Editor: Louisiana faces a big decision

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The Legislature is considering plans to repeal the state income tax. Business Report Executive Editor JR Ball says this debate is triggering a “What’s important to us?” moment. “We want government to do stuff; we just don’t believe that we should have to pay for it,” Ball says. “So it makes perfect sense that legislators—struggling to balance a budget despite significant cuts to scores of programs—want to cut taxes in one of the nation’s least-taxed states.” Read the full column here. Send comments to editors@businessreport.com.

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