re: Sen Bodi White introduces bill to increase St George sales taxes up to 2% more

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I paraphrased what the article said, and you know it.

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In that case, you don't know what the word "paraphrase" means.

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I paraphrased what the article said, and you know it. In that case, you don't know what the word "paraphrase" means.

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And you don't know that 9-2+2=9

That's better lol

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That's kind of hard to argue since he has already doubled down on his statements.

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I know he's not stupid, and stubbornness only goes so far, so the only explanation that I can come up with for Russian defending this thread at this point is possibly some kind of insanity or illness. Maybe it's the White Plague.

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then you should be able to answer my question about SG not having access to sales taxes for up to 4 years if White's bill keeps the sales tax rate at 9% no matter what the parish does with its sales tax collections during the transition period.

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I think the intent is to force EBR to continue to pay for infrastructure/debt in the newly incorporated areas without getting the associated tax revenues. This is only possible by declaring a state of emergency in the parish and forces a tax that has been voted on by the people to be replaced by a new tax that will be controlled by Bodi White's people. These people are good white state politicians so you know it'll be well spent. Expect St. George to become the next Sandy Springs, GA.

One important variable in this equation is who BR annexes.

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I think the intent is to force EBR to continue to pay for infrastructure/debt in the newly incorporated areas without getting the tax revenues. This forces a tax that has been voted on by the people to be redirected towards Bodi White's group so that they can sprinkle their unicorn dust on the population and turn it into Sandy Springs, GA - while giving the rest of the parish the shaft.

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Every time I re-read White's bill I find something else. For example, the senator from senate district 6 gets to appoint whoever he wants to the SG city council until elections are held. White is the senator from district 6. What a shock!

But there is nothing in the bill which prohibits White from appointing himself to the SG city council. White will soon be term limited in the La. senate. Hmmm......

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If I'm wrong, then you should be able to answer my question about SG not having access to sales taxes for up to 4 years if White's bill keeps the sales tax rate at 9% no matter what the parish does with its sales tax collections during the transition period.

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White's bill has nothing to do with freezing sales taxes for four years. It simply creates a mechanism to TRANSFER the current municipal sales tax FROM the parish, TO the transition district, and then FROM the transition district TO the municipality.

If you had chosen to start a thread stating that White's bill does not prevent future tax hikes in SG once it is incorporated, you'd have been truthful. But stating that "Sen Bodi White introduces bill to increase St George sales taxes up to 2% more", then reinforcing your error by mentioning an 11% sales tax in the body of that OP is blatantly and inarguably wrong.

Another gem is language that requires the legislature to appoint at least two of the three st George organizers to the board of directors.

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And I think the intent is to responsibly plan for a transition of services for the people of St. George from the current model with parish responsibility to the new model of a newly created city. It is obvious that a new city cannot be founded with its functions fully in place on day 1. It is mandatory that services be maintained for those citizens through a process of electing their new government and having that new government put its functions into place. I think this bill is intended to do exactly that in a revenue neutral manner.

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I agree, and it also provides for a transition team to set up the govt. in the event an election to incorporates is held and the vote passes.

Of course two of the regular SG opponents are trying to confuse people, throw out red herrings, and make this a debate about a tax increase or Bodi White. I think that's obvious.

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The bill does not allow White or anyone else to appoint a person to the SG city council. The bill only authorizes appointments to the St. George Transition District

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NOW who is parsing words? The 'transition district' IS the city council in all respects except for name until elections are held.

My point stands that White can appoint himself to the city's governing board.