cssamerican

re: Dear Baton Rouge Folk, Your Traffic Sucks arse

Posted by cssamerican on 4/25/24 at 5:16 am

[quote]Good news is, this will all be MUCH better when the loop is completed and open in Q3 of 2025. It’ll be more enjoyable visiting then.[/quote] Just wait till we tear down the elevated eastbound side of I-10 from Acadian to the I-110 interchange this summer, I’m going to need a helicopter to g...

re: This is why you should not volunteer for either side in Ukraine vs Russia

Posted by cssamerican on 4/21/24 at 10:57 am

Dumbass reaching the end of his life in a dumbass way…Who could have predicted that?...

re: People that wear vests. What is this?

Posted by cssamerican on 4/19/24 at 10:47 am

In Louisiana it’s never cold enough to wear a real jacket, a flannel shirt with a vest is about all that’s needed on the coldest days, the rest of winter you just need a flannel....

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re: Best off the shelf BBQ sauces

Posted by cssamerican on 4/18/24 at 10:16 pm

[img]https://meatmitch.com/cdn/shop/products/Whomp-jar-21oz_2048x@2x.jpg?v=1549404556[/img]...

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re: Maine joins unConstitutional National Popular Vote states

Posted by cssamerican on 4/17/24 at 10:29 pm

[quote]Whereby their electors go to the Presidential candidate with the most popular votes....[/quote] If this somehow withstood legal challenges, I would then assume any state could bring election fraud cases against other states since illegal election shenanigans in California directly affect the...

re: Fire every Speaker until someone gets the message

Posted by cssamerican on 4/17/24 at 5:54 am

Republicans don’t all vote in lock step, there isn’t a list of policies that if you don’t adhere to you are thrown out. The margin is so thin in the house that even the most conservative Republican couldn’t get the votes to do anything, and would likely be removed. Democrats went through the same...

re: Trump VP betting odds

Posted by cssamerican on 4/14/24 at 12:02 pm

Trump should nominate someone who can ride his coattails and win the next election as the pseudo incumbent. That ain’t Tim Scott....

re: Dems are now very worried about Mail In Ballots

Posted by cssamerican on 4/14/24 at 8:46 am

[quote]So they mailed fake ballots? or they mailed real ballots to every registered voter and that’s how they were harvested?[/quote] Consider a scenario where a state has 10 million registered voters. Let’s say you’re aware that 30% of these registered voters do not participate in voting due to va...

re: The average American pays $524,625 in taxes in their lifetime

Posted by cssamerican on 4/13/24 at 1:31 am

I wonder does this include hidden taxes? Hidden taxes would be the taxes passed through in the cost of an item. For example, how much would a $2.00 can of beans cost if you backed all the taxes businesses paid to get that can of beans to the retail shelves for you to buy....

re: Somebody please explain Landry's "school choice" plan to me like I'm 5.

Posted by cssamerican on 4/8/24 at 11:19 pm

[quote]The parents are getting the funds and are allowed to spend it on any qualified expense.[/quote] That’s how they phrased it; however, those additional expenses only matter if your tuition was less than the subsidy. How often will that happen?...

re: Somebody please explain Landry's "school choice" plan to me like I'm 5.

Posted by cssamerican on 4/8/24 at 10:47 pm

[quote]Did you ask the AI chatbot to answer that for you.[/quote] Nope, I attended private school :lol: and I have a good grasp of common sense. Having lived in Louisiana my whole life, I've witnessed this same scenario play out before. [quote]It is all about choice. If you decide to send your k...

re: Somebody please explain Landry's "school choice" plan to me like I'm 5.

Posted by cssamerican on 4/8/24 at 10:01 pm

[quote]If the state decides to send out 5k for kids choosing private, in lieu of spending 18k to educate that child, how is it not a win for the state?[/quote] A simple google search showed the following: State Louisiana K-12 Spending $12,993 per student Currently, there is no cost associated ...

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re: Somebody please explain Landry's "school choice" plan to me like I'm 5.

Posted by cssamerican on 4/8/24 at 9:48 pm

[quote]Better to give that money to parents than be wasted by the bureaucracy of Louisiana.[/quote] The parents aren’t getting the money, private entities are the recipients of the funds. High-quality schools may choose to raise their fees to match the state tuition supplementation, attracting p...

re: Somebody please explain Landry's "school choice" plan to me like I'm 5.

Posted by cssamerican on 4/8/24 at 9:15 pm

Total stupidity! Good private school tuition will go up to ensure the exclusivity, a bunch of fly by night private schools will pop up to cash in, public schools funding will suffer, and the state will be spending more than ever on education while getting even less for its money. :banghead:...

re: What would you like to see with the new Star Wars 'Rey' film?

Posted by cssamerican on 4/8/24 at 1:28 pm

Star Wars is dead. It will go down in history as the worst blunders in film history....

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re: If you had a do over, would you vote for Jeff Landry again?

Posted by cssamerican on 4/7/24 at 8:45 am

His significant lead in the polls would have secured victory in a runoff election, sparing Louisiana the cost of such an event. Despite persistent grievances about leadership spanning generations, we must recognize that we, as residents, bear responsibility for electing this leadership. The shortcom...

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re: Things that you like…but shouldn’t

Posted by cssamerican on 4/6/24 at 9:35 am

I like chocolate, but I shouldn’t :lol:...

re: The awakening of the fault that caused the NYC earthquake is the beginning of the end.

Posted by cssamerican on 4/6/24 at 8:43 am

All that confidence, yet you can’t tell me with any certainty if it will be a cold Christmas or a hot Christmas in Baton Rouge this year. Fear mongering at it’s finest....

re: NY landmarks to be lit up in tranny colors for Easter

Posted by cssamerican on 3/31/24 at 4:07 am

[quote]Biden and Pelosi are Catholic as well.[/quote] They aren’t Christian. We have to quit accepting statements that say they are when their actions clearly say otherwise....