Jackson Jambalaya

Anybody who closely watched the legislature during the recent session doesn't need to watch this video to get a real good feel for Mr. Speakah.

As the age-old saying goes, "actions speak louder than words".

What happened to the grocery sales tax cut they discussed in the last session? We need relief now! It needs to be top priority; call a special session if you have to. Every little bit helps because the poor and lower middle class are struggling.

"What happened to the grocery sales tax cut they discussed in the last session? We need relief now!"

Yes, we need relief now. Biden has broken my once fixed income.

It costs X amount of dollars to run the government. The sales tax on groceries is one of the revenue sources. If that is removed or reduced there will have to be another tax to replace it.

Can you say "property tax increases?" I know you can.

Clowns on both sides of the aisle.

Let’s do away with the grocery tax. Do away with state income tax

I thought casinos, the lottery, and Obamacare were supposed to fix all of this. Where is all that money going?

@12:21, Exactly! Where is casino revenue going? Our highways and bridges are in shambles.

There are towns in Mississippi that will lose 60%+ of revenue if you abolish the grocery tax. Heavily dependent on gas station and Dollar General food tax.

Keep complaining about your trips to the Madison Kroger.

The casinos and lottery were sold to Mississippi on the promise of money for education and various infrastructure projects. By the time it was voted in the powers that be diverted all of the money to the "General Fund" which is a nice way to hide where it ends up. Same with the 1% Fund for Jackson-where did it go? It will be very interesting to see what the FBI uncovers in the coming weeks.

And what became of the Tobacco Trust Fund?

2:14, you beat me to it. We should always start there.

And no tax cuts until PERS is permanently fixed.

Lottery puts 80 million to roads ands bridges the rest (which was 30+ million) goes to education

Everyone who is currently retired living on social security or retirement benefits pays no state income taxes now. By eliminating the income tax and grocery tax that means other taxes will need to be increased to offset those cuts. So for all those retirees you are now looking at a tax INCREASE!
Tater and his buddies think that by eliminating the income tax Mississippi will be like Florida, Texas and other states that have no income tax. But take a look at how high property taxes are in Florida. Government provides services which cost money and that money comes from taxes. Tater wants this as a talking point when he runs for CHS senate seat. Wake up people, it’s just a bait and switch plan.
Please remember this during the next election.

Kingsized said...
The casinos and lottery were sold to Mississippi on the promise of money for education and...

That's a kingsized crock of shit. Neither you nor anybody else can produce one statement, promise, insinuation or statement in any bill that the casino effort would produce money for education.

State income tax cuts are political pandering, nothing more.

Federal income tax cuts, by the time the legislature is through with them, wind up with meaningful benefits only for large corporations and the top 1%.

Fix the loopholes that allow the richest of the rich to pay no taxes, then we could afford some real tax relief for the masses.

I'm not saying bleed the rich. I'm just saying make them pay what they are supposed to already owe.

12:01. Well put. There’s no reason Jeff Bezos should pay a lower percentage of his income in tax than someone who works at a McDonalds.

If that private jet is a “business expense” so was the college degree for getting a job teaching elementary school. As are the added expenses of supplies for a classroom.

Fair share. No more no less.

Some attendees appear a little restless, but after 45 minutes, what do you expect.