Trump's so called conservative ditto head journalist in a New Orleans Advocate opinion column dated 3/9/20 titled, "The Democrat's Stalk Cultural Differences Inside The Party" apes Trump and his party's talking point of trying to continue to divide the country during this election year by saying the democratic party is divided. York uses the Biden-Sanders race to try and prove his point and it is laughable.
York tries to use the difference between Biden and Sanders as seen in the eyes of their supporters as one of division. York gets it wrong from the start because he is comparing apples to oranges. He treats Sanders as a democrat but he is really an independent and does not have control over the democratic party. That is why Joe Biden has jumped ahead of Sanders in the race to the nomination and has won the support of most every democratic public official and democratic groups.
The internet is full of republican stories of democratic division in their desire to float dis-information to the public. York and the other republican Trump ditto heads are scared to death of the "blue wave" that has been so effective ousting republicans the past 3 years and they see they just might drown again in the November elections. It is also worthy to note that just recently Twitter and Facebook took down some of Trump and his party's dis-information ads.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Monday, March 9, 2020
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Former Vice President Joe Biden Was SUPER On Super Tuesday.
The pundits who were writing Joe Biden's obit before the South Carolina primary and the super Tuesday primaries demonstrated how the news media is so out of touch with the real political world. But the former V.P. put them to shame after the results of the South Carolina and super Tuesday primaries. Fourteen states voted Tuesday and the pundits gave Sanders a big lead in most of those states before the vote was cast or counted.
The voters finally had their say on super Tuesday and gave Mr. Biden a SUPER day. Biden won 10 states compared to Sander's four states. And Biden's margin of victory was double digits in several states and won Texas, who along with California, which Sanders won, offered the most delegates. Because of Biden's performance the only Presidential candidates standing are Biden, Sanders and Warren. Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Tom Steyer and Michael Bloomberg suspended their campaigns and endorsed Joe Biden. Warren is expected to drop out as she has no avenue to the nomination.
So now the nomination is between Biden and Sanders with several more primaries this month and later. Biden will continue to run as the moderate democratic candidate that he is and will continue to tell the story of the democratic party and how he and the party will over come the disaster of the Trump administration if elected. This writer thinks Sanders would be smart if he alluded to the fact that he is a registered independent who seeks the democratic nomination instead of embracing the role of a democratic socialist. You can't have it both ways because the democratic party is not a socialist party.
The democratic party will not embrace medicare for all, free college tuition for all or pay off all current college student debt. Biden and the party's plan to make the ACA better with changes will be less costly and the proper thing to do. It is already in the system and we know it works. The economy always does better on the democratic watch and that is better for the middle class and those at the lowest level of income. That is what keeps the economy growing.
The issue will become much sharper now with only Biden and Sanders in the running. The final debates and primaries will give the voters a chance to decide which candidate they think will be the best nominee. This writer still believes there should be no more debates because the moderators will continue to treat it like show business and are going to ask questions that will provoke personal attacks instead of talking about what a future under Biden or Sanders would look like.
In the meantime the pundits should try and learn something from their failure at being good journalists.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
The voters finally had their say on super Tuesday and gave Mr. Biden a SUPER day. Biden won 10 states compared to Sander's four states. And Biden's margin of victory was double digits in several states and won Texas, who along with California, which Sanders won, offered the most delegates. Because of Biden's performance the only Presidential candidates standing are Biden, Sanders and Warren. Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Tom Steyer and Michael Bloomberg suspended their campaigns and endorsed Joe Biden. Warren is expected to drop out as she has no avenue to the nomination.
So now the nomination is between Biden and Sanders with several more primaries this month and later. Biden will continue to run as the moderate democratic candidate that he is and will continue to tell the story of the democratic party and how he and the party will over come the disaster of the Trump administration if elected. This writer thinks Sanders would be smart if he alluded to the fact that he is a registered independent who seeks the democratic nomination instead of embracing the role of a democratic socialist. You can't have it both ways because the democratic party is not a socialist party.
The democratic party will not embrace medicare for all, free college tuition for all or pay off all current college student debt. Biden and the party's plan to make the ACA better with changes will be less costly and the proper thing to do. It is already in the system and we know it works. The economy always does better on the democratic watch and that is better for the middle class and those at the lowest level of income. That is what keeps the economy growing.
The issue will become much sharper now with only Biden and Sanders in the running. The final debates and primaries will give the voters a chance to decide which candidate they think will be the best nominee. This writer still believes there should be no more debates because the moderators will continue to treat it like show business and are going to ask questions that will provoke personal attacks instead of talking about what a future under Biden or Sanders would look like.
