re: Gov. John Bel Edwards wants big changes in how LA biz, individuals taxed

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You people, that's right you people, act like Texans don't pay taxes. Do you know what the property tax is like in Texas? Believe me, the government is gonna get their money. It doesn't matter what you call the tax.

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Try reading my whole post next time

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If JBE wants us to pass a tax reform package to make us more like Texas, then someone needs to remind him that Texas doesn't have a state income tax. That's why they have higher property taxes and get taxed on things like cable and internet. I'm all for adding taxes to my TV/internet bill as long as we're eliminating state income tax at the same time.

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I know damn well that Texans pay taxes and the state makes up the lack of income tax by having higher/more taxes on other things. My whole point was that JBE is trying to compare LA to TX and trying to justify adding new taxes in LA on cable/internet service "because Texas does it", but he conveniently doesn't mention that TX has taxes on those types of services to make up for not having state income tax.