In this episode Louisiana State Representative Dixon McMakin discusses recent legislative efforts addressing the state’s bloated budget and proposing significant tax reforms. Key points include the drive to reduce state income tax, challenges in cutting government spending, and improving the state's economic attractiveness. Dixon shares his commitment to fostering a business-friendly environment and holding government accountable, aiming for streamlined operations and better fiscal efficiency. SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY: 1 John 4:7-13 TPT ACTION & INFO FROM TODAY'S EPISODE: Follow Rep. Dixon McMakin on X: @DIXONMCMAKIN SUPPORT US & GET CONNECTED: Want to support The State of Freedom? Remember to Subscribe, Like, and keep Sharing the State of Freedom podcast – it helps! Follow us on Rumble and X.Support the show with a financial gift if you are able: https://www.freedomstate.us/support-the-show.Planning to purchase a Starlink device? Help out TSOF by ordering your Starlink satellite through our referral link & we'll both get one month of service for free! https://www.starlink.com/residential?referral=RC-2291754-20667-66Order General Flynn's movie - Flynn - Deliver the Truth. Whatever the Cost. Click here: https://www.flynnmovie.com/tsofpodcast or visit www.freedomstate.us.If you'd like to advertise with the show, send an email to info@freedomstate.us and make the subject line TSOF Advertising. Want to help LACAG's efforts? Sign up for the action center and stay updated: https://www.lacag.org/action-centerJoin LACAG and help bring Louisiana out of the swamp: https://www.lacag.org/give Get in touch with our sponsors: For more information on investing in precious metals at the best prices on the market, email danielle@freedomstate.us. Put Metal Stacks in the subject line.To get involved with Moms for Liberty, send them an email: moms4libertybatonrouge@gmail.com. Let them know you heard about their work on The State of Freedom. KEY POINTS: 00:00 Introduction and Opening Remarks 00:40 Podcast Overview and Mission 01:29 Guest Introduction: Dixon McMakin 01:50 Scripture of the Day 04:17 Fraternus Organization and Community Impact 06:02 Legislative Session Insights 08:01 Economic Developments and Business Climate 12:11 Tax Reforms and Future Plans 21:22 Challenges and Reporting Issues 26:41 Identifying Bureaucratic Waste 27:30 Bacon with McMakin: Engaging Constituents 29:49 Fiscal Responsibility Task Force 32:44 Insurance and Tax Challenges in Louisiana 37:09 Cutting Government Spending 46:39 Concluding Thoughts and Future Plans Danielle WALKER (00:01.028) Joining us today is Louisiana State Rep, Dixon McMakIn from District 68. Last time he joined us, he was a candidate and today he's in the hot seat to talk with us about the recent special session on tax and budget. Before we get into that hot, hot topic, before we get too riled up, let me read the scripture of the day. It's 1 John chapter four, verses seven to 13. And it says, those who love Those who are loved by God, let his love continually pour from you to one another because God is love. Everyone who loves is fathered by God and experiences an intimate knowledge of him. The one who doesn't love has yet to know God for God is love. The light of God's love shined within us when he sent his matchless son into the world so that we might live through him. This is love. He loved us long before we loved him. It was his love, not ours. He proved it by sending his son to be the pleasing, sacrificial offering to take away our sins. Delightfully loved ones, if he loved us with such tremendous love, then our loving one another should be our way of life. No one has ever gazed upon the fullness of God's splendor. But if we love one another, God makes his permanent home in us, and we make our permanent home in him. And his love is brought to its full expression in us. and He has given us His Spirit within us so that we can have the assurance that He lives in us and that we live in Him. And if Holy Spirit lives in us as a result of our faith in Jesus, then love should be the evidence of that in our lives. And I feel like this time we are that we're in right now, leading into Christmas is supposed to be a time of personal reflection. prayer and recalibration. Many of us have been so consumed with life, with a special session, with elections, that it is time to get quiet and spend some time with the Lord. For me, I've had to make some adjustments so that I can make sure I'm on the right track. And there's no greater indicator for whether I'm on the right track than how I respond to and engage the people around me, my family, people I work with. Danielle WALKER (02:16.592) And some good questions to ask in light of this passage are, I operating from a place of love? Are my responses and reactions to my family ones that make them feel loved? And I hope this passage serves as an encouragement to carve out some time to spend with the Lord ...
