Howdy, Hoosiers. The time has come again for yet another update on the campaign, where I tell you what I’ve been up to, keep you up-to-date on the campaign, and give you a glimpse of what’s planned for the immediate future. As the title suggests, today’s update is coming to you later than the Hump Day Update that I had originally intended, but with the Community Round Table events that I’ve scheduled over the next few weeks, it just makes more sense to continue posting these on Thursday for now.
Last week, I had to shift gears a little bit. If you weren’t aware, my family and I were just able to move back into our home recently after having to spend several weeks in a hotel. Much of the flooring in our home has been replaced, and looks fantastic, but there is still work being done on our house even as we work to unpack our belongings from storage. Needless to say, it’s been a bit chaotic in the Brant household. That being said, I’ve fallen a bit behind on the social media posts, but I’ve still been able to make time for family and campaign essentials.
The signature drive has had to be the one thing I can’t afford to fall behind on, and I have been spending every free moment I have canvassing door-to-door. Last weekend, I even went nine straight hours without so much as a bathroom break covering just one neighborhood. I’m happy to say that I am still on track for meeting my goal by the deadline at the end of June, but I will have to continue working this hard to meet that deadline.
I’m also very excited to announce that I’ve also devised the beginning framework for a plan to restructure Indiana’s tax code in a way that lowers the cost of living across the board, boosts economic growth, and helps reduce or eliminate extreme wage gaps in Indiana. It does this by freezing assessed property values* (the number that determines how much property tax you pay), eliminating utility taxes entirely, reducing our sales tax back to 5%, implementing a wage gap tax on companies with extreme differences in pay, and incentivizing corporations to source their business expenses within the state. I will publish this plan on the website, eventually. I’m just waiting to hear back from some collaborators to make sure I haven’t overlooked any unintended consequences.
*Market value would remain free to increase so people won’t lose money on their homes.
Today, I’m going to work on the house a little bit this morning. We just got the last of our stuff out of storage yesterday and there are boxes everywhere again. We did get our furniture back, though, so I would love to have a room where the family can sit and relax together again. I’m also going to work on getting the campaign accounting caught up from the last couple of weeks and run a campaign sign out to somebody that has been patiently waiting for it. Then, I’ll be heading out around 3pm to start knocking doors again.
A quick look ahead: For the coming week, I’ll be spending much of my mornings and early afternoons restoring my house to a home. I’m planning on getting back into the swing of things with social media posts, starting tomorrow. And of course, door-to-door canvassing for signatures every chance I get.
Until next time, District 23, have yourselves a better-than-great weekend. I’ll be thinking about ya.
Genuinely,
Joshua Brant
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