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How do you feel about the relationship of the Jindal family and Albamarle and the state subsidy?
It was enitrely proper and the state should give $6-7 million to any company that moves it"s hdqtr. and 30 people here 1
The subsidy should be investigated and compared to other such deals 3
It was improper for the Govnernor to allow this subsidy given the family history with the company 3
They got too much money 0
It was unethical 4
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Is it unethical or improper for a politician to subsidize the former employer of his wife?
 
I. B. Freeman
Posted: 03 July 2008 01:07 PM   [ Ignore ]
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The State’s $6-7 million cash subsidy of Albamarle to move 30 jobs here has been criticized by some people in the press. Some of the criticism stems from the fact that Albamarle was the employer of Mrs. Jindal at one time. How do you feel?

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roux
Posted: 03 July 2008 02:08 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]
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This has been in the works for some time. Albemarle (Ethyl) has been playing Louisiana like a fiddle for 50 years (actually longer than that). From what I heard Albemarle has wanted to shut down the Richmond office for some time.

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I. B. Freeman
Posted: 03 July 2008 03:25 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]
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roux - 03 July 2008 02:08 PM

This has been in the works for some time. Albemarle (Ethyl) has been playing Louisiana like a fiddle for 50 years (actually longer than that). From what I heard Albemarle has wanted to shut down the Richmond office for some time.

Was it this campaign or the last campaign that the controversy arose over Mrs. Jindal staying on Albemarle’s payroll as she campaigned full time for her husband? Is that unethical? Is that a bribe?

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