re: So gas tax for roads and bridges dies from no support, but cell phone tax passes

Its sad that they even purposed a 17 cent gas tax on top of the highest sales tax in the country.

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The bill is expected to raise almost $5 million per year and will go to Telecommunications for the Deaf Fund. The new tax will more than double the fund’s budget from 2.3-million to 4.6-million.

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Wait, so the they're already getting $2.3m. The cell phone tax raises $5m/yr. That's $7.3m/yr total, but only $4.6m is going to go towards helping these deaf people. Where is the other $2.7m going?

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Thib-a-doe Tiger

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I know two things about you:

1. You don't know any Deaf people
2. 4.5 cents / month breaks you

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I know two things about you:

1. You don't know any Deaf people
2. 4.5 cents / month breaks you

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1. Not true
2. Ok

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Wait, so the they're already getting $2.3m. The cell phone tax raises $5m/yr. That's $7.3m/yr total, but only $4.6m is going to go towards helping these deaf people. Where is the other $2.7m going?

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Its not 5mil in new revenue, just 5 mil in total revenue since they are casting a wider net

Look at my edit on the last page...I hate politicians

But I know this tax is severely needed.

If you want to bitch about Politicians, especially in Louisiana, sucking the well dry to their benefit then sure...lets do that.

But to be this butthurt about 4.5 cents is just baffling to me.

Don't complain about it coming out...complain about politicians fricking it up.

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So is infrastructure truly crumbling? Am I to believe the reports on the roads and bridges that were released just before the gas tax was proposed earlier this year pre-session?? Any unbiased reports on road/bridge conditions out there? "If we don't get these tax increases there's a chance LSU football will be cancelled."

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You can't be serious.


Every report gives our infrastructure poor to failing grades.

Our highway system is at the end of its original lifespan.

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4.6 million for 78k Deaf and Hard of Hearing means is $59 dollars per person bro.

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I'm not trying to tell you anything.

I know people that are deaf and or are hard of help that do not require public assistance. They manage on their own. You can't simply divide the number of deaf by the tax and say we only have 59 dollars per deaf person to spend.

The tax is for technical assistance for the indigent, not everyone right?

And again, is the extra money needed or not? I haven't seen you or anyone present a case that it is,

Besides if the tax brings in 5 million and the special fund gets 4.6 million, where does the extra 400K go? If it's needed for unfortunate and indigent deaf people fine by me, take it all for the deaf.

Yes i'm serious. Personally the roads I travel are fine IMO. But I don't sit in traffic in BR or on I-10, etc. for hrs/day, either.

As to condition, "grades", looks like LA is not alone with its infrastructure condition. I'm curious to know what an "a" grade would be like. ASCE's 2017 Infrastructure Report Card

Thanks for the information.

It appears like the COA, the people who are tasked to help poor deaf folks do not take care of their money nor do they run an efficient service.

Again we see a good idea, helping the deaf, enables govt. to help private contractors at the expense of the deaf folks.

But let's give em more ???