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re: Non leftists that are Pro Palestinian
Posted by BigJim on 5/18/24 at 9:24 am
[quote][quote]Is it simply contrarianism?[/quote]I think quite a bit.
I can argue this the other way, though.
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This made me chuckle.
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re: Louisiana lawmakers pass bill to protect ‘freedom’ to buy gas vehicles
Posted by BigJim on 5/18/24 at 9:18 am
[quote][u]this is a[/u] middle-man requirement similar to the archaic booze laws in the state,[/quote]
FIFY
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re: St. George and the future of EBR
Posted by BigJim on 5/18/24 at 9:09 am
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The corruption runs so deep it’s only a matter of time (if not from the start) before they control St. George too.[/quote]
Who is "they?"
Not saying whoever runs St. George will be perfect (of course they won't) but if they make a decision you disagree with, it won't be because th...
re: Governor Landry pushes for use of public funds for private or home schools
Posted by BigJim on 5/17/24 at 10:10 am
[quote]I pay property tax and my daughter goes to private school. Just give me back what I pay I school property tax which is about 3K a year and I’m good.[/quote]
My kids are grown. Using your logic, I should not have to pay school taxes.
Or adults without kids. Etc.
Remember, your school ...
re: St. George and the future of EBR
Posted by BigJim on 5/17/24 at 10:05 am
[quote]I have read that approximately 65% of the tax base for EBR is gone now.[/quote]
I don't think that is right.
[quote]The roads and infrastructure are already in terrible condition.[/quote]
That's a parish issue (for the most part), so that should not change...which is not to say the r...
re: What will this board look like when Biden takes Trump to school?
Posted by BigJim on 5/16/24 at 12:06 am
Meh. Trump and Biden supporters will each say their guy won.
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re: Landry Is No Conservative
Posted by BigJim on 5/16/24 at 12:03 am
[quote]OP’s point is partially true. Landry is a social conservative but not on business/small government issues. What OP—and many on this board—aren’t getting is that Landry needs the conservatives on his side to win again. [b]People need to let their State Senators know they want the Insurance Com...
re: Landry Is No Conservative
Posted by BigJim on 5/16/24 at 12:00 am
[quote]Tort reform isn’t dead.[/quote]
A lot of bills that will affect property and casualty passed.
Auto...not so much.
Still, advances were made.
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re: Landry secretly boosting gaming chair's salary
Posted by BigJim on 5/15/24 at 5:50 pm
[quote]Larvadain’s House Bill 316 did not include those extra benefits when he introduced the bill or when it passed the House. In an unusual move, Larvadain offered an amendment to add them before the Senate Judiciary B Committee, which approved the change without any explanation of what senators ...
Landry secretly boosting gaming chair's salary
Posted by BigJim on 5/15/24 at 4:44 pm
[link=(https://www.nola.com/news/politics/jeff-landry-wants-to-give-higher-pay-to-gaming-control-chair/article_7564fafe-12ec-11ef-b724-a33f538b41ce.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share)]Getting an extra $12k and retirement benefits[/link]
[quote]Rep. Ed Larvadain, D-A...
re: Trump accepts invite to Libertarian Conference
Posted by BigJim on 5/11/24 at 11:45 am
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They never learn. The maganecks will never buy into ancap philosophy. Rothbard and Lew Rockwell tried it with the newsletters, and it didn't work[/quote]
Is that the point?
Or is the point to get third party voters to vote for Trump over Biden?...
re: Incumbent Sharon Weston Broome behind in fundraising
Posted by BigJim on 5/11/24 at 11:43 am
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The only interactions I have with him have been good. He'd be a breath of fresh air.[/quote]
Personally, I like him had have had good interactions with him as well.
He is smart and hardworking. I think he wins in the competency arena over SWB.
But he is much more to the left in ...
re: Medical Debt Should Not Ever Be Used to Harm Credit Worthiness
Posted by BigJim on 5/9/24 at 8:24 am
[quote]My wife works for a doctor that had $250k of student debt cancelled[/quote]
Because the doctor was just that awesome? Or you leaving something out?
Like-he worked in a rural or underserved area for so many years.
Or the hospital/practice paid his debt because they wanted to hire him a...
re: I actually can believe this. Cancer-linked flame retardants found in car interiors
Posted by BigJim on 5/7/24 at 6:17 pm
Cancer-linked?
Not sure that is enough to eliminate material that prevents fire.
Hey, how about letting the free market decide this one?...
re: Social Security could end in 2035
Posted by BigJim on 5/7/24 at 6:15 pm
SS won't end in 2035, benefits will just be reduced according to existing law.
That doesn't really affect the point you are making, but I don't want people to be misinformed....
re: Thoughts on rushed constitutional convention in La? Looks like voters don’t really want it
Posted by BigJim on 5/6/24 at 4:55 pm
[quote]ax film credits, oil and gas, and gambling isn’t the answer. [u]Providing a better mousetrap than our neighbors is[/u].[/quote]
I will settle for as good a mousetrap as our neighbors!
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re: Thoughts on rushed constitutional convention in La? Looks like voters don’t really want it
Posted by BigJim on 5/6/24 at 8:35 am
[quote]The only thing anyone brings up is Article 7. If that’s the goal, you don’t need a convention, especially since the “delegates” are the legislators.
Step 1. File a bill to say what you want in Article 7 and what you want in statute.
Step 2. Legislators debate it during the session. Public...
re: Thoughts on rushed constitutional convention in La? Looks like voters don’t really want it
Posted by BigJim on 5/6/24 at 7:37 am
To be fair, that was poll ranked the constitutional convention versus other priorities like public safety and economic development and education.
Those are actual goals. A constitutional convention is a means.
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re: Landry folds - will whore himself to feds to give out free food to poors this summer
Posted by BigJim on 5/2/24 at 6:38 am
Meh, that’s just COVID money running out. ...
re: Louisiana Legislature repeals law blocking homeowner’s insurance cancellations
Posted by BigJim on 5/2/24 at 12:00 am
[quote]This will end badly. It won’t lower premiums and will make it easier for insurers to just leave.[/quote]
Perhaps you haven't noticed, but they have already left.
They don't want to do business in a risky state.
Part of, but not the whole issue, is why would you write policies in stat...
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