re: Louisiana finally has a budget surplus thanks to JBE

Last year the Advocate had several lengthily articles illustrating all the tax breaks industry gets, the film business gets, and how many business skate on taxes even though they aren't bringing in new jobs or nearly enough jobs to pay for the lavish subsidies or exemptions.

Just recently IBM failed to meet their job requirements. JBE gave them another two years to meet the targets or suffer the consequences. But they already missed the target goals and should already have to suffer the consequences.

But IBM was hailed as a game changer for BR.

This is one small example. The Film Industry BS is another. We've given out over a Billion dollars in this area, and what do we have to show for it? A stable, vibrant film industry/ No, we have an industry totally dependent on govt. hand outs.