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Too bad he skipped over the first verse:
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Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
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re: Assuming the dims win every outstanding race
Posted by prokowave on 11/12/18 at 8:06 pm to RazorBroncs
The more seats you hold, the harder it is to defend. Democrats had 24 seats up for re-election this year versus 9 for Republicans. In 2020 Reps will have 21 seats up versus 12 for Dems.
re: Republicans for JBE, this is on you.
Posted by prokowave on 10/27/18 at 5:58 pm to Oilfieldbiology
Way to completely ignore the trade war putting a damper on the shipping industry and agriculture/chemical exports. We'd be in much worse shape if education and healthcare had been slashed.
Gerrymandering is a sword that cuts both ways. Both parties have done it and it hurts everyone.
There are plenty of computer programs which can figure out the most efficient divisions. Essentially they draw the smallest shapes which contain equal amounts of population. It also means that the average constituent is closer to their representative rather than have these snake-like districts that stretch hundreds of miles.
There are plenty of computer programs which can figure out the most efficient divisions. Essentially they draw the smallest shapes which contain equal amounts of population. It also means that the average constituent is closer to their representative rather than have these snake-like districts that stretch hundreds of miles.
Read about the reason why this is being done:
This district has the lowest teacher pay in the entire Denver area, leading to lots of turnover and low quality
The district has a much lower than average tax collection on a per student basis. The budget was in the red and voters did not pass a tax increase, so cuts had to be made.
You get what you pay for. I'm sure the teachers would have preferred a raise over having extended work days. In the end people are going to end up paying a lot more in child care than they would have if the tax had passed.
This district has the lowest teacher pay in the entire Denver area, leading to lots of turnover and low quality
The district has a much lower than average tax collection on a per student basis. The budget was in the red and voters did not pass a tax increase, so cuts had to be made.
You get what you pay for. I'm sure the teachers would have preferred a raise over having extended work days. In the end people are going to end up paying a lot more in child care than they would have if the tax had passed.
Look, if you are really opposed to tax increases, you should be blaming the legislators who failed to come up with cuts that didn't mostly focus on education and healthcare. I'd agree that there is room for some cuts, but only cutting those areas is a recipe for keeping the state dead last.
Cutting those areas of spending in order to lower taxes was given a fair try under Jindal and did not help the state at all.
Cutting those areas of spending in order to lower taxes was given a fair try under Jindal and did not help the state at all.
re: Do you support cuts to military spending?
Posted by prokowave on 8/1/18 at 3:58 pm to DavidTheGnome
It definitely needs to be cut. Not soldiers on the frontlines, but most of the waste is essentially lining corporate pockets. Look at how much over-budget some of these programs are. Have any of you ever seen the things that are being given out as military surplus? They are literally giving war vehicles and weapons that are a few years old and in perfectly good condition to police departments all over the country. Huge amount of waste, and if you are concerned about "big government" overstepping its bounds, a militarized police force should scare you.
Not a surprise at all - he's been using the office to prep for a gubernatorial run since the beginning, which be a major concern. A lot of people here talk about the need for term limits and getting the career politicians out and I totally agree, but this guy would be another Jindal all over again, putting his personal ambition over the needs of the state. He's already making a mockery of the state with some of his absurd statements about firing squads and electric chairs.
re: School shootings have changed the "Back to School" shopping game...
Posted by prokowave on 7/26/18 at 5:08 pm to finchmeister08
The sad thing is how normalized shootings have become, such that most Americans lose the sense of how much worse the shooting problem is compared to pretty much any other developed country.
I don't think any reasonable person believe you can ban guns in the US, but to avoid any sensible prevention is insane. We've made it so that there is nothing stopping someone on a terrorist watchlist or no-fly list or who is believed to be unstable and dangerous from legally getting a gun. And there are kids with serious issues in schools and most schools don't have the resources to deal with them.
Sure you won't be able to completely eliminate shootings, but to do nothing is pathetic. Just like you can't eliminate all traffic fatalities, but with seatbelt regs you can dramatic reduce deaths.
I don't think any reasonable person believe you can ban guns in the US, but to avoid any sensible prevention is insane. We've made it so that there is nothing stopping someone on a terrorist watchlist or no-fly list or who is believed to be unstable and dangerous from legally getting a gun. And there are kids with serious issues in schools and most schools don't have the resources to deal with them.
