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Pampered egos need to find guts
The debate is raging in Washington about the looming debt limit witching hour, and the arguments are multifaceted. […]
Dan Juneau
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Tax structure should be multi-dimensional
One of the most controversial issues of the recently completed legislative session was dealing with the numerous bills designed to phase out the state income tax. […]
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Chilling reality of warmist predictions
In 1990, the United Nations’ International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued its first report on “global warming.” […]
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Obama’s ‘Fern Hill’ economic policy
I have always been a fan of the poetry of the iconoclastic Welshman, Dylan Thomas. One of my favorites by him was the poem “Fern Hill.”
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Focus on temporary revenue in crunch time
It was quite a week on the fiscal front at the state Legislature. Accusations and epithets were flying as crunch time began to approach in the effort to reconcile state spending with the amount of revenues that has been certified as being available to place in the budget.
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Our business climate matters
The current national economic downturn is the worst the nation has experienced since the economic malaise of the early 1980s. Many of us in Louisiana remember well how that terrible recession and the plunge in energy prices devastated our state’s economy. […]
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Good, bad legislation when it comes to education
Most of the buzz surrounding the current legislative session has revolved around the projected $1.6 billion shortfall in the state budget.
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Budget problems main focus in Baton Rouge battle
The 144 members of the Legislature didn’t exactly enjoy the recent Special Session on redistricting. […]
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Demise of the once ‘King Dollar’
It is depressing to watch the continued erosion of the proud currency that was once known as “King Dollar.”
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