Comments for Veto showdown looms over cig tax at http://www.theind.com , comment 1 to 11 out of 11 comments http://www.theind.com Thu, 23 May 2013 04:18:37 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/8492-veto-showdown-looms-over-cig-tax#comment-18803 I'm pretty sure I've read that Texas Colleges are among the LEAST subsidized by taxes. That is why their tuition is so much higher than La.'s colleges. As for the value I place on education....I value it very highly. Thats why I worked so hard to pay for mine. Right here in Louisiana, too. Just like everyone else can do, too. But, if you think I should now pay higher taxes to pay for government-run educational boondoggles, then go ahead and elect more tax and spend LSU law alumni to the legislature and have them Raise taxes on me "for the good of all", for "better education". That'll surely spur more economic growth..,in Texas. - ragin_cajun Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:40:35 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/8492-veto-showdown-looms-over-cig-tax#comment-18799 How many Louisianas fit into a state the size of Texas??? How many oil wells and natural gas lines does TX collect revenue on? Try taxing those in Louisiana and see who howls??? But one thing is correct, I'll howl the moon down if you try to tax my home more. My homestead exemption & my testicles; they're all I have left that's not taxed. - Notsurprised Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:05:43 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/8492-veto-showdown-looms-over-cig-tax#comment-18795 It's too late to start governng like Texas. Years ago they dedicated mineral revenue to higher education and now they have one of the best public university systems in the country and all the economic activity that creates. LA, instead, used severance taxes to avoid civic responsibilty in the form of necessary taxation and now we have a governor and thousands of people like "ragin cajun" believing all taxes are bad and undervaluing education, while living in a state that has become "The Smokers'Paradise." As for "howling like two-year olds," it beats listening to whining adolescents. - rambeaux rawlings Thu, 16 Jun 2011 09:02:17 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/8492-veto-showdown-looms-over-cig-tax#comment-18791 Maybe he actually BELIEVES it's wrong to raise taxes. Maybe he thinks it's wrong for gov't. to regulate individual habits and customs like this. Maybe Jindal doesn't care whether a person smokes or not. As for making La. a great state, I look around at our neighbors, and Texas is the state I see doing best economically, educationally, and culturally. If we started governing La. like Texas, y'all would howl like 2 year olds. - ragin_cajun Thu, 16 Jun 2011 06:43:52 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/8492-veto-showdown-looms-over-cig-tax#comment-18783 threateing to block public works projects, its wrong, its petty, its a lack of integrity and intelligence No one is going to commend the governor for being vindictive. No one is going to commend Jindal for fighting over a 4 cent cig tax renewal. If he raised it to $4 tax, he might get some approval attention. If Jindal has aspirations politically, he ought to make Louisiana a great state so he could point to his accomplishments and tell the nation he can do that for the U.S. Fighting a 4 cent cig tax renewal isn't going to garner him any national admiration. - NotSurprised Wed, 15 Jun 2011 22:10:15 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/8492-veto-showdown-looms-over-cig-tax#comment-18782 this is a pi$$ing match for the governor. Why would he not want to renew a tax collected already. I can see opposing a new tax. collect the 4 cents & use it for health care. I just read an article that put taxes on a pack of cigs that made it $11. That number sounds good to me! Four cents is like stupid cheap to be arguing about. I think its just smoke & mirrors on Jindals part. I KNOW HE'S A SMALL MAN, I JUST DIDN'T REALIZE HE WAS SO SMALL IN CHARACTER ALSO, that he'd vindictively interfere in public works projects. - NotSurprised Wed, 15 Jun 2011 22:04:57 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/8492-veto-showdown-looms-over-cig-tax#comment-18753 UO -- I can't say it any better than Bob did, so I'll just quote his response. " The tax in question is legally about to expire; renewing requires a new law and therefore it is a new tax." I challenge YOU to find legal recognition of the concept of a "tax renewal" in State Law, State Constitution. There is none. So describe exactly how my logic is ridiculous. - ragin_cajun Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:41:41 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/8492-veto-showdown-looms-over-cig-tax#comment-18720 We are bombarded by claims that even slight exposure to second hand tobacco smoke is deadly. It only takes a simple examination of the facts to debunk this fallacy. ''The abuse of scientific integrity and the generation of faulty "scientific" outcomes (through the use of pseudoscience) have led to the deception of the American public on a grand scale and to draconian government overregulation and the squandering of public money.'' remember - Typically, the amount of tax assessed is not reasonably equivalent to the fair market value of the services provided. One important reason that this is true is because the amount of tax that is assessed is not negotiated between "buyer" and "seller" in a free market. Both overcharging and underpaying for goods or services makes one party a thief and the other party the victim of a crime. The tax in question is legally about to expire; renewing requires a new law and therefore it is a new tax. - Bob D. Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:14:25 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/8492-veto-showdown-looms-over-cig-tax#comment-18704 Maybe just as soon as Gov. Jindal is willing to fight for an end to the 4 cent state sales and use tax on non-prescription medication, natural herbal healthcare supplements, pet food, clothing and a litany of other things the state assesses a 4 cent sales and use tax on. I don't expect him to do so. Ragin Cajun, frankly, the Governor's logic and your logic are ridiculous. A continuation/renewal is not an increase of rate by any standard. I challenge you to find a way to spin this. It may be possible, but any common understanding of the matter will say the opposite. - Unempirical Observer Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:36:14 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/8492-veto-showdown-looms-over-cig-tax#comment-18694 Jindal: "The pro-smoking governor". - The Holy Goofus Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:14:11 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/8492-veto-showdown-looms-over-cig-tax#comment-18682 "read, threaten to block public works projects" What? Is there something wrong with that? - ragin_cajun Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:05:25 +0100