Higher Income Taxes (1984)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News, Public Affairs
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1984-02-17
Duration: 00:06:11
Subjects: Taxes | INCOME TAX
Contributors:
- Courtney, Beth Host
- Johnson, Ken Reporter
- Pliner, Emogene Interviewee
- Thiel, Art Interviewee
Description
This segment from the February 17, 1984, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Ken Johnson’s report on the reactions of Louisiana residents to paying higher income taxes. Johnson reports that the Louisiana Legislature voted to increase the income tax, retroactive to January 1983, during the recent Special Session in December 1983. He interviews: Louisiana residents; Emogene Pliner, the vice president of the Public Affairs Research Council (PAR); and Art Thiel, the president of PAR. Host: Beth Courtney