Neither of these parishes collect sales tax on groceries or drugs. This limits the sales tax revenue to primarily gasoline, alcohol and tobacco. Also, I bet these temporary workers like to bunk together to save money.

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Posted by KemoSabe65

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Posted on 8/16/23 at 2:19 pm to jizzle6609

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Neither of these parishes collect sales tax on groceries or drugs. This limits the sales tax revenue to primarily gasoline, alcohol and tobacco.

Bet they never eat out, buy new work clothes, tires, truck nutz, ect

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Posted by LootieandtheBlowfish

Houston/BR

Member since Aug 2021

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Posted on 8/16/23 at 2:20 pm to jizzle6609

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Also, I bet these temporary workers like to bunk together to save money.

But they also buy a lot of

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gasoline, alcohol and tobacco

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Posted by rowbear1922

Lake Chuck, LA

Member since Oct 2008

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Posted on 8/16/23 at 2:21 pm to jizzle6609

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This limits the sales tax revenue to primarily gasoline, alcohol and tobacco.

You haven’t been around construction much have you?

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Also, I bet these temporary workers like to bunk together to save money.

You will absolutely have 3 people in a 3 bedroom house. Still paying $750-$1000 in rent to the landlord

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Posted by lsu777

Lake Charles

Member since Jan 2004

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Posted on 8/16/23 at 2:25 pm to jizzle6609

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Neither of these parishes collect sales tax on groceries or drugs

the cities do though on groceries and on plenty of other things

and i doubt many will be buying drugs, these guys are tested pretty often.

Whats your opinion on ITEP?

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