Alexandria Town Talk
Editorial
February 11, 2010

“Gov. Bobby Jindal’s budget message is exactly what Louisiana wants to hear. If anyone in Washington, D.C., is listening, so much the better. The nation would thrive under the same fiscal approach.

The first-term Republican governor stakes out his fiscal position directly in what he calls the ‘Louisiana Way Forward.’…

‘The Louisiana Way we are taking to move our state forward through these economic challenges is exactly opposite the Washington way,’ Jindal said. ‘In Louisiana, when our revenue is down we really only have two choices — raise taxes on our people or our businesses to keep government spending the same, or tighten our belt and find savings. We will not raise taxes and balance the budget on the backs of the Louisiana people. We will not follow Washington’s lead and spend money we don’t have or borrow money we can’t pay back.’ …

With the legislative session on the near horizon, the Jindal administration has set a good direction and generated lots of momentum. It’s time to follow through on the Louisiana Way Forward.”

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