Sure you won't be able to completely eliminate shootings, but to do nothing is pathetic. Just like you can't eliminate all traffic fatalities, but with seatbelt regs you can dramatic reduce deaths.
re: Prediction: The establishment will purposefully tank the economy prior to 2020 election
Posted by prokowave on 7/19/18 at 1:43 pm to Covingtontiger77
Tax cuts are leading to huge deficits and printing all of that money leads to higher inflation. The fed responds to higher inflation with higher interest rates. Maybe you should be asking who is responsible for the tax cuts and who is benefiting the most from them?
re: Traffic is so bad in Dallas that ppl are leaving cars & walking to nearby restaurants
Posted by prokowave on 6/21/18 at 1:20 pm to GetCocky11
I like the title before I read that an accident caused it. Reads like some dystopian story where people forgot they can actually walk places rather than having to get in a car to go anywhere. "The horror, people actually walking to nearby places!"
Echoing what most have said already, but honestly, if I were in your shoes, I would drop all but the necessary expenses to put as much into paying the CCs down as soon as possible. Live like a hermit for a few months. Not doing so or shifting the debt around will only make things more difficult and expensive.
Most people don't realize how much money they waste on unnecessary crap. People have already given good advice, but drop cable, netflix, etc. cook for yourself (from scratch, not frozen stuff), consider how much you drive, carpool if possible (it amazes me how many people jump into a car to go two blocks), raise the AC. Sell stuff you don't use regularly.
Most people don't realize how much money they waste on unnecessary crap. People have already given good advice, but drop cable, netflix, etc. cook for yourself (from scratch, not frozen stuff), consider how much you drive, carpool if possible (it amazes me how many people jump into a car to go two blocks), raise the AC. Sell stuff you don't use regularly.
We should be in a cooling trend right now, but the indisputable evidence is that the atmosphere is warming and at an accelerating rate.
I see some people asking for evidence and this should provide anything you could want. I have a good friend who is Republican and very conservative. She is also a physicist and conducts climate research (including years in Antarctica). She has no doubt that human-caused climate change is real.
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The most important question you should ask yourself is "what if I'm wrong?"
If it's the 95% of scientists, then we've spent a bit more money and end up with cleaner air and water and energy independence. If it's climate deniers, there's 215 feet of sea level rise stored in the ice caps - is that a risk you want to take?
I see some people asking for evidence and this should provide anything you could want. I have a good friend who is Republican and very conservative. She is also a physicist and conducts climate research (including years in Antarctica). She has no doubt that human-caused climate change is real.
LINK
The most important question you should ask yourself is "what if I'm wrong?"
If it's the 95% of scientists, then we've spent a bit more money and end up with cleaner air and water and energy independence. If it's climate deniers, there's 215 feet of sea level rise stored in the ice caps - is that a risk you want to take?
re: Just want to remind you that teachers are off of work
Posted by prokowave on 5/31/18 at 1:27 pm to Lickitty Split
There's really nothing to add that hasn't been better said by Lewis Black
re: What's it going to take to get Louisiana to redo its constitution?
Posted by prokowave on 5/30/18 at 12:58 pm to geauxtigers87
Probably term limits.
No matter your political beliefs, we can probably agree that there are too many legislatures whose priorities are getting reelected and lining their pockets than doing the difficult work of governing.
For example, I hear a lot of people wanting to cut education spending. But if you want to do that, you need to close some campuses and consolidate universities and colleges. We simply have too many across the state for any of them to have the numbers necessary to have high quality programs. I'd be okay with that, but just cutting the budget across the board leaves the state with dozens of mediocre programs.
No matter your political beliefs, we can probably agree that there are too many legislatures whose priorities are getting reelected and lining their pockets than doing the difficult work of governing.
For example, I hear a lot of people wanting to cut education spending. But if you want to do that, you need to close some campuses and consolidate universities and colleges. We simply have too many across the state for any of them to have the numbers necessary to have high quality programs. I'd be okay with that, but just cutting the budget across the board leaves the state with dozens of mediocre programs.
re: Louisiana Budget 101
Posted by prokowave on 5/26/18 at 11:46 am to Gaspergou202
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This showed the exact opposite! We did not stabilize the budget despite increasing oil revenue, and we haven’t cut taxes!