In the meantime the pundits should try and learn something from their failure at being good journalists.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Saturday, February 29, 2020
Election 2020: What You Will Not Hear From The News Media, PolitiDose Will Articulate In Its Commentary. Part I
Don't expect the news media to be a fair voice for accuracy in their reports concerning the Presidential nominees and or those running for a seat in congress this election year. The words conservatism and liberal will be tossed around and used to describe individuals and party alike, like always, but the words have lost their meaning to the sound bites of political rhetoric. In fact the words have been used as an excuse to divide.
The media who has devoted most of its coverage to Trump beginning with the 2016 Presidential campaign has sucked all the air out of real news coverage and the real issues fell to the ground and were overwhelmed by the extraordinary coverage bestowed on the Trumpet man. They simply became a part of his propaganda and fake news. And they are primed to give him more coverage this election year.
PolitiDose will fill the void and report the facts on issues important to the voting public during this election year and will also destroy the myths of republican conservatism and the news media's sorry support of those myths in their own commentary. Any one who has watched the democratic debates surely knows how ill informed the moderators are on the issues because of the questions asked by them.
The 2020 election is about the future and that is what PolitiDose's commentary will be all about. So stay tuned to PolitiDose for your daily dose of political commentary and stay tuned for Part II coming up next.
The media who has devoted most of its coverage to Trump beginning with the 2016 Presidential campaign has sucked all the air out of real news coverage and the real issues fell to the ground and were overwhelmed by the extraordinary coverage bestowed on the Trumpet man. They simply became a part of his propaganda and fake news. And they are primed to give him more coverage this election year.
PolitiDose will fill the void and report the facts on issues important to the voting public during this election year and will also destroy the myths of republican conservatism and the news media's sorry support of those myths in their own commentary. Any one who has watched the democratic debates surely knows how ill informed the moderators are on the issues because of the questions asked by them.
The 2020 election is about the future and that is what PolitiDose's commentary will be all about. So stay tuned to PolitiDose for your daily dose of political commentary and stay tuned for Part II coming up next.
Thursday, February 27, 2020
The Coronavirus Is Not The Cause Of The Recent Stock Market Decline.
On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week the DJIA dropped approximately 2000 points. Wall Street, the financial networks and Trump's ditto heads blamed it on the coronavirus, but don't take that excuse too serious. The real cause lays squarely with an overpriced market brought about by the Trump-GOP tax cuts. Corporate America and the wealthy used those tax savings to buy back stock in the companies they operate which automatically ran up the per share price. And Trump himself has made statements unbecoming a President that helped stocks to go even higher. When 2% of the top 100% own 90% of all stocks and bonds, manipulation can take place any time. And many of those who used their tax savings to buy back their shares have already sold those shares with a great profit.
Then you have the Trump economy that has underperformed the Obama economy, especially in creating new jobs. The federal deficit continues to rise under Trump as it always does under republican administrations. The latest reports say income inequality is at its highest level ever. Unemployment during Obama's last three years in office decreased 1.9%. In Trump's first three years in office unemployment has decreased 1.1%. The GDP is still much less than 3% growth per year.
CNBC's financial news and their hosts were wrong on what the Reagan, Bush and Trump tax cuts would produce and they are still trying to sell that failed story. Its three strikes and you are out. They have added a new claim lately saying if Sanders is elected President the stock market would be in grave trouble. So the next time you hear the coronavirus being blamed for a down DJIA, just laugh it off as fake news which is so much in style by the impeached President and his ditto heads.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Then you have the Trump economy that has underperformed the Obama economy, especially in creating new jobs. The federal deficit continues to rise under Trump as it always does under republican administrations. The latest reports say income inequality is at its highest level ever. Unemployment during Obama's last three years in office decreased 1.9%. In Trump's first three years in office unemployment has decreased 1.1%. The GDP is still much less than 3% growth per year.
CNBC's financial news and their hosts were wrong on what the Reagan, Bush and Trump tax cuts would produce and they are still trying to sell that failed story. Its three strikes and you are out. They have added a new claim lately saying if Sanders is elected President the stock market would be in grave trouble. So the next time you hear the coronavirus being blamed for a down DJIA, just laugh it off as fake news which is so much in style by the impeached President and his ditto heads.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
CBS and The Democratic Debate
Tuesday nights democratic debate moderated by CBS turned out to be a tragedy for the first 30 minutes because of the two moderators who lost control of the debate process. They set out a time limit for answers and rebuttal, did not enforce the time limits and allowed the candidates to talk over each other at the same time. As a result, the first 30 minutes were wasted because the two moderators, like so many debates in the past, use the debates as show business.
