The Advocate column, Jan. 10, 2016

State's major problem: too much spending
http://theadvocate.com/news/opinion/14502628-113/jeff-sadow-states-major-budget-problem-too-much-spending

Links:

http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/taxfacts/displayafact.cfm?Docid=521

https://www.missourieconomy.org/indicators/cost_of_living/

https://bber.unm.edu/econ/us-pci.htm

http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/SLF/2013/SLF003

http://theadvocate.com/news/14425147-32/jay-dardenne-louisiana-budget-messier-than-previously-thought-tax-increases-on-table