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user-inactivated  ·  2531 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Louisiana's Governor Declares State Of Emergency Over Disappearing Coastline

I wanted to respond with something super snarky like "This quote brought to you by the fine sponsors of BP" but felt like it wasn't really productive. I've been thinking about this the past few days and while I disagree with his statement, I can at least sympathize that he's probably in a hard spot. Offshore drilling probably brings Louisiana a good chunk of change in terms of both wages and hopefully tax dollars (though I know big companies often get crazy tax breaks). I'd like to think and hope that maybe his comment reflects that he's sensitive to the economic realities of his state.