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More taxes the answer in Louisiana??? |
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Written by John Roberts
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Thursday, 26 November 2009 |
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Letter to the Editor regarding; TimesPicayune Point of View 11/26, Deficit demands new look at taxes, Edward Ashworth http://www.nola.com/opinions/index.ssf/2009/11/louisiana_deficit_demands_new.html Mr. Ashworth states that a failure to increase taxes for additional state revenues risks, “…damaging the state’s economy for when prosperity returns.” His line of reasoning presents a simple choice; will Louisiana prosper with more money in the hands of state government or with companies and taxpayers keeping more of their own money for investment and savings? These statements of fact surely allow a reasonable taxpayer to believe state budget cuts, not additional taxes, make the most sense. The state budget has more than doubled over the last 10 years; in fact our FY2009/10 budget ($29.6B) increased over 225% from FY1999/00 ($13.1B). Louisiana has many more state employees than any other state of comparable population. There are well over 3000 state employees making over $100,000 per year. Who could possibly argue the state has been delivering, to its citizens, services anywhere near these levels of spending? Imagine if the state budget had only grown at the rate of inflation these last ten years, there would have been an additional $12B available in the private sector for economic growth! That figure makes the Dept. of Economic Development’s efforts over the same time period look like a pittance. CLICK BLUE LINE TO CONTINUE |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 26 November 2009 )
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Socialisms Slow Steady Creep |
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Written by John Roberts
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Wednesday, 30 September 2009 |
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The following commentary comes from My Statement in Favor of the Taxpayer to open the Sept. 29th edition of the Taxpayers Tea Party Show on 990am or WGSO.com I read a recent article in the New York Times, yes I occassionally read their lefty so-called journalism, if I don't keep up with the liberal propaganda I can't fight for the hearts and minds of Americans effectively. The article published yesterday starts out with stating, "A specter is haunting Europe - the specter of Socialisms slow collapse." It goes on to say that even as the European economies are suffering and they are experiencing many of the same crisis's in banking and finance the socialist and other far left wing political parties are still not in power or are only in power through broad coalitions. The far left in Europe is completely anti-capitalist and favors government control of the economy. During previous tough economic times the socialists were often swept to huge election victories, but over the last couple of years the center-right politicians have been elected and re-elected, Sarkozy in France, Merkel in Germany, and it appears the Torries wil take back power in England soon. So it may seem the European people have awoken to the evils of socialism, that the idea of self determination whereby you reap what you sow through your own hard work may be establishing itself in their minds now. Could it be that Europe will lead the western world back towards the ideas of free markets, economic freedom and personal liberty where there are inequalities in earnings because there are inequalities in the personal decisions of market participants? Not so fast. Click the blue line below to read the rest of the story..... |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 30 September 2009 )
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President Jindal sounds pretty dang good about now! |
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Written by John Roberts
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Thursday, 16 July 2009 |
Even detractors in Louisiana have to admit the state and the country as a whole would be much better off if we had Bobby Jindal in the Oval Office instead of Barrack Obama. I don’t put that statement forward lightly and certainly won’t say that I’ve been happy with every single action taken by this state’s current administration. So let's take a minute to remind ourselves and compare how our governor has done versus our president.
Both men have had plenty of opportunities to uphold or break campaign promises, their records are a stark contrast. Moving past campaigns and into today’s economic realities provides an even more stark contrast, one that sees Louisiana hanging on even as the country as a whole seems to be heading right into the abyss. Let’s examine both campaign promises and the administrations in action.
Candidate Obama promised in Dover, N.H., on Sept. 12, 2008 "I can make a firm pledge," he said. "Under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes." That went out the window within his first 100 days when he enthusiastically signed the tobacco tax legislation he supported after being sworn in as President. Not to mention the payroll tax many small business owners will face under the House’s healthcare plan if no acceptable health insurance is provided by business owners.
But that seems rather minor compared to other pledges broken. Anyone remember, “the most ethical administration in history”? and no lobbyists in my administration? Tom Daschle and Bill Richardson had to withdraw their nominations and Turbo Tax Tim Geithner somehow got his tax evasion overlooked because of the crisis needing his expertise (wow, he’s done amazing things at treasury the last four months). And isn’t it recorded fact that William Lynn and Mark Patterson are former lobbyists, very recently? |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 17 July 2009 )
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