There is little evidence of that, with residential real estate sales collapsing once the home-buyer rebate plan expired, retail sales, consumer confidence, and manufacturing slowing even faster than economists can revise their forecasts.
Mr. Jindal is countering by exempting food, medicine and utilities from his sales tax and providing a rebate for low-income families so their tax bills would not rise.
Earlier this month the FPB accused John Lewis of being "greedy" after it was revealed the High Street retailer had a scheme in place to ask for a rebate from suppliers who see an increase in sales through its stores.
"The Rebate Fraud-related activities have been discussed during sales meetings in Knoxville, Tennessee in which (Pilot President Mark) Hazelwood and Haslam have been present, " stated the warrant request from FBI special Agent Robert Root.
Court documents in Ralenkotter's and Judd's cases show that fraud was well-known among sales staff and that Pilot's national account sales director taught employees how to defraud trucking companies out of rebate money without getting caught.