Taxes
Reforming Nevada's Public Employees Pension Plan
The true funding health of Nevada PERS is far poorer than most realize. Using fair-market valuation, PERS' funding ratio falls from 70 percent to around 34 percent and its unfunded liabilities would rise from about $10 billion to almost $41 billion.
High-powered taxation in the Silver State
Nevada’s renewable portfolio standard is damaging the state economy and destroying jobs
Nevada's renewable portfolio standard is raising energy prices, which is damaging the state economy and destroying jobs.
How much is too much?
Government wages are extravagant and arbitrary
Government wages in Nevada are extravagant and arbitrary.
Why unemployment persists: Part IV
Sustainable growth is built on savings, not cheap credit
Sustainable economic growth is built on savings, not cheap credit.
ObamaCare will squeeze education, other needs
Nevada Medicaid commitments on track to crowd out alternative priorities
Increased Medicaid commitments will crowd out alternative priorities.
Why Texas works
It’s time to ‘lure’ the Left back to basic economic principles
It's time to remind the Left of basic economic principles.
Why unemployment persists: Part III
History regularly reveals government spending no cure for government-created messes
Government spending, designed to decrease Depression-style unemployment, actually prolongs joblessness.
Firefighter unions versus the public
Danger inherent in giving public servants too much power
Firefighter salaries show the danger inherent in giving public servants too much power.
Why unemployment persists: Part II
Government intervention prolongs joblessness
In the long term, government attempts to "fix" unemployment actually prolong joblessness.
Why unemployment persists: Part I
Artificially cheap credit destroys markets, damages society
After an initial bubble of growth, artificially cheap credit destroys markets and damages society.
