Budget
Taking apart the $819 billion Stimulus Package
Just in case you haven't read the stimulus bill—like, say, every Congressmen who voted for it—help has arrived.
Read moreGovernment wastes your money again … time for performance audits?
Just in case you need another example of government waste, read about how the North Las Vegas Housing Authority handled taxpayer dough.
A response to NSHE's efficiency report
Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor Jim Rogers has issued a report on NSHE efficiency improvements, which you can read here. Nevadans should certainly welcome the release of this report, and Chancellor Rogers ought to be applauded for reversing course on his earlier public claim that he would not detail NSHE cost savings. One can't help but be skeptical, however,
Nevada schools waste money, demand more
The anguished cries for more taxpayer funding of K-12 education have begun and almost certainly are going to increase as the Legislative Session progresses. What's often forgotten is that schools, like most government agencies, waste a tremendous amount of money.
ATR goes nuclear on Gibbons for breaking his no new taxes pledge
As you likely know, Gov. Gibbons' proposed budget includes a 3 percent increase in the room tax. This violates the promise he made to Nevadans and to Americans for Tax Reform that he would not raise taxes.
He’s got the wrong idea
So what’s really in that stimulus bill?
Highlights, err ... lowlights, via Michelle Malkin:
Job creation not a job for Nevada politicians
No wonder some politicians think the government needs more. They fundamentally misunderstand the role of the government.
Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford opposes new taxes
No joke. Unfortunately...
With all due respect Mr. President, that is not true.
Apparently we are not all Keynesians now. Here's a powerful ad from the CATO Institute that ran last week in the New York Times...
