Louisiana legislators had more pressing concerns.
Tag: Jindal tax proposal
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Oh, brother, where art thou? Is state income tax really why Nikesh Jindal split?
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.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
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.
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Tax-cut mania: Parroting national GOPoobahs has poorly served Jindal
Yes, he cut taxes, but George W. Bush’s job-creation record was atrocious.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
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.
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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.
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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.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
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.
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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.
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Once called governor’s ‘lap dog,’ House speaker yanks on his leash
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.