Tax & Budget
Guest Commentary: Report Confirms Wastefulness of Louisiana’s Media Tax Credits
Jeffrey Sadow has unearthed data, from Louisiana Economic Development's own commissioned report, that [...]
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Commentary: Obama’s Deficit Reduction Speech Illustrates Fundamental Misunderstanding of America’s Fiscal Woes
As long as Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid remain intact, our national debt will be perilous. [...]
Read moreResearch: Looming Pension Crisis Ignored
The Pelican Institute's latest research compares Louisiana's pension crisis Wisconsin's. Despite less [...]
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North Dakota the First to Pass New Tactic Against Federal Debt
The National Debt Relief Amendment, which would mandate state approval before increases in the federal [...]
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Commentary: Ryan Budget a Monumental Opportunity for Reigning in Federal Deficits
Democratic leaders are hounding the Ryan budget for its supposed severity and ideologically-driven [...]
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Legislators Attack Jindal’s Plan to Privatize Prisons
Governor Jindal's plan to privatize three state prisons has received criticism from legislators who [...]
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Tax Freedom Day Passes for Louisiana, but Ignores Federal Deficit
The Tax Foundation states that the 2011 Tax Freedom Day will fall on April 12th. However, if the federal [...]
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Louisiana Taxpayers Cover the Tab for Over 70 Percent of Local Pensions
State lawmakers were not thinking about long term costs when they passed a law back in 1999 that allowed [...]
Read moreA First in American History: 2011 Federal Aid Set to Overwhelm State General Funds
2011 is set to be the first year that federal aid becomes the largest component of state revenues. [...]
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