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re: Is increasing Taxes the solution for NO?
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:17 pm to JasonDBlaha
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:17 pm to JasonDBlaha
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Increasing property taxes can help with making the schools look nicer as well as suburbs more affluent. It prices out the riff raff and undesirables which helps lower the crime rate in a particular area.
That's if everyone was taxed equally. The portion that don't pay taxes anyway are not affected if property taxes increase. And that seems to be the portion that is the problem with NO.
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State income tax should be zero as well as retirement. The idea of taxing money that was earned and built by someone for years and years is absolutely absurd.
Income tax and property tax should be zero. You purchase land, that is yours. You own it. You shouldn't be forced to give government a percentage for property they do not own. Same with income tax. The government did nothing to earn the 30%+ they tax out of my paycheck, especially when the same politicians have zero accountability or financial sense.
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Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:40 pm to fareplay
NOLA / Orleans Parish problems have always been centered around the Mayor, City Council members, the DA who chooses who he wants to prosecute, and some crooked police officers. To many people looking to pad their pockets and they DGAF about the voters or what's best for the City's future. A plethora of selfish FUKS who will lie, cheat, and steal from their own mother. Most other Parishes deal with the same BS
just a few names in the last 20 years.
May 14, 2006: Jared Brossett booked with DUI in Florida. Technically, this was before being elected to City Council in 2014, but still. He got the charge reduced to reckless driving.
Nov. 21, 2007: Former Council President Oliver Thomas sentenced to 37 months in prison for bribery.
Nov. 13, 2009: Former Congressman William J. Jefferson sentenced to 13 years in prison for bribery and other charges, including from international companies.
February 11, 2010: Former state legislator Derrick Shepherd sentenced to 37 months in prison for conspiracy to commit money laundering.
March 11, 2010: Former Orleans Parish School Board member Ellenese Brooks-Simms sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for accepting bribes from Mose Jefferson, William Jefferson’s brother. She received a lenient sentence for helping prosecutors secure Mose Jefferson’s conviction.
Aug. 31, 2011: Former 4th Municipal District tax assessor Betty Jefferson, sibling of Mose and William Jefferson, sentenced to 15 months of home confinement and five years of supervised relief after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, money laundering and tax evasion.
Nov. 29, 2012: Former Councilman Jon Johnson sentenced to six months in prison for conspiracy to commit theft by funneling federal rebuilding grant money to his unsuccessful Senate campaign.
Sept. 2, 2014: Former state legislator and City Council member Renee Gill Pratt reports to prison for a 4-year sentence for her role in a corruption scheme involving the Jefferson family.
Sept. 8, 2014: Former Mayor Ray Nagin goes to federal prison for bribery and fraud for a ten year sentence.
Sept. 30 2015: Former Orleans Parish School Board President Ira Thomas sentenced to a year and a day in prison for a bribery scheme.
Feb. 27, 2017: A grand jury indicts David Bell Jr., a former Orleans Parish Juvenile Court chief judge, on both a count of racketeering and another of conspiracy to commit theft for his role in a Jefferson Parish auto theft ring. Bell resigned back in 2010 amid sexual harassment allegations.
May 31, 2018: Former Council President Oliver Thomas arrested after a traffic accident for an outstanding 2015 traffic violation.
July 14, 2020: Former state Sen. Wesley Bishop sentenced to four years of probation for lying to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development about a rental property he owned. Earlier this year, the Louisiana Supreme Court disbarred him.
April 27, 2020: Former Mayor Ray Nagin released from prison three years early due to the pandemic.
June 14, 2020: Councilman Jared Brossett booked in New Orleans with second DWI after crashing a city-owned SUV.
June 26, 2020: Federal grand jury returns 11-count indictment charging then-councilman and now-D.A. Jason Williams and his law partner Nicole Burdett with tax fraud. The trial is set for 2022.
Jan. 7, 2021: Collin Arnold, the city’s director of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, booked with DWI after crashing his city-owned vehicle into a parked vehicle. He pleaded not guilty and returned to work after a 60-day suspension.
Oct. 4, 2021: Frank Marullo Jr., Louisiana’s longest-serving judge, booked with drunk driving, driving against traffic and careless operation of a motor vehicle after a traffic accident.
October 18, 2021: Councilman Jared Brossett booked in New Orleans with third DWI after allegedly being found asleep at the wheel in a Brother’s parking lot.
I didn't even mention the Sewerage and Water Board as that is a dumpsta fire of criminals
just a few names in the last 20 years.
