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So would this be a good thing?

I think I like this?

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More likely it would be a tack on.

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The thing is, our corporate tax hasn't raised very much in recent years. So I could see the dems actually being willing to get rid of it in exchange for this

i think the LA Constitution is an obstacle for getting our property taxes that high

yeah, isn't it the case that the state CAN'T do property taxes constitutionally? or something like that?

The state can't repo property for unpaid property taxes, so any statewide property taxes are basically unenforceable.

He should end film welfare before he ask for a single dollar from the rest of the Louisiana business communtiy.

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JBE is proposing changing our corporate tax system to mirror the one in Texas. Isn't that what Republicans want?

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Actually it appears to be modeled on Ohio.

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Louisiana's would be modeled on the one in Ohio, which imposes a 0.26 percent tax on all sales. Businesses that sell at least $150,000 a year must pay the tax.

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But JBE also wants to tax certain things that aren't taxed, like cable service and internet like they are in Texas.

So not only a change in how they tax but an increase in the things that can be taxed too.

We need to amend the constitution to allow property taxes on churches and non profits.

There is some merit to this however I think it should be coupled with much broader tax reform too.

First off we do need to address property tax. I know this is poltiically a hard sale but not as hard as it would have been in the past I think---we need to eliminate the homestead exemption, the ten year industrial tax exemption and modify the farmstead tax model WHILE HOLDING COLLECTIONS THE SAME for one year while millages adjust--this will dramatically lower the overall millages and for many would result in lower property tax not higher. By putting this much property on the books local governments do not have to burden property with such high rates. We could push some more state spending back to the local level since the tax base would be so much larger.

We do need to work to eliminate the individual income tax altogether. A gross receipts tax will be hitting a HUGE amount of revenue in the state and could replace the income tax for both individuals and corporations.

We need toll roads. (Lets build the Zachary Taylor Parkway between Bogalusa and Vinton as a private/public toll road greatly reducing the burden on the I-10 corridor. We could then put toll roads around Baton Rouge connecting I-10 and the parkway and giving much need relief on downtown traffic. This is a need that we are going to have to address---let's do it with private funding.)

Making the tax system more fair does not alleviate the need to reduce state spending.

Not a single dollar of taxes should be raised until things like Film Industry Welfare are eliminated.