re: BR Business Report: Broome is making the case for St. George

First of all, who reads the BR Business Report or 225? Most of that shite is paid advertising. Their articles are either puff pieces or some company that paid for a piece. Enjoy wasting your time.

Second, if Rolfe only endorsed Broome because of some family ties then he doesn't deserve a pass. That guy is a has been and nobody gives two shits what he thinks. I've never heard someone say Rolfe endorsed Broome and that changed a vote.

Finally, Baton Rouge is at a crossroads. It will either die a slow death in the next 10 years or it will slowly improve. The slow death will happen by an increase in violence which would include sustaining the current level or increasing it and the tax base moving out of the parish. Currently, there are some older people who are retired or close to retirement who are willing to wait it out in hopes of BR turning it around. As soon as the violence gets close to their homestead they are getting out. If St. George or something similar does not manifest itself in the next year then all hope is lost of actually keeping the middle class tax base that isn't close to retirement within the parish. What will end up happening is people will be taxed out of their houses. When you start paying $10k in property taxes and you have shitty roads and schools, people aren't going to be happy. Scream racists all you want but nobody likes being fleeced. The only way parish survives is by creating a small city in the southern portion of the parish and creating a new school district. Those people are willing to pay more for better schools and better roads. However, they won't accept the status quo.

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