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Same thing is happening in Louisiana currently. Bobby Jindal is an extremely intelligent man, but he has sold his soul to the Republican Party because he wants

Same thing is happening in Louisiana currently. Bobby Jindal is an extremely intelligent man, but he has sold his soul to the Republican Party because he wants to be president. He is selling everything that isn't nailed down to the floor in an effort to balance budgets, has been hellbent on destroying the state pension system, has turned down federal money which would help to fund social programs, and is now trying to implement a ridiculously regressive taxation system.

rhizome 14y ago
You do your argument a disservice in saying he sold his soul to the Republicans. I think it's more likely that his goal is using his "extreme intelligence" for the things he wants to do, and it just so happens the Republicans decided to fund his "startup" (so to speak).
twoodfin 14y ago
How does refusing to govern like a Democrat imply a sale of his soul? Just to take one example: Where do you think that Federal money comes from?
- MisterBastahrd 14y ago
  Who said anything about Democrats? It'd be nice if he simply didn't govern like a complete imbecile. He's raided the state's emergency funds and sold off state assets in order to prove that he can balance a budget, and has in effect put the state in a worse position than it was under the previous administration, and THAT'S saying something.
penny500 14y ago
So basically Republican economic policies are all evil, now? There is virtually zero empirical proof that any of their policies work economically? I'm afraid HN is slowly progressing into Reddit.
- burntsushi 14y ago
  Your account is 20 days old. From the HN Guidelines: [1] > If your account is less than a year old, please don't submit comments saying that HN is turning into Reddit. (It's a common semi-noob illusion.) [1] - http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  - penny500 14y ago
    Oh, please. I've been here for years. I'd rather stay anonymous.
    - burntsushi 14y ago
      > Oh, please. Sorry, but there is no way for me or anyone else but you to know that. Anonymity comes with a price (in this case, credibility).
jacoblyles 14y ago
If you'd like a bankrupt pension system to weigh down your state's economy, there are plenty of Blue States that would like to trade: http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/the-best-life/2012/11/08/5-trillion-price-tag-for-public-pensions http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/the-best-life/2012/11/08...

rhizome 14y ago

You do your argument a disservice in saying he sold his soul to the Republicans. I think it's more likely that his goal is using his "extreme intelligence" for the things he wants to do, and it just so happens the Republicans decided to fund his "startup" (so to speak).

twoodfin 14y ago

How does refusing to govern like a Democrat imply a sale of his soul? Just to take one example: Where do you think that Federal money comes from?

MisterBastahrd 14y ago
Who said anything about Democrats? It'd be nice if he simply didn't govern like a complete imbecile. He's raided the state's emergency funds and sold off state assets in order to prove that he can balance a budget, and has in effect put the state in a worse position than it was under the previous administration, and THAT'S saying something.

penny500 14y ago

So basically Republican economic policies are all evil, now? There is virtually zero empirical proof that any of their policies work economically? I'm afraid HN is slowly progressing into Reddit.

burntsushi 14y ago
Your account is 20 days old. From the HN Guidelines: [1] > If your account is less than a year old, please don't submit comments saying that HN is turning into Reddit. (It's a common semi-noob illusion.) [1] - http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- penny500 14y ago
  Oh, please. I've been here for years. I'd rather stay anonymous.
  - burntsushi 14y ago
    > Oh, please. Sorry, but there is no way for me or anyone else but you to know that. Anonymity comes with a price (in this case, credibility).

jacoblyles 14y ago

If you'd like a bankrupt pension system to weigh down your state's economy, there are plenty of Blue States that would like to trade: http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/the-best-life/2012/11/08/5-trillion-price-tag-for-public-pensions http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/the-best-life/2012/11/08...