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In the discussion thread: Gov. Bobby Jindal calls for elimination of all Louisiana income and corporate taxes [View all]

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Thu Jan 10, 2013, 03:27 PM

adieu (472 posts)

27. So, more sucking from the

federal teat to pay for all the infrastructure maintenance while the fat cats can call LA home and not have to contribute to any of the state's expenses. Right.

You're already sucking hard on the federal teat. Any harder and it'll fall off.

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97 replies	Author	Time	Post
Gov. Bobby Jindal calls for elimination of all Louisiana income and corporate taxes [View all]	Redfairen	Jan 2013	OP
this guy is a scary hypocrite	samsingh	Jan 2013	#1
So only people who spend their income to buy things like food, etc. will pay taxes.	SharonAnn	Jan 2013	#48
exactly	samsingh	Jan 2013	#73
He didn't go far enough	bongbong	Jan 2013	#2
This is the Offical moment when Jindal jumped into the deep end,,,,,,,,	benld74	Jan 2013	#3
God forbid if this guy runs for president. I would like to ask him how are people going to pay	southernyankeebelle	Jan 2013	#18
He can't; the Birthers won't allow it...	brooklynite	Jan 2013	#29
I bet this PO's a lot of tax accountants. Does something like this work, is it fair? I've always	RKP5637	Jan 2013	#4
Is it fair? It's regressive as hell. I suppose if if $100 dollars to a minimum wage earner is	Ed Suspicious	Jan 2013	#56
Fine, Jindal - find us the revenue to replace the lost money	Crazy Combo	Jan 2013	#5
He is not up for election in '13.	former9thward	Jan 2013	#59
Tax the poor, yeah, that's the ticket!!	MADem	Jan 2013	#6
Yes, Exactly. Sales Taxes are Regressive	dballance	Jan 2013	#16
bingo	oldhippydude	Jan 2013	#26
And you know the super rich don't even pay the sales tax	adieu	Jan 2013	#34
So what? The gov still gets the revenue, instead of the car/yacht/mansion becoming a tax write-off.	Bolling	Jan 2013	#43
So if instead of explicitly charging the sales tax I include the tax I quote in the price...	PoliticAverse	Jan 2013	#86
he then added that all roads will now be toll roads	They_Live	Jan 2013	#7
This shifts taxes toward lower-income people	flyingfysh	Jan 2013	#8
No one will want to go to Louisiana for a visit and pay high sales taxes	flying-skeleton	Jan 2013	#9
In other words, Jindal's plan is to shift more of the tax burden to working people and families	kevinbgoode1	Jan 2013	#10
So this must be the ALEC flavor of the day ...	1StrongBlackMan	Jan 2013	#11
pricksnot of Florida has begun the same	onethatcares	Jan 2013	#40
Then show some leadershipo and tell the state legislature to streamline and simplify the tax code.	Ikonoklast	Jan 2013	#54
Similar ideas proposed in the Texas	They_Live	Jan 2013	#68
So ...	1StrongBlackMan	Jan 2013	#74
The interesting problem with this idea is	UCmeNdc	Jan 2013	#11
Why Georgia?	juajen	Jan 2013	#38
buy stuff online...	madrchsod	Jan 2013	#50
Little Bobby Brady sure is a regressive dipshit.	Zoeisright	Jan 2013	#13
& Kansas gets a partner in the race to the bottom. Who can pay less for those jobs?	patrice	Jan 2013	#14
So in other words, he's going to force workers and small businesses to pay MORE	Hugabear	Jan 2013	#15
Could backfire if people start moving to Louisiana and buy their stuff elsewhere.	yellowcanine	Jan 2013	#17
Comments on the nola.com article say just that.	apnu	Jan 2013	#21
Property taxes and usage fees will likely increase.	yellowcanine	Jan 2013	#35
Oh sure, the state will find a way to keep the income flowing like it is now.	apnu	Jan 2013	#47
Not to mention having to deal with these guys....	yellowcanine	Jan 2013	#58
Hah! good one.	apnu	Jan 2013	#63
I'm not a fan of Bobby Jindal by any means, but I'm not a fan of taxing workers labor either.	olddad56	Jan 2013	#19
The tax status for churches needs to change.	LiberalFighter	Jan 2013	#94
dear corporate world, come to Louisiana, we're cheap because we don't worry about	Fresh_Start	Jan 2013	#20
