Families for Fair Taxes

"All too often, a business that’s been lured to Louisiana with generous tax breaks and other taxpayer-supported enticements fails to live up to the hype that preceded their arrival." Louisiana Illuminator hits the nail on the head with this recent editorial... "If Louisiana sticks to the status quo, you can expect more of its economic sizzle to turn south and fizzle."

Conditions that create jobs, not costly incentives, need to be prioritized in Louisiana - Louisiana Illuminator Labor Day gives us an opportunity to stress that a job-friendly climate has to be prioritized in Louisiana.

Corporate welfare is bad business, and we need to look no further than Jefferson Parish as the latest example. A company promising to create 100 high-paying jobs is now saying they can only create 13 jobs at half the pay. They're still asking for a $47 million tax exemption!

If they get it, everyday residents will have to shoulder that heavy tax debt to pay for public services like, police, schools, drainage, and streets.

Check out the full story by LLouisiana Illuminators WWesley Muller
https://lailluminator.com/2023/08/28/a-company-promised-100-high-paying-jobs-in-jefferson-parish-now-its-just-13-at-half-the-pay/

A company promised 100 high-paying jobs in Jefferson Parish. Now it’s just 13 at half the pay A company that promised 100 six-figure-salaried jobs to a Jefferson Parish community if officials allow it to build a chemical plant there has filed plans to create only 13 jobs at half the promised pay.

🚨East Baton Rouge students are being short changed! While everyone can agree that bus drivers, teachers and school staff deserve fair pay, finding the money is an entirely different matter. But, what if the money was hiding in plain sight?

See how the EBR School System lost $120 Million.

Yes, you read that right:
ONE.
HUNDRED.
TWENTY.
MILLION.
DOLLARS.

Get the full story: fairtaxesla.org/ebr