Defeat of Roemer Tax Plan (1989)
Folks
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1989-05-14
Duration: 00:19:13
Subjects: Elections, 1989 | Politics | Roemer, Buddy | Tax reform | Taxes
Contributors:
- Masingale, Sonya Host
- Perry, Huey Interviewee
- Ransburg, Frank Interviewee
Description
This segment from the May 14, 1989, episode of the series “Folks” features Sonya Masingale’s in-studio interview with Dr. Huey Perry and Frank Ransburg, political science professors at Southern University in Baton Rouge. They discuss: the role of black voters in defeating Governor Buddy Roemer’s tax reform proposal; the messages sent by voters; Governor Roemer needing a broader range of input on the proposal before it was put on the ballot; the reasons why low income white and black voters voted against the proposal; the possible closure of the Charity Hospital System; the state of politics in Louisiana; and Governor Roemer’s fiscal conservative approach to policy making.