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.
If I lived in LA I would be fine with LSU not getting any government money
Another Socialist Democrate
Who the hell votes these idiot democrats in, that is right ALL city people!
That’s always the answer from the Democrats…….Raise your taxes and over spend on stupid programs.
Another Edwards……..more taxes.
The biggest problem with most states including the United States is that they p**s away too much money. If they would spend it wisely I don’t think we would have all these deficits.
More taxes so the government can ” lose” billions ?
;-(
LA voted for him now they can see what a liberal does to an economy
Don’t worry. When Bernie is elected everything will be free.