re: Short quick fix for LA budget deficit

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Why is everything viewed as a potential tax source these days? How about we NOT tax every goddamn thing on the planet.

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Because the natural gas is Louisiana's resource and is a tax break.

Even Texas taxes it as 3.5%, with a large % if not all going to universities.

It isn't attracting new business, the natural gas itself is. It's stupid

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How about we get the government down to the size that it's supposed to be at? You know, where it provides for infrastructure, common defense, and not much else. 

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Why not both? It isn't either/or. Cut the bloat, get rid of meaningless severances that hurt the state, build from there

Your idealism, while correct imo, isn't realistic today, nor does it provide any short term relief

The state constitution restricts cuts and requires a balanced budget