Tuesday, December 3, 2013
US New City For Rich White People Only? (VIDEO)
Louisiana city trying to create ELYSIUM on earth (VIDEO)
Louisiana city trying to keep poor (mostly black) out of their city (VIDEO)
"The predominantly white and wealthy residents of the southern area of Baton Rouge have proposed seceding from the city proper and incorporating into a new one to be called "St. George."
The movement began as an effort to create a new school district, but after the state legislature repeatedly mothballed its proposals — claiming that they could not approve an independent school district that was unaffiliated with a city — organizers shifted their energies to the creation of "St. George."
The new city would be the fifth largest in the state, with over 107,000 residents, and would include two of the largest tax revenue bases in the state: Perkins Rowe and the Mall of Louisiana.
A studyby the Baton Rouge Area Chamber concluded that Baton Rouge residents "will be disproportionately paying taxes to the proposed municipality," given city governance's reliance on sales tax revenues...".
ELYSIUM - Official Full Trailer (VIDEO)
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