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re: So now reducing C02 will result in oxygen starvation?
Posted by BigJim on 5/6/25 at 5:36 pm
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I thought we had too much CO2?
This isn't about global warming (well, not as we conventionally think of it).
Skim the first paragraph.
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re: When will the double tax on stock dividends and gains be removed such a pox.
Posted by BigJim on 5/5/25 at 9:12 am
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It’s a double tax in the sense that outside of a retirement account the money used to invest has already been hit with income tax. So then I take what’s left out it in the market and get a gain and pull it out it’s taxed again.
I see what you are getting at, but that's stretching the meaning of double taxation.
For example, you earn income and pay income taxes. That income is used to buy a home (property tax) or other goods (sales tax). That's not a double tax because each tax is on a separate transaction (e.g. earning income, then owning a house). Similarly, it isn't a double tax if the state and local governments both charge you a sales tax.
The best example of a double tax, imho, is someone who works in one state while living in another. In those cases (minus the tax exemptions and credits that exist to fix the situation) both states would have a claim to tax the income he made.
In your broader way of thinking, you are right that you are getting taxed more. I also think a capital gains tax is terrible.
I just don't think the term "double tax" is accurate.
re: Theft coming at the La State Capitol!
Posted by BigJim on 5/1/25 at 11:16 pm
Just so much wrong here.
re: After Louisiana voters reject Amendment 2, Gov. Jeff Landry, lawmakers try diff approach
Posted by BigJim on 5/1/25 at 12:15 pm
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Each of the various measures, if approved by the Legislature, would go before voters individually in 2026 and take effect only with voter approval.
re: Study shows nearly half of ‘Covid deaths’ not caused by virus
Posted by BigJim on 4/29/25 at 11:47 pm
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Study shows nearly half of ‘Covid deaths’ not caused by virus
…in Greece
re: thoughts on gov Landry to this point
Posted by BigJim on 4/29/25 at 12:52 pm
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If you are referring to the recent corporate announcements of big companies locating in LA, he has had nothing to do with those. These things take years to come into fruition. He just happened to be the one who got to stand at the podium and announce them.
I think you are basically right.
The exception would be Meta. That really started at Washington Mardi Gras last year. Now, that isn't to say that Landry had a ton to do with it, but he should get some credit for it.
re: thoughts on gov Landry to this point
Posted by BigJim on 4/29/25 at 12:41 pm
Bit of a contrarian on this, but hear me out.
He has actually done better than I thought. He got some good secretaries in his cabinet. Tax reform is a big deal, and economic development looks good. I look forward to workforce development improvements.
That said...I had dirt-level low expectations of him. Not a fan of his power consolidation and gutting of ethics in the state. And blocking insurance reform is just terrible.
He has actually done better than I thought. He got some good secretaries in his cabinet. Tax reform is a big deal, and economic development looks good. I look forward to workforce development improvements.
That said...I had dirt-level low expectations of him. Not a fan of his power consolidation and gutting of ethics in the state. And blocking insurance reform is just terrible.
re: thoughts on gov Landry to this point
Posted by BigJim on 4/29/25 at 12:36 pm
:lol:
re: Battleships should make a comeback
Posted by BigJim on 4/28/25 at 11:17 pm
Yes, we should build our Navy around shelling the Houthi.
FFS
FFS
re: Ohio’s version of “school choice” just underwent its first major study: Here are results
Posted by BigJim on 4/28/25 at 7:44 pm
So those results are from the limited version or the open version? And how did they prohibit wealthy families?
re: Educational reform for a modern workforce
Posted by BigJim on 4/27/25 at 8:10 am
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Mandatory physical education/exercise
This is the only thing you said that wasn’t garbage.
re: LA GATOR / Vouchers - Less than 30% of applicants are current public school students
Posted by BigJim on 4/24/25 at 8:58 pm
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Vouchers enable everyone to do the same exact thing Drew Brees does, do what he thinks is best for his child. Why would you rather trap poor children in a failed school. When the money goes with the student the parent can use the money to do what they think is best for their child.
So vouchers for low income kids who cannot escape the system make some sense.
But for wealthier families who can already afford private school, it's just a waste of money.
re: Landry signed the RTO executive order
Posted by BigJim on 4/24/25 at 4:14 pm
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Just wanted to clarify, It’s been a hybrid schedule for years.
Most have been doing 3 days in office and 2 at home. Some have been a 4/1 ratio.
State workers haven’t been completely at home since 2020 or early 2021.
Would this apply to them? Is that still allowed if you have an office but you flex time and occasionally work from home?
re: Landry signed the RTO executive order
Posted by BigJim on 4/24/25 at 4:12 pm
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I doubt there are a ton of road warriors working for the state, but I would imagine their situations wouldn't change. Maybe if one day a week was for reports and paperwork, they would have to go into an office for that day.
Mostly Economic Development and Tourism folks. Not a ton, but I don't see an exception for them.
re: Met with Scalise this morning
Posted by BigJim on 4/24/25 at 2:42 pm
Thanks for the info; it nice to hear what our reps say when they are talking in small group meetings that the public does not attend.
:cheers:
:cheers:
re: Why is the stonk market melting down today?
Posted by BigJim on 4/21/25 at 10:16 am
You posted at 10:13am. Might be a little too soon to make declarations about how the market is doing.
re: Trump tariffs and the Supreme Court
Posted by BigJim on 4/21/25 at 10:03 am
Nice list, good to have for reference later.
re: La. Funded Plaquemine Parish Carmouche Led Legacy Lawsuit Shakedown
Posted by BigJim on 4/19/25 at 9:08 am
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Trump’s support of Governor Joffrey is bewildering.
Not really. It's tactical.
re: Louisiana House Bill 77
Posted by BigJim on 4/18/25 at 11:32 pm
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Law makers fricking with shite they should leave alone once again
re: 6.3K migrants moved to Social Security’s ‘death’ list
Posted by BigJim on 4/15/25 at 9:47 am
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More than 6,300 migrants who are authorized to work in the U.S. have been moved to a Social Security Administration (SSA) list of people who have died after officials deemed them to pose security threats or as wanted by federal law enforcement agencies.
If they were authorized to work here, why do this?
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