Social Security
What Louisianans Should Know About the “One Big Beautiful Bill”
Congress is moving fast on a sweeping package known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB)—and it could [...]
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Louisiana Pensions: A Bargain for Teachers, A Burden for Taxpayers
Many of our public pension systems operate outside the laws of reason and are usually motivated more by [...]
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Elliott Stonecipher: Louisiana’s Demographic Challenge
These population demographic traits, coupled with negative patterns of population gain/loss, should be of [...]
Read moreOne in Five Louisianans Live Below The Poverty Line
21.6 percent of Louisianans are living in poverty, the second highest in the country, while the average [...]
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Guest Commentary: Entitlements, not Tax Deductions, Should be Targeted for Deficit Reduction
Cuts to entitlement programs could be the first steps to getting our fiscal house back into some sort of order.
Read moreLibertarian Message of Economic Freedom Connects with GOP Faithful in New Orleans
Over the past few years, the Republican Party has shifted more the direction of Rep. Ron Paul's [...]
Read moreLouisiana Next in Line for Arizona Illegal Immigration Bill, and Its Consequences
Arizona’s controversial immigration law is coming to Louisiana, at least if Rep. Ernest Wooton’s (I - [...]
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Immigration Status Checks: An Employer Obligation?
Illegal immigrants are set to find work with state contractors harder to come by. That is if employers [...]
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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. [...]
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