Comments on: Time to drive on, Louisiana http://www.polimom.com/2006/02/01/time-to-drive-on-louisiana/ I used to be in the middle, but they keep moving the line! Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:43:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Polimom http://www.polimom.com/2006/02/01/time-to-drive-on-louisiana/#comment-725 Thu, 02 Feb 2006 03:02:00 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2006/02/01/time-to-drive-on-louisiana/#comment-725 I think LA should absolutely be pressing for the offshore royalty revenue. It's kind of baffling how they ended up with such a small slice of the pie, compared with other states. The time to fix that would absolutely be NOW. OTOH, I'm not sure that a short-term tax /barrel is such a terrible idea - if only for a year or two, even. I agree that taxing corporations has negative impact the business climate. But these are not normal times for Louisiana. Furthermore, I didn't see Rodger's suggestion as wide-ranging (which would indeed dampen the entire economic atmosphere), but focused directly on the industries that are in large part WHY the coast and wetlands are in such sorry straights. I think LA should absolutely be pressing for the offshore royalty revenue. It’s kind of baffling how they ended up with such a small slice of the pie, compared with other states.

The time to fix that would absolutely be NOW.

OTOH, I’m not sure that a short-term tax /barrel is such a terrible idea - if only for a year or two, even.

I agree that taxing corporations has negative impact the business climate. But these are not normal times for Louisiana. Furthermore, I didn’t see Rodger’s suggestion as wide-ranging (which would indeed dampen the entire economic atmosphere), but focused directly on the industries that are in large part WHY the coast and wetlands are in such sorry straights.

]]> by: bayoustjohndavid http://www.polimom.com/2006/02/01/time-to-drive-on-louisiana/#comment-724 Thu, 02 Feb 2006 02:44:00 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2006/02/01/time-to-drive-on-louisiana/#comment-724 I just made the comment on Rodger's blog that I think La.'s position is similar to that of a public sector union, in a contract dispute assets and leverage are good, public opinion is better. Blanco's idea works because it can be used to point out the 3mi/14mi. difference between La.'s offshore limit and some other states'. Unfortunately, I think the new tax idea would be using leverage about as well as PANO did in 1979. I just made the comment on Rodger’s blog that I think La.’s position is similar to that of a public sector union, in a contract dispute assets and leverage are good, public opinion is better. Blanco’s idea works because it can be used to point out the 3mi/14mi. difference between La.’s offshore limit and some other states’. Unfortunately, I think the new tax idea would be using leverage about as well as PANO did in 1979.

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