After four other moderators appeared on the scene, things calmed down and good questions were asked which prompted a more civil debate on important issues. The negative moderator remarks of calling Bernie Sanders a democratic socialist surfaced again. They just can not accept the fact that Sanders is not a democrat. Worse yet, they over look the republican party's socialist agenda of massive tax cuts, tax breaks and loop holes for Corporate America and the wealthy and the billions of dollars given to the oil and gas industry as if they are in need. But CBS should be given credit overall as doing a better job with questions than NBC did the previous week in the Nevada debates.
This writer thought Biden and Bloomberg performed the best with specific answers and were knowledgeable about the questions. Sanders should rethink his medicare for all plan because if he wins the nomination and defeats Trump in the general election the democratic party will not support that plan because it is too costly and could put medicare as we know it in jeopardy. That would be tragic because medicare has served its purpose for the elderly and the disabled for so many years. Biden still has the best plan. Make the ACA better, add the public option and have the government negotiate with big Pharma on the price of prescription drugs to lower the cost.
This writer still believes there are too many debates because it is a flawed set up and needs to be reformed. The debates are about a future President and what he or she will want to accomplish but most questions are about the past positions like as if problems never change. One thing is for sure, the upcoming primaries will energize the voters and not very many will remember the debates.
After four other moderators appeared on the scene, things calmed down and good questions were asked which prompted a more civil debate on important issues. The negative moderator remarks of calling Bernie Sanders a democratic socialist surfaced again. They just can not accept the fact that Sanders is not a democrat. Worse yet, they over look the republican party's socialist agenda of massive tax cuts, tax breaks and loop holes for Corporate America and the wealthy and the billions of dollars given to the oil and gas industry as if they are in need. But CBS should be given credit overall as doing a better job with questions than NBC did the previous week in the Nevada debates.
This writer thought Biden and Bloomberg performed the best with specific answers and were knowledgeable about the questions. Sanders should rethink his medicare for all plan because if he wins the nomination and defeats Trump in the general election the democratic party will not support that plan because it is too costly and could put medicare as we know it in jeopardy. That would be tragic because medicare has served its purpose for the elderly and the disabled for so many years. Biden still has the best plan. Make the ACA better, add the public option and have the government negotiate with big Pharma on the price of prescription drugs to lower the cost.
This writer still believes there are too many debates because it is a flawed set up and needs to be reformed. The debates are about a future President and what he or she will want to accomplish but most questions are about the past positions like as if problems never change. One thing is for sure, the upcoming primaries will energize the voters and not very many will remember the debates.
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
The Democratic Debates, The Moderators, The Democratic Caucus and Primaries.
The latest democratic debate before the Nevada Caucus moderated by NBC did very little justice to the candidates and the public. The questions to the candidate were old of the past debates and void of the real issues the next President will face. NBC should be ashamed of its performance and its lack of quality time to some of the candidates. This writer believes their performance showed a lack of understanding what debates are all about.
The democratic Caucus and primaries that have already taken place makes for good press but it is lacking substance for a real analysis. The story line is the results so far put Sanders way ahead and are basically writing off every one else, especially Joe Biden. One writer for the AP after the Nevada caucus vote called Sanders the democratic socialist. Well, Sanders is no democrat and in fact is an independent. He is in tune with democrats on many issues but does not represent democratic policy, especially on the health care issue.
But reporting on the caucus and primaries are doing their best to link Sanders and the democratic party as one. Because of those reports Biden is letting it be known there is a big difference between Sanders and democratic policies and position on some major issues facing the country. Of course reporters who are worth their salt should know that but like some politicians, creating division gives them something extra to write and talk about.
This writer believes the story line about Sanders having a wrap and that he truly represents the democratic party are ill conceived and could harm voter turn out which will be necessary to beat the impeached Trump in November. The super primaries that will take place in early March and then move ahead will be the barometer for the candidate to beat. Plus those primaries will feature the whole state voting and not just the small number of voters who vote in the caucus.
The democratic candidates should point out that both Sanders and Bloomberg are not democrats because many voters do not take the time to research the candidates and just follow the sound bites that sound good. The super primaries will likely change the script being written today in the press. What is needed from now until the November election is an independent voice that addresses the issues that are so important to understanding the difference between the impeached President and the real democratic party.