May 14, 2006: Jared Brossett booked with DUI in Florida. Technically, this was before being elected to City Council in 2014, but still. He got the charge reduced to reckless driving.
Nov. 21, 2007: Former Council President Oliver Thomas sentenced to 37 months in prison for bribery.
Nov. 13, 2009: Former Congressman William J. Jefferson sentenced to 13 years in prison for bribery and other charges, including from international companies.
February 11, 2010: Former state legislator Derrick Shepherd sentenced to 37 months in prison for conspiracy to commit money laundering.
March 11, 2010: Former Orleans Parish School Board member Ellenese Brooks-Simms sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for accepting bribes from Mose Jefferson, William Jefferson’s brother. She received a lenient sentence for helping prosecutors secure Mose Jefferson’s conviction.
Aug. 31, 2011: Former 4th Municipal District tax assessor Betty Jefferson, sibling of Mose and William Jefferson, sentenced to 15 months of home confinement and five years of supervised relief after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, money laundering and tax evasion.
Nov. 29, 2012: Former Councilman Jon Johnson sentenced to six months in prison for conspiracy to commit theft by funneling federal rebuilding grant money to his unsuccessful Senate campaign.
Sept. 2, 2014: Former state legislator and City Council member Renee Gill Pratt reports to prison for a 4-year sentence for her role in a corruption scheme involving the Jefferson family.
Sept. 8, 2014: Former Mayor Ray Nagin goes to federal prison for bribery and fraud for a ten year sentence.
Sept. 30 2015: Former Orleans Parish School Board President Ira Thomas sentenced to a year and a day in prison for a bribery scheme.
Feb. 27, 2017: A grand jury indicts David Bell Jr., a former Orleans Parish Juvenile Court chief judge, on both a count of racketeering and another of conspiracy to commit theft for his role in a Jefferson Parish auto theft ring. Bell resigned back in 2010 amid sexual harassment allegations.
May 31, 2018: Former Council President Oliver Thomas arrested after a traffic accident for an outstanding 2015 traffic violation.
July 14, 2020: Former state Sen. Wesley Bishop sentenced to four years of probation for lying to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development about a rental property he owned. Earlier this year, the Louisiana Supreme Court disbarred him.
April 27, 2020: Former Mayor Ray Nagin released from prison three years early due to the pandemic.
June 14, 2020: Councilman Jared Brossett booked in New Orleans with second DWI after crashing a city-owned SUV.
June 26, 2020: Federal grand jury returns 11-count indictment charging then-councilman and now-D.A. Jason Williams and his law partner Nicole Burdett with tax fraud. The trial is set for 2022.
Jan. 7, 2021: Collin Arnold, the city’s director of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, booked with DWI after crashing his city-owned vehicle into a parked vehicle. He pleaded not guilty and returned to work after a 60-day suspension.
Oct. 4, 2021: Frank Marullo Jr., Louisiana’s longest-serving judge, booked with drunk driving, driving against traffic and careless operation of a motor vehicle after a traffic accident.
October 18, 2021: Councilman Jared Brossett booked in New Orleans with third DWI after allegedly being found asleep at the wheel in a Brother’s parking lot.
I didn't even mention the Sewerage and Water Board as that is a dumpsta fire of criminals
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:41 pm to fightin tigers
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Miami has some of the same issues, but didn't really have a world display of everything underwater followed by 20 years of "we are sinking and can't figure it out"
You’re comparing apples to oranges. Miami has 6 million+ people and is a much wealthier city in general. They have enough money to build better infrastructure that can withstand hurricanes and offset the risks of sinking to a certain degree. Completely different from New Orleans’ scenario.
This post was edited on 8/17/23 at 3:59 pm
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:41 pm to fareplay
More taxes is never the answer
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:43 pm to fareplay
The police issue has nothing to do with pay or finances. There's plenty of money there... that's why they were able to pay for so many out of town officers to come down for Mardi Gras.
The problem is that people don't want to be urban police officers anymore, and so the standards have gone down, leading to corruption and incompetence, which keeps even more people from joining the department.
Add in a court and jail system that is insanely broken. Officers are tired of arresting people at the beginning of shift and seeing them back on the street before the end of shift.
The only tax increase I would support is a parcel fee charged to every single municipal address, based on sq ft, that is 100 percent used to fix and upgrade the water and sewer and drainage systems. Those need more money.
