Fortunately I’ve been able to buy homeowners insurance on my home, albeit at a higher premium than I like. Now the State will be saving me a couple of dollars on my La. income taxes but the few dollars that I may save will be spent in paying higher sales taxes on goods and services that I buy. Unfortunately many lower income state residents will have their social services cut because the new tax cuts for upper income La. residents will drain the State’s ability to fund some current social services to low income La. residents going forward.
I'm afraid social Darwinism has become the order of the day for the new Republican Party. In addition, the assumption is that those being harmed by these policies are too dumb to even realize it, much less do anything about it. And, you know what? We seem determined to prove them right. Worse, their adherents will never admit any fault publicly even if the consequences demand it.
Right again, Bob. The Republicans are great at cutting taxes for the rich, eliminating regulations on businesses but will not correct Roe until the right white Republican woman dies from lack of care. About 25% of all pregnancies end in a natural miscarriage, often called a silent miscarriage. Most are not as life threatening as your example.
Thank you. You raised a valid question that I've mentioned several times in the past few weeks. Those tariffs are not going to help anyone. I wrote this back in September: "This week, a report from the Peterson Institute for International Economics concluded that Trump’s main tariff proposals – assuming that the targeted countries retaliated with their own tariffs — would slash more than a percentage point off the U.S. economy by 2026 and make inflation 2 percentage points higher next year than it otherwise would have been."
I totally agree with Mr. Winham. He is too nice. This is our moment! We must stand up to this horseshit and speak strongly to our representatives, put it in writing and go to legislature. Let;s go!
Fortunately I’ve been able to buy homeowners insurance on my home, albeit at a higher premium than I like. Now the State will be saving me a couple of dollars on my La. income taxes but the few dollars that I may save will be spent in paying higher sales taxes on goods and services that I buy. Unfortunately many lower income state residents will have their social services cut because the new tax cuts for upper income La. residents will drain the State’s ability to fund some current social services to low income La. residents going forward.
I'm afraid social Darwinism has become the order of the day for the new Republican Party. In addition, the assumption is that those being harmed by these policies are too dumb to even realize it, much less do anything about it. And, you know what? We seem determined to prove them right. Worse, their adherents will never admit any fault publicly even if the consequences demand it.
Jeff said he wanted to be competitive with Texas. Texas is facing an even worse insurance crisis.
I live in Baton Rouge and my home insurance doubled overnight.
Right again, Bob. The Republicans are great at cutting taxes for the rich, eliminating regulations on businesses but will not correct Roe until the right white Republican woman dies from lack of care. About 25% of all pregnancies end in a natural miscarriage, often called a silent miscarriage. Most are not as life threatening as your example.
Another great essay. I have a question. How bad will the Trump tariffs be on fixed income retired people on top of the Landry tax cut?
Thank you. You raised a valid question that I've mentioned several times in the past few weeks. Those tariffs are not going to help anyone. I wrote this back in September: "This week, a report from the Peterson Institute for International Economics concluded that Trump’s main tariff proposals – assuming that the targeted countries retaliated with their own tariffs — would slash more than a percentage point off the U.S. economy by 2026 and make inflation 2 percentage points higher next year than it otherwise would have been."
Thank you for responding. I’m not looking forward to the next couple of years. ☹️
Same!
I totally agree with Mr. Winham. He is too nice. This is our moment! We must stand up to this horseshit and speak strongly to our representatives, put it in writing and go to legislature. Let;s go!