PolitiDose intends to be that voice on the issues in multiple commentaries that will start soon. So stay tuned to PolitiDose, your daily dose of political commentary for the facts.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
The democratic Caucus and primaries that have already taken place makes for good press but it is lacking substance for a real analysis. The story line is the results so far put Sanders way ahead and are basically writing off every one else, especially Joe Biden. One writer for the AP after the Nevada caucus vote called Sanders the democratic socialist. Well, Sanders is no democrat and in fact is an independent. He is in tune with democrats on many issues but does not represent democratic policy, especially on the health care issue.
But reporting on the caucus and primaries are doing their best to link Sanders and the democratic party as one. Because of those reports Biden is letting it be known there is a big difference between Sanders and democratic policies and position on some major issues facing the country. Of course reporters who are worth their salt should know that but like some politicians, creating division gives them something extra to write and talk about.
This writer believes the story line about Sanders having a wrap and that he truly represents the democratic party are ill conceived and could harm voter turn out which will be necessary to beat the impeached Trump in November. The super primaries that will take place in early March and then move ahead will be the barometer for the candidate to beat. Plus those primaries will feature the whole state voting and not just the small number of voters who vote in the caucus.
The democratic candidates should point out that both Sanders and Bloomberg are not democrats because many voters do not take the time to research the candidates and just follow the sound bites that sound good. The super primaries will likely change the script being written today in the press. What is needed from now until the November election is an independent voice that addresses the issues that are so important to understanding the difference between the impeached President and the real democratic party.
PolitiDose intends to be that voice on the issues in multiple commentaries that will start soon. So stay tuned to PolitiDose, your daily dose of political commentary for the facts.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Saturday, February 22, 2020
The New Orleans Saints: Then There Were Three: Brees, Bridgewater and Hill
All three have been part of the news recently for different reasons but the reasons have nothing to do with any thing that resembles any thought of evaluation or substance. The news stories are more or less the product of sports writers who have too much time on their hands and not enough of quality talk that has meaning in this writers judgement.
The Brees story of returning for one more year was hardly news. Sports writers seemed to understand that and all they wanted to do was report once again about Brees personal records as a Saint and even listed a long list of his records like that is good reason for his return. And of course the usual standby apple polishing statement of how competitive Brees is as a player and can lead New Orleans to another Super Bowl. Lost in sports reporting is that Brees has not played well in the play offs the past few years and sports writers have yet to ask the most important question that this writer asked after the Vikings eliminated the Saints in the playoffs this past season. The question asked in PolitiDose was: Has Payton and Brees seen their best years in a Saints uniform? This writer believes the evidence says they have.
Then comes a report that Saint's backup quarterback Bridgewater could command a salary of $30 million in free agency. That is a stretch but NFL owners don't really pay for a players talent. They are swimming in profits and throw good money around for bad players. Its not a knock on Bridgewater, but explains why so few teams in the NFL have a winning record year in and year out.
Finally, the most shocking story occurred when Taysom Hill said he was a franchise quarterback. There is no evidence to back up that statement at all. His playing time has been of a special role nature, which he does well at. But once defenses see you play on every play, and in every game like a quarterback does, the story changes. All one has to do is look at Alvin Kamara. His talents are well known now by the defense and his production has not lived up to his past performance. Hill, a franchise player? This writer can remember many who were given that distinction but never made the grade.
So lets see if any New Orleans Sports writer dare ask the question alluded to above before the Saints start their new season this year. This writer does not plan to hold his breath.
The Brees story of returning for one more year was hardly news. Sports writers seemed to understand that and all they wanted to do was report once again about Brees personal records as a Saint and even listed a long list of his records like that is good reason for his return. And of course the usual standby apple polishing statement of how competitive Brees is as a player and can lead New Orleans to another Super Bowl. Lost in sports reporting is that Brees has not played well in the play offs the past few years and sports writers have yet to ask the most important question that this writer asked after the Vikings eliminated the Saints in the playoffs this past season. The question asked in PolitiDose was: Has Payton and Brees seen their best years in a Saints uniform? This writer believes the evidence says they have.
Then comes a report that Saint's backup quarterback Bridgewater could command a salary of $30 million in free agency. That is a stretch but NFL owners don't really pay for a players talent. They are swimming in profits and throw good money around for bad players. Its not a knock on Bridgewater, but explains why so few teams in the NFL have a winning record year in and year out.
