Por: The Advocate Opinion September 19, 2022
The proposal to eliminate the is a scam to benefit the rich.Revenue would have to be made up by raising other taxes that disproportionately burden the poor and middle classes. If a tax is to be eliminated, then getting rid of the onerous sales tax is what would increase general prosperity and help small retail businesses.The cherry-picked argument that Texas and Florida are growing faster than Louisiana and are attracting our young people... + full article
ABC News USA Business September 19, 2022
NEW YORK -- Americans picked up their spending a bit in August from July even as surging inflation on household necessities like rent and took a toll on family budgets.U.S. retail sales rose an unexpected 0.3% last month after falling 0.4% in July, the Commerce Department said... + más
Canceled Gulf of Mexico lease sale is back on the books, thanks to Inflation Reduction Act | The Advocate
Why isn’t inflation getting better? | The Boston Globe
ABC News USA Business September 17, 2022
Buying an electric vehicle for the first time may be harder than ever these days.The choices are no longer Tesla, Tesla, Tesla. There are pickup trucks, SUVs, crossovers, sedans, sports cars and hatches available from nearly every automaker. Seventy-two models (battery, plug-in... + más
Our Views: Our wretched roads won’t get better if we don't pay more at the pump | The Advocate
Letters: Electric vehicles should be taxed to pay for roads | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Business September 17, 2022
Ascension Parish has established a new district that would divert tax revenue from new and expanding industry to improve roads in the parish's east bank industrial corridor along the Mississippi River.Even as projects in neighboring St. James run into legal and regulatory... + más
Prairieville traffic fix on hold while Ascension Parish, DEMCO fight over power lines. | The Advocate
Why LSU says traffic after Mississippi State game will be better than snafu after Southern | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Crime September 17, 2022
St. James Parish doesn't have to pay nearly $864,400 in back sales taxes and legal interest to Nucor Steel, the ending a six-year legal battle.It's a win for a rural parish government and school system that have been reeling financially in late 2020. But it's a... + más
Last-minute challenge slows rollout of broadband in rural Louisiana parish | The Advocate
Thousands of old warrants clog Baton Rouge's justice system. Here's how some want to change that. | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Health September 17, 2022
Are people with Alzheimer's or dementia more vulnerable to financial abuse or financial exploitation?According to a December 2013 article in The Wall Street Journal, one in every five Americans 65 or older has been abused financially. Taking into consideration that one in... + más
How concierge medicine is changing the way people access health care | The Advocate
There's a growing dementia crisis in the veteran community: Alzheimer's Q&A | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Politics September 17, 2022
Despite huge budget and political hurdles, a key House committee Tuesday began to study the possibility of eliminating Louisiana's individual and corporate income taxes.Rep. Richard Nelson, R-Mandeville, whose resolution earlier this year prompted the review, noted that... + más
Louisiana's gas tax cannot meet state's road and bridge needs, audit says | The Advocate
Revenue from Louisiana's gasoline tax is insufficient to meet the state's road and bridge needs, Legislative Auditor Michael Waguespack said in a report issued Tuesday.Waguespack noted that the state's 20-cents-per-gallon gas tax has not been changed since 1990... + más
Louisiana lawmakers consider eliminating state income tax, 'Build a better mousetrap' | The Advocate
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