Taxes
Academic authoritarians
Ivory tower elitists reveal their bizarre fantasies
Some in the ivory tower want to run your life.
Reluctance to tax? Where?
Nevada’s tax burden ranks in the top half of states
Contrary to what William Epstein and William Thompson of UNLV assert in their May 2 Las Vegas Review-Journal opinion column, there is no shortage of tax revenue in the Silver State.
A how-to guide for budget reform: Part III
Implementing the change
How Nevada can implement the Budgeting for Outcomes process.
A how-to guide for budget reform: Part 1
Correcting the process will yield better results
Nevada lawmakers, when seeking to assemble state budgets, regularly use an approach that is entirely wrong for the task.
Thirty years of bad faith — and counting
Nevada tax apparatchiks reveal the secret nature of government
The reason Americans tend to be skeptical of government is quite simple: We've seen how government operates.
Visions of tax increases
Stakeholder group’s agenda becoming more transparent
The true intent of the Nevada Vision Stakeholder Group is finally on display, and it spells trouble for taxpayers.
Blowin’ in the wind
Nevada officials face no consequences for ignoring the law
Traditional principles such as "public service" and "fiduciary duty" are evaporating today, as government officials become aware that they can ignore the law without fear of consequences.
What pensions ‘cost’ and what they really cost
PERS is dramatically understating its liabilities
The Nevada Public Employees' Retirement System is in bigger trouble than it wants to admit.
Band-aids don’t fix broken bones
Special session’s budget issues will resonate in 2011
Nevada's recent special session was full of temporary fixes, so the state's budget issues will dominate the 2011 session.
State Board of Equalization adopts controversial property-tax regulation
Critics call new rule unconstitutional and expensive
A new rule adopted by the state Board of Equalization — aimed at ensuring fairness and equitability in property-tax assessment — is rife with flaws, critics say.