Finally, the most shocking story occurred when Taysom Hill said he was a franchise quarterback. There is no evidence to back up that statement at all. His playing time has been of a special role nature, which he does well at. But once defenses see you play on every play, and in every game like a quarterback does, the story changes. All one has to do is look at Alvin Kamara. His talents are well known now by the defense and his production has not lived up to his past performance. Hill, a franchise player? This writer can remember many who were given that distinction but never made the grade.
So lets see if any New Orleans Sports writer dare ask the question alluded to above before the Saints start their new season this year. This writer does not plan to hold his breath.
The Impeached President's Mental Unfitness Worsens and The U.S. National Security Is At Risk.
The latest action by the President purging those from the administration that testified against him under oath during the impeachment process is another traitorous act by a man desperate for revenge against those willing to tell the truth about the corruption in the White House and the man at the top. Then Trump even carried it farther by purging others who were critical of his actions. He also reassigned Victoria Coates who was a top official on the National Security Council because she was thought to be an anonymous tell all.
Then the mentally unfit President berated outgoing director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire because his agency informed congress on Feb 13 that Russia is interfering with the 2020 election to try to help Trump get reelected. Trump got angry with that report and complained Democrats would use that against him. The impeached President was not worried about the Russian ongoing interference in America's elections, he was only worried about his own reelection. That intelligence report proves how Trump and the Russians are still colluding to undermine the democratic process. All is part of the President's cover up of the facts and his betrayal of America and its people.
Trump then took another step trying to silence the intelligence community by naming Ambassador Richard Grenell as acting director of National Intelligence. Larry Pfeiffer an intelligence officer who helped establish the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said Mr. Grenell is probably the most unqualified individual ever appointed to this position. It was noted that Mr. Grenell is a staunch supporter of Donald Trump. And that is what Trump wants, a supporter not qualified in intelligence to shape American intelligence to Trump's fake news and narrative and to stop reporting of Russian continued interference.
The purge and cover up of Trump's corruption and his continued love for Russian interference has driven the impeached President into a mental state that is toxic to everything Americans have sacrificed for over many generations. The President's personal attacks against everyone is a symptom of his mental state and dangerous. And the republican party in congress continue to support and excuse this mental unraveling. The shame has never been greater.
Our nation is at risk because the guy in the White House is attempting to destroy the institutions that make and made America great. And that goes to the heart of this traitorous President.
Then the mentally unfit President berated outgoing director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire because his agency informed congress on Feb 13 that Russia is interfering with the 2020 election to try to help Trump get reelected. Trump got angry with that report and complained Democrats would use that against him. The impeached President was not worried about the Russian ongoing interference in America's elections, he was only worried about his own reelection. That intelligence report proves how Trump and the Russians are still colluding to undermine the democratic process. All is part of the President's cover up of the facts and his betrayal of America and its people.
Trump then took another step trying to silence the intelligence community by naming Ambassador Richard Grenell as acting director of National Intelligence. Larry Pfeiffer an intelligence officer who helped establish the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said Mr. Grenell is probably the most unqualified individual ever appointed to this position. It was noted that Mr. Grenell is a staunch supporter of Donald Trump. And that is what Trump wants, a supporter not qualified in intelligence to shape American intelligence to Trump's fake news and narrative and to stop reporting of Russian continued interference.
The purge and cover up of Trump's corruption and his continued love for Russian interference has driven the impeached President into a mental state that is toxic to everything Americans have sacrificed for over many generations. The President's personal attacks against everyone is a symptom of his mental state and dangerous. And the republican party in congress continue to support and excuse this mental unraveling. The shame has never been greater.
Our nation is at risk because the guy in the White House is attempting to destroy the institutions that make and made America great. And that goes to the heart of this traitorous President.
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Roger Stone Sentenced To 3 years And 4 Months In Prison
The mentally unfit and impeached President Donald Trump managed to intimidate his Attorney General William Barr but failed in his attempt to do the same thing to U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson who handed down the judgement on Stone for crimes he was convicted of during a trial by his peers. Judge Jackson had harsh words for Stone, the attorney general and Trump without mentioning the President's name.
Jackson in her sentence statement admonished the Justice Department's handling of their prosecutor's recommendation to the court and how for the very first time failed to follow their own procedures. She also blasted the out side pressure during the pre sentencing and how that damaged the lawful process of following the law. She also spoke about the threats Stone made to her and his outbursts to the courts and the courts system of justice.
So now, once again, another Trump supporter and campaign advisor is convicted by a court of law or pleaded guilty and has been sentenced to prison for crimes committed. But there is still much of the Trump swamp of corruption that needs to be drained. The impeached President is talking more and more about a pardon for his convicted crooks and more and more of undermining the criminal justice system because the clock is ticking towards exposing his corruption big time.
