on it this morning, and the article came out last month, but this is the first I've heard of it and there is no mention of exactly what "retirement" income he's talking about. Indiana doesn't tax social security, but it does tax my government retirement.

I've been looking at other states that don't tax either and so far Iowa is at the top of my list of states to relocate to if Indiana continues to do things that drive away retirees.

Thoughts?

1 posted on 02/12/2025 8:34:39 AM PST by ducttape45
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To: ducttape45

No income tax on SS benefits ever.


2 posted on 02/12/2025 8:38:50 AM PST by Resolute Conservative
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I don’t know. I would rather see my property taxes reduced.


3 posted on 02/12/2025 8:40:38 AM PST by caver ( )
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To: ducttape45

I’m cynical. They may remove the tax on retirement income, but they’ll add a “fee” somewhere else and say that fee is not a tax.


4 posted on 02/12/2025 8:41:46 AM PST by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: ducttape45

Nowhere in the article is the political party of the governor mentioned.

Of it’s not needed as no Democrat would reduce taxes.


5 posted on 02/12/2025 8:43:03 AM PST by TheDon (Remember the J6 political prisoners! Remember Ashli Babbitt!)
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To: ducttape45

Left that place for TX 14 years ago. Don’t miss it.


6 posted on 02/12/2025 8:47:02 AM PST by 03A3 (If we can defund the police, we sure as hell can defund the FBI)
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To: ducttape45

Well, Illinois does not tax any Social Security retirement income.


7 posted on 02/12/2025 8:47:33 AM PST by budj (Combat vet, 2nd of 3 generations.)
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Indiana does not tax social security either.


8 posted on 02/12/2025 9:10:23 AM PST by volare737 (Diversity is something to be overcome, not celebrated.)
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To: caver

I agree. I would rather have property taxes reduced—that disproportionately affects retirees on a fixed income.


9 posted on 02/12/2025 9:11:40 AM PST by volare737 (Diversity is something to be overcome, not celebrated.)
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To: ducttape45

Well, Indiana has been reducing income taxes, but very, very slowly.


10 posted on 02/12/2025 9:13:20 AM PST by volare737 (Diversity is something to be overcome, not celebrated.)
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Yes, my property taxes and insurance keep going up each year with no end in sight. And being Indiana, we are really not one of the higher taxed states.


11 posted on 02/12/2025 9:14:36 AM PST by caver ( )
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To: ducttape45

Michigan taxes SS and retirement income. They then waste the money on stupid stuff and demand ANOTHER tax for the roads that “shiny face” promised to fix when she ran as governor.

Our only saving grace is that the state does not tax food.


12 posted on 02/12/2025 9:16:25 AM PST by madison10 (Great. Stupid judges got me stress eating again .)
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Indiana doesn’t tax grocery food either.


13 posted on 02/12/2025 9:18:12 AM PST by volare737 (Diversity is something to be overcome, not celebrated.)
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Indiana does tax IRA, 401(k) and pension income.
Illinois does not tax those.


14 posted on 02/12/2025 9:24:04 AM PST by budj (Combat vet, 2nd of 3 generations.)
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To: ducttape45

While it sounds nice, some negatives:

1. Did the retiree vote for increased taxes that they will now not have to pay?

2. Will they now vote for tax increases because it doesn’t impact them.

If you don’t have skin in the game you shouldn’t have a say.

Just yesterday I told my daughter “Never ever vote for a tax increase, even if children are going to starve and die, it’s all fraud.”


15 posted on 02/12/2025 9:24:30 AM PST by where's_the_Outrage? (Drain the Swamp. Build the Wall.)
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To: volare737

Braun is also pushing a bill that reduces property tax. The teachers unions are screaming about how it will gut public education.


16 posted on 02/12/2025 9:36:33 AM PST by henkster ("The masses are too stupid to understand our enlightened leadership" said every Marxist ever)
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Wasn’t aware of that, thanks.


17 posted on 02/12/2025 9:44:10 AM PST by volare737 (Diversity is something to be overcome, not celebrated.)
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To: henkster

INTERESTING-—

SEEMS TO ME THE TEACHERS UNIONS GUTTED EDUCATION


18 posted on 02/12/2025 9:44:24 AM PST by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: Resolute Conservative

What about Indiana property tax? Do retirees have have to pay that & if so, how much isit?


19 posted on 02/12/2025 10:30:10 AM PST by oldtech
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I always thought if you are retired and kids are grown you don’t pay anymore on your home (you pay on investment property for income). Businesses pay because the investing in the future employees.


20 posted on 02/12/2025 10:36:04 AM PST by Resolute Conservative
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