Jindal tax proposal

Louisiana bucks the trend: postmortem of a tax revolution that fizzled

Louisiana legislators had more pressing concerns.

Opinion By Mark Moseley May 23, 2013 1 comment

Oh, brother, where art thou? Is state income tax really why Nikesh Jindal split?

Getting "personal" failed to swing Legislature Jindal's way.

Jindal junked a Reagan quote and used a family anecdote to sell his tax plan. But the truth poorly serves his argument that taxes are behind the state's brain drain.

Opinion By Mark Moseley May 21, 2013

Economist: Tax amnesty scheme doesn’t purge budget of shaky revenue sources

The amnesty plan was proposed after Gov. Jindal blocked a proposal to trim business tax breaks.

By Tyler Bridges May 14, 2013

Tax-cut mania: Parroting national GOPoobahs has poorly served Jindal

Yes, he cut taxes, but George W. Bush's job-creation record was atrocious.

Opinion By Mark Moseley May 8, 2013 6 comments

So much for state-level initiatives: Presidential itch botched Jindal tax repeal

How stunning was Jindal's setback? Consider: A GOP governor couldn’t convince a GOP Legislature in a red state to help him cut income taxes — his No. 1 priority.

Opinion By Mark Moseley April 25, 2013 3 comments

With income tax repeal dead, lawmakers to focus on ending years of spending cuts

“The will wasn’t there to prolong the agony,” said Rep. Joel Robideaux, R-Lafayette, about legislators' decision to table the tax bills.

By Tyler Bridges April 15, 2013

Jindal junks tax repeal in favor of phase-outs. Who pays? Who cares!

The revenue offsets in his initial plan were always completely negotiable as long as they yielded an income tax repeal. That's why it kept changing.

Opinion By Mark Moseley April 12, 2013 3 comments

Tax committee members oppose Jindal’s anything-goes approach to unfunded cuts

Jindal now seems willing to back a plan — any plan — that repeals the state income tax.

By Tyler Bridges April 12, 2013 2 comments

Collapse of Jindal plan spawns unfunded schemes to phase out income tax

“I just don’t believe that’s a prudent thing to do,” said state Rep. Joel Robideaux, commenting on proposals to phase out income tax on a pay-as-you-go basis.

By Tyler Bridges April 9, 2013 1 comment

Once called governor’s ‘lap dog,’ House speaker yanks on his leash

To applause from fellow representatives, House Speaker Chuck Kleckley has put some distance between himself and the governor.

Kleckley says the House may still pass a revamp of the tax system. He notes that four legislators have put forward competing measures: “All of them may be incorporated into the governor’s plan, or pieces of them can be used.” But until the revenue estimates stabilize, Kleckley says the Jindal plan doesn't even have the support to survive a committee vote.

By Tyler Bridges April 5, 2013