re: Budget comparisons between St George & other Louisiana cities

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StG effectively has taxation without representation in the current scenario. It's incredibly frustrating.

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And you're incredibly wrong.

7 of the existing 12 city parish council districts include parts of the St George area.

If anything, the SG area has more representation on the city parish council than the inner city council districts do.

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The disparity between %of tax dollars paid and % of benefits is great.

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Let's see your numbers to back up your claim.

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but it represents somewhere between 62and 73% of the revenue depending on what source you look at.

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That is just not true. Not in any stretch of the imagination does the SG area contribute that much of the taxes of EBR. The "source" you quote comes from the bogus claims of the organizers.

The EBR budget is just under $800 million/year. If your statement is true, then SG is paying between $500 million and $600 million in taxes to EBR.

Please show how and where that much revenue comes from SG. You can't do it because it's not true.