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Interesting take on Louisiana and poverty
Posted on 10/14/19 at 8:28 am
Posted on 10/14/19 at 8:28 am
This is a long listen, but it is VERY interesting. I would be interested to hear what the board thinks and if anything can be done.
Youtube
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Posted on 10/14/19 at 8:37 am to bhbxray
Together BR video, brainwashing liberal propaganda. Education is the key to raise people out of poverty, not handouts or midnight basketball. But here is the hook: people have to WANT a good education and value it.
Posted on 10/14/19 at 8:55 am to bhbxray
quote:Stop rewarding people who make poor decisions over and over. Hold people responsible for the poor decisions they make.
I would be interested to hear what the board thinks and if anything can be done.
Posted on 10/14/19 at 9:06 am to SantaFe
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Education is the key to raise people out of poverty
End of thread
Posted on 10/14/19 at 9:10 am to jmarto1
Yes, but education is not like a shot of antibiotics that someone else administers and it works while you do other things.
Education needs students to work hard and meet the educators halfway.
Poor people are poor because of the choices they make.
Education needs students to work hard and meet the educators halfway.
Poor people are poor because of the choices they make.
Posted on 10/14/19 at 9:14 am to bird35
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people are poor because of the choices they make.
This is probably the most ignored aspect of any discussion about poverty.
Posted on 10/14/19 at 9:15 am to bhbxray
Having children out of wedlock is the #1 cause of poverty.
Posted on 10/14/19 at 9:17 am to jmarto1
I guess for me the shocking thing was the comparison of all the states and the amount of tax exemptions given at the state level for local taxes.
I am wondering if the board sees an issue with Louisiana being the only state that has this kind of state level board.
For the record, I agree with you about education being a key to personal advancement.
I am wondering if the board sees an issue with Louisiana being the only state that has this kind of state level board.
For the record, I agree with you about education being a key to personal advancement.
Posted on 10/14/19 at 9:17 am to bird35
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Poor people are poor because of the choices they make.
And enabling those choices keeps the cycle going for generations.
Posted on 10/14/19 at 9:18 am to bhbxray
The premise of local property taxation does not fit with the long-standing Republican Party doctrine of corporate taxation:
Companies don’t pay taxes. People do. When you increase taxes on corporations, they simply pass the cost on to consumers. Thus corporate taxation is an overall negative.
When companies are allowed to maximize profits, those profits will make their way back into the economy with wages and spent dividends.
If you tax corporations, they will not invest in your local facilities, and jobs will be lost. Your community will become poorer.
This is GOP truth. Do not try to challenge it.
Companies don’t pay taxes. People do. When you increase taxes on corporations, they simply pass the cost on to consumers. Thus corporate taxation is an overall negative.
When companies are allowed to maximize profits, those profits will make their way back into the economy with wages and spent dividends.
If you tax corporations, they will not invest in your local facilities, and jobs will be lost. Your community will become poorer.
This is GOP truth. Do not try to challenge it.
Posted on 10/14/19 at 9:23 am to victoire sécurisé
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If you tax corporations, they will not invest in your local facilities, and jobs will be lost. Your community will become poorer.
It is much better for the government to take the money that would be invested back into the economy and distribute it amongst those who haven't earned it. Fact.
Posted on 10/14/19 at 9:24 am to bird35
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Poor people are poor because of the choices they make
1000% agreed. Education and upward mobility is very generational
Posted on 10/14/19 at 9:24 am to bird35
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Poor people are poor because of the choices they make
I’d argue that poor people are poor because of the choices they fail to make. Very few people who are raised without a value for education will independently make the choice to seek it, even given the obvious benefits.
We see this at all levels. Relatively few people who were not born to business owners/entrepreneurs tend to start companies. Mostly, people tend to stay in the same economic group they were born into. We humans tend to do what we are shown.
Posted on 10/14/19 at 9:27 am to victoire sécurisé
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Mostly, people tend to stay in the same economic group they were born into.
In this country, this is simply not true at all - at least historically speaking.
Posted on 10/14/19 at 9:29 am to bhbxray
Funny. It used to not be that way in 70805 (traditional North Baton Rouge) until the 1980's. I wonder what happened?
Posted on 10/14/19 at 9:29 am to Aristo
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who haven't earned it. Fact.
Well that goes without saying.
But what if they DO earn it? What if that money is spent on pouring concrete for a loop around BR? Would that money be better for LA than the trickle-down from Exxon shareholder’s increased spending?
Is there a level of taxation that is fair to compensate EBR for the consequences of hosting a refinery?
Posted on 10/14/19 at 9:31 am to victoire sécurisé
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I’d argue that poor people are poor because of the choices they fail to make. Very few people who are raised without a value for education will independently make the choice to seek it, even given the obvious benefits.
because they make other choices for their time/resources. it's still the choices they make
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Mostly, people tend to stay in the same economic group they were born into.
and concepts like privilege ensure it stays that way
Posted on 10/14/19 at 9:33 am to Y.A. Tittle
In 1940, there was less than 18% chance that a bottom “50%-er” would become a “top-25%-er”. It was steadily declined over the past 80 years.
Forbes
Forbes
Posted on 10/14/19 at 9:34 am to victoire sécurisé
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Would that money be better for LA than the trickle-down from Exxon shareholder’s increased spending?
Is there a level of taxation that is fair to compensate EBR for the consequences of hosting a refinery?
do you think that all the people who are employed by Exxon don't ultimately pay taxes to EBR?
look at the Rust Belt to see what happens to tax policy when industries leave
Posted on 10/14/19 at 9:37 am to fallguy_1978
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Having children out of wedlock is the #1 cause of poverty.
I wouldn't say cause. There is definitely a strong correlation but I don't think that is the number 1 cause. Not finishing high school is probably the number 1 cause
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