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re: Louisiana legislators compromise to fully fund TOPS
Posted on 6/26/18 at 7:54 am to Teufelhunden
Posted on 6/26/18 at 7:54 am to Teufelhunden
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It should also be nested into a comprehensive education/training strategy for the state that involves trade schools and industry apprenticeships
You can use Tops at a trade school
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Posted on 6/26/18 at 8:01 am to magildachunks
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And it allows daddy to buy them the nice car/truck and a condo instead of college.
You missed my point about what type of kid I’m talking about.. it’s most definitely not daddy’s money kids.
Posted on 6/26/18 at 8:05 am to el Gaucho
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Wrong. My dog could be the valedictorian at McKinley
That's why the minimum ACT requirement needs to bump up to 25.
ETA
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they don’t have to pay it back either.
There should also be some penalty if you drop out for academic reasons.
This post was edited on 6/26/18 at 8:08 am
Posted on 6/26/18 at 8:07 am to lostinbr
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We should probably pass a constitutional amendment to protect TOPS funding
Hell no. We need less protected funding so cuts can be made
Posted on 6/26/18 at 8:09 am to yellowfin
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We need less protected funding so cuts can be made
Yep but there won't be a governor/legislature combo with enough balls in my lifetime to do it I don't think.....unless the state truly does hit financial rock bottom one day and even then I doubt it. We would probably just ask the federal government for a bail out.
Posted on 6/26/18 at 8:12 am to jbgleason
It looks like we have a bunch of butt hurt geniuses in here that didn't qualify for Tops.
This is a tax cut. There was a 1 cent sales tax that expired and they renewed a .45 cent tax. That is a cut of .55 cents.
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Cut spending, no new taxes.
This is a tax cut. There was a 1 cent sales tax that expired and they renewed a .45 cent tax. That is a cut of .55 cents.
Posted on 6/26/18 at 8:14 am to chryso
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There was a 1 cent sales tax that expired
So the .45 cent is new
Posted on 6/26/18 at 8:14 am to chryso
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This is a tax cut
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1 cent sales tax that expired
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they renewed a .45 cent tax
This doesn't compute.
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That is a cut of .55 cents.
No, it was an expiration of a tax and then they enacted a new one for $.45.
Posted on 6/26/18 at 8:15 am to TigersOfGeauxld
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Rep. Paula Davis, R-Baton Rouge
This post was edited on 6/26/18 at 8:22 am
Posted on 6/26/18 at 8:16 am to choupiquesushi
quote:Nope. Still a government handout.
think of it as a reward to the middle class for paying for everything else
Posted on 6/26/18 at 8:18 am to OKTGR580
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You missed my point about what type of kid I’m talking about.. it’s most definitely not daddy’s money kids.
Maybe it's because you didn't make a point about what type of kid you're talking about. The type of kid you were talking about was they type of kid that takes the money to go party at LSU. Kids who's parents have money accept TOPS and then flunk out of LSU.
Posted on 6/26/18 at 8:21 am to OKTGR580
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You missed my point about what type of kid I’m talking about.. it’s most definitely not daddy’s money kids.
Nobody missed the point you were trying to make. They just know that's not true.
For the sake of transparency though are you saying black students are the ones squandering TOPS? Especially considering how many of those students don't qualify off of GPA or ACT scores alone if we are actually be honest.
Posted on 6/26/18 at 8:22 am to OKTGR580
What kids are you talking about? I've seen and known many white idiots with and without money who screw around and waste TOPS.
Posted on 6/26/18 at 8:22 am to LSU316
quote:close the shite hole that is SUNO and boom.. there you have tops
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We need less protected funding so cuts can be made
Yep but there won't be a governor/legislature combo with enough balls in my lifetime to do it I don't think.....unless the state truly does hit financial rock bottom one day and even then I doubt it. We would probably just ask the federal government for a bail out.
Posted on 6/26/18 at 8:24 am to Mingo Was His NameO
No, it was an expiration of a tax and then they enacted a new one for $.45.
Yep. And the last one was what 18 months? This one runs til 2025.
Yep. And the last one was what 18 months? This one runs til 2025.
Posted on 6/26/18 at 8:25 am to choupiquesushi
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close the shite hole that is SUNO and boom.. there you have tops
There ain't a Democ-RAT in this universe that would do that and no Republican I've seen in this state in 20+ years has the balls to do it.
So in other words that ain't happening.
Posted on 6/26/18 at 8:26 am to chryso
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This is a tax cut. There was a 1 cent sales tax that expired and they renewed a .45 cent tax. That is a cut of .55 cents.
That's the same thing that every damn RINO that voted for this POS bill said to themselves I'm sure.
All I can say is the my district's rep (that I voted for BTW) didn't vote for this cluster....BUT there is only so much that the good people can do when they are the vast minority.
Posted on 6/26/18 at 8:27 am to choupiquesushi
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close the shite hole that is SUNO and boom.. there you have tops
Invest in a 529 or take out a loan and boom you don't need the govt handout, TOPS. Close SUNO as well.
Posted on 6/26/18 at 8:29 am to LSU316
Mine didn’t even vote 
Posted on 6/26/18 at 8:30 am to chryso
quote:Look at the easily duped.
This is a tax cut. There was a 1 cent sales tax that expired and they renewed a .45 cent tax. That is a cut of .55 cents.
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