Taxes
Smoke and mirrors: Part I
New PERS report is disingenuous
A new study released by PERS administrators is intended to provide political cover for the failing defined-benefits system.
How a 10 percent ‘cut’ equals a 15 percent spending increase
Government ‘cuts’ are often simply smaller-than-desired increases
What government officials label "cuts" are often smaller-than-desired increases.
The fundamentals matter: Part I
Successful economic development comes from low taxes and free enterprise
Successful economic development comes from low taxes and free enterprise not state-centric models.
An unhealthy employment picture
Obamacare, allowed to persist, will destroy thousands of Nevada jobs
If Obamacare is not repealed or defunded, it will destroy thousands of jobs in Nevada.
Uncertainty: The intangible that rules the world
Politicians’ incessant meddling keeps economic recovery at bay
Politicians' incessant meddling prevents economic recovery.
The CCSD machine
School district active on all fronts to get, keep and control public money
Top officials in the Clark County School District have conducted large-impact, overtly political operations to ensure that maximum taxpayer dollars continue flowing into the district — regardless of the number of students it seriously fails.
The Pusher
Washington’s harmful stimulants addicted the states
The $787 billion stimulus bill addicted the states to federal money and now withdrawals are leaving the states sick.
Debt is not a budget solution
Nevada shouldn’t mortgage its future through sale-leaseback
California and Arizona have literally mortgaged their future. Nevada shouldn't do the same.
The budget shell game
Nevada’s fiscal structure is routinely misrepresented to justify tax increases
Nevada's tax structure is routinely misrepresented to try and justify tax hikes.
Dollars down the drain
Calls for tax hikes exist amid rampant government waste
Politicians are calling for tax hikes despite rampant government waste.