Judge Jackson stood tall on sentence day and once again, it was a woman who not only demonstrated she is a better woman that Trump is a man, she demonstrated her character and courage by following the laws and her oath of office she swore to uphold, defend and protect. A mentally unfit President is a danger to the very heart of Democracy and the republic for which it stands.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Jackson in her sentence statement admonished the Justice Department's handling of their prosecutor's recommendation to the court and how for the very first time failed to follow their own procedures. She also blasted the out side pressure during the pre sentencing and how that damaged the lawful process of following the law. She also spoke about the threats Stone made to her and his outbursts to the courts and the courts system of justice.
So now, once again, another Trump supporter and campaign advisor is convicted by a court of law or pleaded guilty and has been sentenced to prison for crimes committed. But there is still much of the Trump swamp of corruption that needs to be drained. The impeached President is talking more and more about a pardon for his convicted crooks and more and more of undermining the criminal justice system because the clock is ticking towards exposing his corruption big time.
Judge Jackson stood tall on sentence day and once again, it was a woman who not only demonstrated she is a better woman that Trump is a man, she demonstrated her character and courage by following the laws and her oath of office she swore to uphold, defend and protect. A mentally unfit President is a danger to the very heart of Democracy and the republic for which it stands.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Sunday, February 16, 2020
Louisiana's Attorney General Jeff Landry: Recent Revelations Should Be A Surprise To No One.
Especially journalists and republican supporters who follow politics. Landry is a mirror image of Newt Gingrich, Donald Trump and the republican's ideology of using personal attacks against democrats to divide the country and carries that ideology to the extreme on the immigration issue. Every one should be familiar with Landry's personal attacks against former President Obama and Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards. And like Trump and his party, the only record Landry has on immigration is rhetoric and lies.
Now comes a report that a company owned by Landry and his brother brokered with another party to supply Mexican workers to help build a natural gas plant in Cameron Parish which resulted in millions of dollars of revenue for the company. At the same time the Plant's owner was set to receive the industrial tax exemptions the state offers for such new or expanding plants. In other words double dipping is going on here. The plant's owner is exempt from taxes and uses low wage imported labor from Mexico and shuts out Louisiana workers who are the ones deserving of the jobs.
Landry's past hypocritical rhetoric against Mexico workers taking jobs away from Louisiana workers constitutes the usual Landry fraud on the subject. And he used his political position to harm Louisiana workers by bringing in imported workers from Mexico. Its time for Louisiana to roll back the industrial tax exemption and make sure Louisiana workers are employed on new plant
construction. Those in politics who say Louisiana does not have the skilled workers available should remember if that is truly the case they should be called out for not having a state program for addressing the problem. After all, companies have been building plants in Louisiana for over 50 years.
Jeff Landry, Louisiana's attorney general should resign from office over the issue he and his company created. The state and its people deserve better, especially those Louisiana workers who should have been employed at the plant site. The greed of republicans and the business community can never be satisfied. It is also past time for the state to re-evaluate the industrial tax exemptions and in the mean time make sure Louisiana labor has to be used in the construction of new plants.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Now comes a report that a company owned by Landry and his brother brokered with another party to supply Mexican workers to help build a natural gas plant in Cameron Parish which resulted in millions of dollars of revenue for the company. At the same time the Plant's owner was set to receive the industrial tax exemptions the state offers for such new or expanding plants. In other words double dipping is going on here. The plant's owner is exempt from taxes and uses low wage imported labor from Mexico and shuts out Louisiana workers who are the ones deserving of the jobs.
Landry's past hypocritical rhetoric against Mexico workers taking jobs away from Louisiana workers constitutes the usual Landry fraud on the subject. And he used his political position to harm Louisiana workers by bringing in imported workers from Mexico. Its time for Louisiana to roll back the industrial tax exemption and make sure Louisiana workers are employed on new plant
construction. Those in politics who say Louisiana does not have the skilled workers available should remember if that is truly the case they should be called out for not having a state program for addressing the problem. After all, companies have been building plants in Louisiana for over 50 years.
Jeff Landry, Louisiana's attorney general should resign from office over the issue he and his company created. The state and its people deserve better, especially those Louisiana workers who should have been employed at the plant site. The greed of republicans and the business community can never be satisfied. It is also past time for the state to re-evaluate the industrial tax exemptions and in the mean time make sure Louisiana labor has to be used in the construction of new plants.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
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