Louisiana’s newly elected Democratic Governor, John Bel Edwards, has proposed a package of tax increases to fix a $940 million budget deficit. Now, before you run off and grab a calculator to try and figure out what kind of numbers we’re talking about, consider the word “million” attached to the end of that $940 and let that sink in for a moment.
This won’t be a small, unnoticeable tax hike. It’ll be the kind of tax hike that casts a very large shadow over the finances of everybody who voted Edwards into office and those who didn’t.
How is he going to get something like this passed in a GOP-controlled state legislature, you might be wondering. Well, for starters, he issued a warning that should his tax package be rejected, “you can say goodbye” to the LSU Tigers, which is Louisiana’s biggest college football team.
He followed that “threat” by saying that campuses could run out of money and be forced to shut down. Not that that would actually happen, but is closing down a college a bigger deal than closing down the state economy?
Read what GOP treasurer, John Kennedy had to say on the next page.
Suzi your thinking IS the problem. You want the OTHER person taxed as long as it’s not you. We live in 1 nation it effects everyone
WHAT RELIGION IS HE….
HE IS USING THE SAME TACTICS AS SOMEONE ELSE WE KNOW………
IDIOT, FROM BEGINNING (Kick HIM OUT).
What the hell did Bobby Jindal do? Why is the State so Broke? $940 million is a huge amount of money!!!! Edwards needs to Call John Kasich and learn how to run a state out of the red without raising taxes it can be done! Sounds too fishy to me! Is the guy related to Edwin Edwards? IF so watch your pockets and lock your safes!
another example of democrat city/state destruction
Tax to fix is an oxymoron..
Recall!!
Well then I say Goodbye! I would love to see a Democrat get rid of SEC football. Would last about a week in office.
Balance the budget by cutting Government and Government spending or be cut yourself should be the response of the people!
The Hubris in the DoucheBags never stops amazing me…. They$#%&!@*up, they create these problems and than pass if the outcome to the people…. It’s a fucking joke…
Fire, fire, fire