The problem is that people don't want to be urban police officers anymore, and so the standards have gone down, leading to corruption and incompetence, which keeps even more people from joining the department.
Add in a court and jail system that is insanely broken. Officers are tired of arresting people at the beginning of shift and seeing them back on the street before the end of shift.
The only tax increase I would support is a parcel fee charged to every single municipal address, based on sq ft, that is 100 percent used to fix and upgrade the water and sewer and drainage systems. Those need more money.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:44 pm to Deactived
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50% of the adult male population of the majority race is unemployed
They should sell glow sticks.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:49 pm to brtiger77
frick New Orleans! That place is has been in a shite storm for 30+ years. Katrina flushed out a lot of the riff raff, but THEY'RE BACK!
Its going the same way that most all democrat run cities go....TO HELL.... and there's no coming back.
Its going the same way that most all democrat run cities go....TO HELL.... and there's no coming back.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 4:06 pm to fareplay
Yes the taxes are high but personally I wouldn't mind paying even more. We all have to do our part, and I rest easy knowing that the money is being carefully spent by wise and honest stewards like Latoya. 
Posted on 8/17/23 at 4:13 pm to fareplay
No.
It’s going through the budget and cutting areas that have nothing to do with infrastructure and basic services.
It’s going through the budget and cutting areas that have nothing to do with infrastructure and basic services.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 4:18 pm to fareplay
The solution is never to increase taxes on the local populace. The answer is to reduce taxes on the local populace and offset that with hotel, entertainment, and sin taxes.
If you cut out the bloat and corruption, there is plenty of money to do what needs to be done.
If you cut out the bloat and corruption, there is plenty of money to do what needs to be done.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 4:22 pm to fareplay
funding isn't an issue for the police department. lack of officers and new applicants is.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 4:23 pm to fareplay
If you had a competent, transparent leadership, like a Nordic country, you could potentially argue in favor of higher taxes to solve some of the issues in that town.
Given the fact that New Orleans is closer to Haiti than Norway in its leadership (competence, not skin color). I would say that a tax hike would be squandered on stupid pet projects that in no way , shape or form create a competitive, resilient, dynamic, 21st century city that would attract dynamic young people.
That and it is slowly sinking into the gulf. I suggest moving elsewhere.
Given the fact that New Orleans is closer to Haiti than Norway in its leadership (competence, not skin color). I would say that a tax hike would be squandered on stupid pet projects that in no way , shape or form create a competitive, resilient, dynamic, 21st century city that would attract dynamic young people.
That and it is slowly sinking into the gulf. I suggest moving elsewhere.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 4:33 pm to fareplay
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Increasing taxes can hire more police force and give incentive for big businesses to invest in NO again. Is that the solution? Would you support it
Yes, increase propery taxes on the remaining businesses and raise them on the 40% or so of the population that actually pays taxes.
Yes, brilliant. I see nothing wrong with your solution.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 4:40 pm to fareplay
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Is increasing Taxes the solution for NO?
I can’t imagine how stupid you’d have to be actually believe this is possible. I don’t mean that rhetorically. If you think raising taxes for anything has ever or will ever solve a problem you probably can’t tie your own shoes.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 5:03 pm to vistajay
One of the biggest, new sources of taxable income would be the car jackers. And Her Honor is already dictating a memo to her travel agent to broaden her horizons for new travel. But, this city can not even pick up the City's garbage semi / almost timely. And the City's Sewage & Water Board....give those criminals more money?
Posted on 8/17/23 at 5:14 pm to fareplay
People pay snuff dam taxes. We need to work on not wasting the taxes collected.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 5:15 pm to fareplay
You’d have better luck increasing TEXAS so that NOLA can be governed by halfway decent politicians.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 5:21 pm to JasonDBlaha
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Increasing property taxes can help with making the schools look nicer as well as suburbs more affluent.
Look nicer? Why can't schools already pay for maintenance and cleaning as they are? How does making them look nicer make them better at teaching students?
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It prices out the riff raff and undesirables which helps lower the crime rate in a particular area.
No, rising property values may do that but simply raising taxes does not. It has the potential to drive away savvy homebuyers leaving to property value decrease and therefore lower tax revenue. Then the only people that will buy the homes are the riff raff that qualify for tax breaks which means even less revenue for schools.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 5:28 pm to fareplay
Absolutely I support New Orleans raising taxes. Couldn't possibly be more for it. If not, they're gonna siphon whatever they can get from the state or fed government when something inevitably gets too fricked up to function.
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