This is incorrect - the state can reduce the rate from 5 last year to 4.5 in the coming and generate roughly the same amount of revenue. Yes oil helps, but jobs are growing as well.
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2016/17 $28,356.600,000 JBE’s 1st budget, I detect a big spender here!
Firstly your numbers aren't matching what I can find. But anyway, most of this increase comes from federal funding (medicaid expansion) as discussed by the OP. And by the way the state matches came from medical providers who agreed to tax themselves to pay for it because it would cut down on uninsured that us insured folks have to subsidize.
Another thing that makes comparisons unfair is that Jindal sold off a huge amount of state property which then had to be leased back - office buildings, parking garages, prisons etc. Thus you add to the budget because you now have to pay rent to use something the state previously owned. And don't forget all of the trust funds that were raided. You used to have these invested and only spent the interest. Once that the principal was taken to plug budget holes, that interest revenue had to be replaced with taxes.
re: Louisiana Budget 101
Posted by prokowave on 5/24/18 at 6:40 pm to Gaspergou202
Correction - Louisiana actually had a budget surplus last year for the first time in many years. It was used to pay down debts and restore the rainy day fund. This shows that if you stabilize the budget, you can grow the economy and reduce taxes.
Here's the thing - you could go from a 5% to a 4.5% and cover basically the same budget when you grow the economy (and yes the income tax thing helps too). If you keep growing the economy, you can continue to lower the tax. But cut too much too fast (like Jindal did) and then you lose a ton of doctors, teachers, and college students to other states and you are in an even bigger hole economically and more businesses leave.
Business know that if you aren't growing, you are dying. Cut too much too fast and you put a big dent in the economy.
Here's the thing - you could go from a 5% to a 4.5% and cover basically the same budget when you grow the economy (and yes the income tax thing helps too). If you keep growing the economy, you can continue to lower the tax. But cut too much too fast (like Jindal did) and then you lose a ton of doctors, teachers, and college students to other states and you are in an even bigger hole economically and more businesses leave.
Business know that if you aren't growing, you are dying. Cut too much too fast and you put a big dent in the economy.
re: Louisiana Budget 101
Posted by prokowave on 5/24/18 at 5:00 pm to LSUFanHouston
The thing that amazes me is that some people want to cut at all costs. It has gotten to the point where businesses are begging the state to raise taxes because the lack of infrastructure investment is making them uncompetitive. Look at the recent deals to bring companies it - they all require the state to spend more on education. So if businesses are sending the message that the state needs to spend more - doesn't that make the republicans who want to cut the budget anti-business?
Sounds like you need to do a lot of research. A Roth IRA account with most brokers is basically like a savings account - if you leave cash in it you will make next to nothing, maybe a few pennies a year. Saying you have stocks could mean anything - some pay dividends, some are held only for their value and others could lose value, in which case your account loses money. I would avoid buying individual stocks and instead look at a very broad market fund until you can learn more.
The most important thing to be done is a branch off of I-10 with a bridge that crosses the River south of BR. This could be mostly paid for with tolls. So much traffic is just passing through and with the gas and time savings it would be worth forking over a few bucks to not have to pass through the city itself.
This should be priority 1 for the state as it would make the area much more competitive and create construction jobs without requiring a huge amount of tax money.
This should be priority 1 for the state as it would make the area much more competitive and create construction jobs without requiring a huge amount of tax money.
It sure would be nice if the people posting on this thread had some sense of reality. New Orleans just attracted the biggest white collar jobs development in the state's history. Earlier this year, it beat out a number of cities, including Nashville and San Antonio, in attracting British Airways. New billion dollar airport, 2 billion in road work on city streets is starting up.
Yes, crime is a major problem and infrastructure issues remain, but overall, the city is doing better now in terms of economic development than it had in years. We'd be a lot farther along if the state hadn't been cutting higher ed and construction budgets for the past decade.
Yes, crime is a major problem and infrastructure issues remain, but overall, the city is doing better now in terms of economic development than it had in years. We'd be a lot farther along if the state hadn't been cutting higher ed and construction budgets for the past decade.
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