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Like yeah sure you had coverage but if you could barely afford the premium you sure as shite can’t afford the almost 5 digit deductible. What good does that really do anybody ?
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That was Obamacare - shite insurance that everyone was fricked over and forced to buy

Worst piece of shite legislation ever devised

Incidentally, Moreno can kiss her agenda good bye. If she thinks the state is going to continue bailing N.O. out every time they go begging to Baton Rouge she is full of shite

Lay off the booze

So the LA legislature eliminating a state position - clerk of court is a constitutional issue? No conception of what the U S Supreme court is about. Morons.

So he doesn't have first amendment rights at LGBT event? Sue the shite out of the Lakeland muni

"Tobasco" lol
Tell me you don't know anything about hot sauce without telling me

Who is Feming

God has a picture of it on his refrigerator, like when you put your kids drawings there to humor them

although the interior was awesome

The left hates the military so have to guard against lib attacks

As New Orleans weighs fees for Carnival float riders, Mayor Helena Moreno’s team is touting a study that shows how the city hosts Carnival at a loss each year, even though the event brings in big tax revenues.

The study, which includes analysis by two Tulane University professors, points out that not all Carnival tax income flows to City Hall. Instead, Moreno’s administration splits that revenue with agencies such as the Regional Transit Authority, the Orleans Parish School Board, and others.

Carnival 2024 generated roughly $18 million in taxes, for example, with a surplus of $7.5 million overall. But municipal government, which covered the $11 million cost of presenting the Carnival celebration, lost approximately $3.7 million, according to the study Moreno’s administration provided Thursday.
City leaders are highlighting the study as they have recently floated the idea of an individual float rider fee to offset their losses. On Nov. 30, before officially taking office, Mayor-elect Moreno discussed the possibility of an impact fee on parade organizations to help cover the cost of Carnival. Moreno mentioned a "$20 per rider fee for Mardi Gras krewes, which we believe could generate roughly half a million dollars during the Mardi Gras season, which could offset the cost of overtime for our sanitation workers and public safety."

Though there's been no official proposal yet, the possible rider fee under discussion is now $25. Jack Rizzuto, who is captain of both the Krewe of Pygmalion and Krewe of Mid-City parades, said that it is already too late to fairly impose any new charges on parading groups for next year. "I've already signed up members at the 2027 rate," he said.

The study, which was delivered to krewe captains via email, refers to analysis from Mara Baumgarten Force, a Tulane professor of business administration, and from Toni Weiss, a senior professor of practice in Tulane’s economics department.

New Orleans sees big increases in tax revenue each Carnival, thanks to the cash that thousands of visitors spend on dining, hotels and other things. But while the city’s sales tax rate is 5%, “the city itself only gets 2.5%,” wrote Force. Likewise, the city’s hotel tax may be 5%, but City Hall only receives 1.5% of that amount.

Other agencies or initiatives, such as the city’s Infrastructure Maintenance Fund or RTA, split the rest. In the end, the study showed the despite a wave of tax income, municipal government can find itself under water.

City leaders are highlighting the study as they have recently floated the idea of an individual float rider fee to offset their losses. On Nov. 30, before officially taking office, Mayor-elect Moreno discussed the possibility of an impact fee on parade organizations to help cover the cost of Carnival. Moreno mentioned a "$20 per rider fee for Mardi Gras krewes, which we believe could generate roughly half a million dollars during the Mardi Gras season, which could offset the cost of overtime for our sanitation workers and public safety."

Though there's been no official proposal yet, the possible rider fee under discussion is now $25. Jack Rizzuto, who is captain of both the Krewe of Pygmalion and Krewe of Mid-City parades, said that it is already too late to fairly impose any new charges on parading groups for next year. "I've already signed up members at the 2027 rate," he said.

The study, which was delivered to krewe captains via email, refers to analysis from Mara Baumgarten Force, a Tulane professor of business administration, and from Toni Weiss, a senior professor of practice in Tulane’s economics department.

New Orleans sees big increases in tax revenue each Carnival, thanks to the cash that thousands of visitors spend on dining, hotels and other things. But while the city’s sales tax rate is 5%, “the city itself only gets 2.5%,” wrote Force. Likewise, the city’s hotel tax may be 5%, but City Hall only receives 1.5% of that amount.

Other agencies or initiatives, such as the city’s Infrastructure Maintenance Fund or RTA, split the rest. In the end, the study showed the despite a wave of tax income, municipal government can find itself under water.