Antonio Moss

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Doesn’t matter what time you leave. Left Metairie at 10am and didn’t get to OB until 3pm.

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:lol:

“Doesn’t matter what time you leave” … leaves at peak traffic time.

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How much in taxes does he pay compared to the average American?

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Astronomically more.

He paid over 11 billion in 2021 in just income tax. The average American paid a little over $13,000 in 2021z

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Just look at his language how it's coded traditional Democrat, helping working Americans and all that.

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To be fair, first term Trump policies actually did help working class Americans through substantive means by significant economic stimulation.

The old “pro-working class” democrat policies were more centered around business regulation and union power which ultimately led to a mass departure of US business overseas.

The tagline may be similar but the substance was different.

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Can you tell us some of the things you “didn’t get” in 2024 that you “got” in the first term?

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From an economic perspective, first term Trump used broad tax cuts and deregulation to stimulate the US economy and was, ultimately successful. However, second term Trump abandoned that policy in favor targeted tax cuts (like no tax on tips) and market-interventionist regulations (bordering on state capitalism) with much worse results.

From a foreign policy perspective, this is where he is most disappointing. In his first term, he leveraged US military and economic power to end global conflicts and give us one of the rare periods of peace in US history. He’s abandoned that strategy for more military interventionalist policy leading to direct military conflicts.

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Can you follow that with whether you believe you would have “gotten” more of what you “wanted” with the other 2024 choice you had?

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Of course not, but that isn’t the question. If the standard for politics is to be marginally better than the democrats then our entire country is screwed.

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Reported that the language will make it illegal for ICE to arrest an illegal alien in any part of the state.

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Florida should counter and make it illegal for the IRS to collect or take action on any federal tax within the state.

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Penny tax for the parish. Everyone is getting brand new everything. Sterlington new fieldhouse, West Ouachita new track/soccer fieldhouse as well as new stadium and just got new turf for softball and baseball fields, WM got the sports medicine and covered practice field, and Ouachita got a new fieldhouse with new turf for football, baseball, and softball fields. Not sure what Richwood is getting.

The last 3 years we've been severely hampered by the wet bulb. Literally have to practice at 5am or not at all, while watching other schools in the area magically be able to continue on with afternoon practices like nothing ever changed. This will allow us to be able to practice no matter the weather.

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I guess it's time to end the split. Clearly, public schools have a tremendous advantage in terms of resources and finances over private schools.

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ITEP exemptions go to international corporations that make billions, not citizens. We land owners pay all of the property tax owed on the value of our property. Why shouldn’t they?

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I fully support you paying less in property tax.

Like on main thoroughfares? Or in neighborhoods?

If you’re complaining about people jogging on neighborhood streets, you’re a loser.

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ITEP isn’t stealing money, it’s saying business pay less.

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All taxes are theft.

Given the choice between private business keeping more of their money versus wasting it in the government machine, I’ll choose private business 100% of the time.

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It's like that in private schools too. My kids last day of school is tomorrow and I think he's had maybe 4 weeks of a full 5 days in 2026.

fricking school will take a week off for mardi gras then the next week there's a half day on Friday for teacher development.

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That should not bother anyone; kids are in school too much as it is. At the high performing schools in the area, the kids actually perform better when there is more down time built in to the schedule.

Unlike public schools, privates schools are directly answerable to their customers. If this really were a huge issue that negatively affected learning, there would be immediate pushback from parents.