re: Here is an easy $62.5 million to address the states shortfall.

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You must not be aware of all the corporate giveaways. Try educating yourself. This past yr, Jindal and his crew actually GAVE more taxpayer money to corporations than they collected in corporate taxes. How does that grab you? We give those Duck Dynasty idiots a cool $6 mil a year to produce their stupid show ... a show that blathers on about "personal responsibility" and "making it on your own." Ironic, Huh?

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While I don’t like some of them and agree to a point, ignoring the good it does for us citizens of Louisiana is the proverbial head-in-sand move. Its economics 101, you have to attract business. We are don’t have California weather, Florida beaches, The Rocky Mountains, or even the Smoky Mountains, so we have to offer something. Tourism and national interest in Louisiana is at an all-time high, that’s because of the attraction we have offered. We were largely shielded from the “great recession” from 2008-2010 because of these type of programs, not just the movie industry incentives. It brings in people, money and jobs. It helps housing, hotels, restaurants, car dealers, etc… To ignore that is short sighted or grinding an axe.
Again, I don’t like some of them, but see the bigger picture in how it helps Louisiana as a whole. Is it “fair” NO, but I don’t really care about fair, it’s business and it helps a family make a living and carve out a place.

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Jindal and his crew actually GAVE more taxpayer money to corporations than they collected in corporate taxes.

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I'm questioning the validity of this. Show me a credible source where this is true. Not a political speech where a person is motivated to get votes. I'm talking real numbers from a source with no dog in the fight, a Dr. Dismukes kind of source.