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Very Aggressive Tax (VAT) comes with costs
It isn’t surprising that the latest fix for the spending addiction in Washington has surfaced in Congressional discussions. It is called the VAT, the value added tax. […]
Articles by Dan Juneau
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Recent ruckus shows games that people play
A recent ruckus in the state legislature has created a lot of anger and garnered national media attention. […]
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Ranking Louisiana’s business climate
Every year, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and the Association of Washington Business publish their “Redbook” which ranks the business climate of states based on 50 different criteria. […]
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Guaranteeing the guarantees
Occasionally you hear things that you find hard to believe. That happened recently when I heard the 44th President of the United States giving a government guarantee for the warranties of cars purchased from General Motors and Chrysler. […]
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Louisiana: The energy-less state
President Obama’s recently released budget details two things: where the Administration wishes to go and how it will pay for it. […]
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Blanco made right move on insurance
In the aftermath of the catastrophic hurricanes of this decade, property insurance premiums skyrocketed in coastal states, particularly in Florida-a peninsula in which almost every square foot of land is exposed to immense storm damage. […]
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Blue Dogs will shoulder the blame
During the last decade, Republican members of Congress have taken a beating in elections around the country. […]
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Anatomy of a deficit
The Revenue Estimating Conference (REC) met on December 15 to do its constitutionally required task of giving the official estimate for state revenues for both the current budget and the one for the fiscal year beginning next July. […]
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Wisdom vs. expediency
On December 15, Louisiana Revenue Estimating Conference (REC) will meet at the state Capitol to certify some very important fiscal data. […]