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More bad news for 210K Louisiana residents set to lose healthcare due to federal tax cuts for wealthy: With no public debate, Louisiana enacts sales tax break on luxury boats. 🛥️ (lailluminator.com)
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While standing on the deck of a friend’s yacht last week in Bermuda, Gov. Jeff Landry praised a new Louisiana tax break on boat purchases in a short video he shared to social media.

“Louisiana’s been known as a sportsman’s paradise, but it’s not always treated our sportsmen friendly,” Landry said in the recording posted July 3.

“This year, we made Louisiana sportsman-friendly by capping the amount of taxes you pay when you buy you a new boat or register your boat in Louisiana,” the governor said as the wake of the multimillion-dollar vessel churned behind him.

What the governor didn’t mention is the tax break, which took effect July 1, only applies to boats worth $200,000 or more.

The yacht owner hosting Landry, Shane Guidry, is the governor’s close friend, political adviser and top campaign donor. Guidry told the Illuminator he personally suggested the tax break for luxury boats to the governor.

In their defense, If you drain the whole swamp where are you supposed to park your yacht? I feel like most Americans can relate.

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[–] ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

So it's not even across the board? Only if you buy a really expensive yacht do you get a tax reduction? Wow!

[–] AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Yep, it seems like it was done for the purpose of giving his friend a tax break.