Comments for Fair Share at http://www.theind.com , comment 1 to 2 out of 2 comments http://www.theind.com Tue, 21 May 2013 01:40:56 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.theind.com/news/9-indnews/9593-fair-share-#comment-25612 What this actually boils down to is "selective ignorance and/or enforcement" of the stated tax statues. Bottom line, it is the Tax Assessor's responsibility to insure that any/all properties are taxed in accordance with and complying with the tax laws of both the parish and the state. The fact is simply this; the Tax Assessor's job has been a "cush" job for generations. As long as Louisianaians, the citizens as well as the politicians, were satisfied with letting the oil industry provide the bulk of the revenue necessary to run the state everyone was happy. Now, the citizens have to wake up to the reality that if one wants to play, one has to pay. Now, property taxes are becoming more/more a symbol of what business as usual will have to be in Louisiana. No longer can we depend-as we have since the Long Administration-on the oil industry for the revenue necessary to run the state. More and more revenue will have to be generated on the local level, i.e, parish, city, bases--as is the case in almost every other state in the Union--after all Louisiana ranks 45th in per capita tax assessment, there's some "fudge" room there to play with. Keep your eyes open,very/very open, the "ethos" has just begun.... Happy New Year - Greg Foreman Mon, 26 Dec 2011 22:02:57 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/9-indnews/9593-fair-share-#comment-25588 This is a perfect example of laws being enacted to protect the politically connected. A law that relies on the honesty of landowners who claim there is some type of agricultural activity on their land. GIVE ME A BREAK!! They are gaming the system and the politicians enacted the laws to allow them to do this. WHAT SAY YOU CONRAD?? NO SPIN PLEASE!!!! - Michael A. Moss Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:49:18 +0100