Fiscal
At least Nevada doesn’t have it this bad
Nancy Pelosi just let it slip that we're losing 500 million jobs a month in this country.
Read moreSo 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...
Innovative solutions needed
From the Reno Gazette-Journal: "When it gets down to it, they [the public] want their services, they want a low tax base and when given the choice between cuts or taxes they don't want either," pollster Del Ali said of the results. What's the answer? Innovative solutions...
Clark County gets it right
According to an article in last Wednesday's edition of the Las Vegas Sun, Clark County is considering disbandment of its redevelopment agency. The County would reportedly divert the $10 million in annual property taxes that it currently collects to the state's general fund. According to the Sun...
Maureen Dowd answers her own question
Unfortunately, she never realizes it...
Is going to college the best choice for students?
For some, certainly. For others, no. "More people need to realize that you don't have to get a four-year degree to be successful...
Got despotism?
The City of Las Vegas’ redevelopment plan is being challenged by Culinary Local 226 in the upcoming June election. Culinary has secured enough signatures to place two initiatives on the ballot that would (1) require voter approval for individual lease-purchase agreements and (2) repeal the city’s current redevelopment plan. The City has proposed to issue general obligation bonds to finance, among other things, a new $267 million city hall. The project would burden local taxpayers with a significant amount of debt at a time when they can least afford it.