Hell, the corporate world already knows that	MountainLaurel	Jan 2013	#33
OK...	ReRe	Jan 2013	#22
Maybe Gov. Jindal needs to have a talk with Gov. Jerry Brown.	Laurian	Jan 2013	#23
I live in New Orleans . . .	fleur-de-lisa	Jan 2013	#24
I'll be shopping online as much as possible.	pacalo	Jan 2013	#72
We see that kind of thing here all the time.	GoCubsGo	Jan 2013	#97
Yup. Make Looziana One Big Plantation where peeps be desperate, lucky and grateful to have they jobs	ancianita	Jan 2013	#25
So, more sucking from the	adieu	Jan 2013	#27
precisely	tishaLA	Jan 2013	#62
Well this won't turn out well n/t	Lebam in LA	Jan 2013	#28
Brilliant!	Shadowflash	Jan 2013	#30
I smell pay offs.	Fearless	Jan 2013	#31
LOL	Crow73	Jan 2013	#32
Booby must really hate New Orleans	KamaAina	Jan 2013	#36
Sales Taxes	Roy Rolling	Jan 2013	#37
scarey	oldandhappy	Jan 2013	#39
Welcome to DU, oldandhappy. n/t	area51	Jan 2013	#91
Thank you	oldandhappy	Jan 2013	#95
There is no WAY	VA_Jill	Jan 2013	#41
Visit Louisiana, the most expensive place to shop! will make a great tourism slogan. nt	TeamPooka	Jan 2013	#42
So, he is agreeing that all elected politicians will work for FREE?	DryRain	Jan 2013	#44
No state income taxes is a scam	angrychair	Jan 2013	#45
FL and NV get by w/o state income tax due to tourism. Louisiana ain't got enough of that	Roland99	Jan 2013	#52
And yet some Republicans I know who moved to FL bitch about the taxes and fees.	apnu	Jan 2013	#65
Yeah, registering a car and driver's license is higher here than...	Roland99	Jan 2013	#93
Property taxes are high in Texas for a reason	jsr	Jan 2013	#83
Dont worry, us blue states will just keep subsidizing all the ridiculously stupid red state ideas.	JaneyVee	Jan 2013	#46
a horribly regressive tax. Of course that schmuck wants it!	Roland99	Jan 2013	#49
Exactly. It's sad so many people fail to realize this.	freshwest	Jan 2013	#66
Tax the poor. Great idea. Not.	Faygo Kid	Jan 2013	#51
If he wants to keep taxes down why doesn't he give back part of his salary?	craigmatic	Jan 2013	#53
ROFLMAO!	SoapBox	Jan 2013	#55
Louisiana voted these kind of fools in. How has that been working out	still_one	Jan 2013	#57
Well, not all of us voted for that 'fold'!	fleur-de-lisa	Jan 2013	#70
True dat!	NOLALady	Jan 2013	#77
That is the @&$&@$ auto correct, I meant fools, thanks, and yes, I realize the folks from La here	still_one	Jan 2013	#79
Maybe.	NOLALady	Jan 2013	#76
I am just saying enough folks have been hurt by those policies, I would like to think things start	still_one	Jan 2013	#80
Bobby is going to finish off of Katrina starts	warrior1	Jan 2013	#60
So the wealthy can avoid paying a fair share of taxes.	dsharp88	Jan 2013	#61
Who the hell elects a Turd-on-a-stick like this?...seriously!, no shit, who the fu...	BlueNoteSpecial	Jan 2013	#64
Yeah, that'll work. Make the hourly wage earners and super-small non-corporate	kestrel91316	Jan 2013	#67
The people of that state are not going to be happy. Their rate is 4% now.	appleannie1	Jan 2013	#69
This clown is absolutely out of his fecking mind!	nc4bo	Jan 2013	#71
This is taken straight out of the Libertarian party platform.	octoberlib	Jan 2013	#75
Piyush is a	NOLALady	Jan 2013	#78
Governor	tooeyeten	Jan 2013	#81
There are a lot of not-rich folks in La. who will get screwed by this.	Ken Burch	Jan 2013	#82
If this nonsense passes . . .	fleur-de-lisa	Jan 2013	#89
No educated voter would ever support that crap	rachel1	Jan 2013	#84
ALEC Agenda	libodem	Jan 2013	#85
The replacement will be Local Option Income Taxes	jmowreader	Jan 2013	#90
What will the Auto Dealers think about this, Auto Sales are the #1 source fo sales tax revenue	happyslug	Jan 2013	#87
they charge 5% on groceries?	dlwickham	Jan 2013	#88
Great idea cause that loads much heavier tax burdens on the poor.	Kablooie	Jan 2013	#92
That's a great way to get people to stop buying stuff, Booby.	GoCubsGo	Jan 2013	#96

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