tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23101119185658311512024-03-08T08:49:34.200-08:00Nevada Government is TOO BIGWorking for small government in Nevada.2mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755509507245599496noreply@blogger.comBlogger422125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2310111918565831151.post-36518048999402394752011-09-03T16:35:00.000-07:002011-09-03T16:35:50.834-07:00Free Speech Banned in CCSDOriginally excised from a LVRJ Forum<br />
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You misunderstand.<br />
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A movie theatre is *private* property. The operator sells you a ticket. He can *eject* you for being noisy. If you don't like his rules, go someplace else. A public school is *public* property. Free speech rules apply. Every time. That's what the constitutional gurarentee is all about.<br />
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Here we go, again. The government creates a right out of thin air and the next thing you know, some minority class which just wants to be left alone must defer to a majority who wishes to "exercise" that right. In the case of public education, kids who don't want to be there are *forced* to sit quietly in a classroom for 6 hours (or else). Sorry, but there's NO WAY you can deny those kids a right to speak on their phones, especially if they're being considerate. If their inattention disturbs you, too bad.<br />
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The same goes for drivers.<br />
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Once again, BIG Government creates conflicts which only lawyers debating ad infinitum can resolve. You know, questions like:<br />
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"Should guns be allowed in public schools?", and<br />
'Should <i>Hotel Thayer</i> be required to offer Kosher food?'<br />
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Resolutions of which would inevitably *reinforce* BIG Government. To use the classroom example, some Judge who knows *nothing* would issue a ruling which "balances" rights, but he'd NEVER sign an opinion which observes that the government has set up a situtation where conflicts are inevitable and if the government would just butt out of education the entire problem would go away.2mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755509507245599496noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2310111918565831151.post-69655608931928927522011-04-29T15:31:00.000-07:002011-04-29T15:31:20.800-07:00Charitable FoundationsOriginally attempted to post in a <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/news/school-board-oks-hire-despite-questions-over-experience-120933179.html">LVRJ Forum</a>. <strong>Four </strong>times.<br />
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<em>Board trustees said the transitional allowance will be funded with donations from the Lincy Foundation, the charity of Kirk Kerkorian</em><br />
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<em>The foundation gave the district $13.8 million in 2008 to use for empowerment schools .. </em><em>Jones recently got Lincy's permission and School Board approval to use $375,000 in leftover funds on consultants .. </em><em>a $1.8 million grant from the Lincy Foundation to pay for an outside analysis of the reorganization of the district</em><br />
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I'm very impressed that KK dropped out in 8th grade. We know how *he* really feels about public education. It's no surprise that his Foundation agitates for the OPPOSITE. I'll bet you the *majority* of business tycoon granted foundations end up like that. My favorite one is probably the <em>Duke's</em>, which must be the world's most aggressive anti-smoking organzation.<br />
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Sooner or later these foundations come under the control of idiot princes who need the mental tranquility and peer acceptance which flow from backing PC causes. They also believe it rehabilitates the family's reputation.<br />
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Odds are that <em>Lincy</em> is just a big trust account for Linda and Tracy, that its CEO makes $1M++, and all the girls' personal expenses -- including travel and wardrobe -- are billed to it.<br />
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Hey, LINda & TraCY! How was the wedding?2mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755509507245599496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2310111918565831151.post-26086835157345044302011-04-05T22:19:00.000-07:002011-04-05T22:19:55.611-07:00How Many Teachers Does Clark County Really Need?"Free" education combined with compulsory attendance has completely distorted the demand for teachers. It's not hard to estimate by how much.<br />
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If we abolished truancy laws probably <strong>65%</strong> of CCSD students would dropout immediately, and not look back. That's ~200,000 kids who would refuse to go to *any* school -- academic, sports, arts, etc -- <u>under any circumstances</u>.<br />
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If CCSD charged actual cost for its "services" (~$12,000/kid*yr) it would immediately find itself noncompetitive with private schools. Sponsors of ~100,000 motivated, not destitute CCSD kids would find private alternatives, ranging from "classic" 180 d/y 6+ h/d schools down to 1 h/w schools. On average, about 1.5 h/d x 4d/w x 31 w/y.<br />
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<u>Within CCSD the *real* aggregate demand is only ~<strong>18.6M h/y</strong> of instruction</u>, not including the 3,000 or so hopelessly poor kids which CCSD would have to teach as part of the state's safety net.<br />
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Clark County already has ~34,000 kids in traditional private schools. ~36.7M h/y. When all those new privates open for the 100K influx, it's certain that the established schools will lose share. Over time, > 50%. But for starters, assume 5,000 (15%) leave. Net, that aggregate demand is:<br />
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<strong>~33.5M h/y </strong>[31.2M+ (5,000 x 4d/w x 3 h/d x 39 w/y)]<br />
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Therefore, in ALL of Clark County, the real demand for K-12 education services is <u>~<strong>52M</strong> hours of instruction per year</u>. <br />
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Since each teacher works 2,000 h/y, as a first approximation the demand for teachers is ~26,000. Of course that would be for a 1:1 ratio and NOBODY ever mentions a CSR of *that* extent. 18:1 is a little more realistic. Therefore, a reasonable, ballpark guess is<br />
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<strong>1,444</strong> teachers. That's right.<br />
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This estimate sounds *very* reasonable. It indicates that, as a result of unnecessary regulations, CCSD employs > 10X as many teachers as it should. Which is typical where government work is concerned.2mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755509507245599496noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2310111918565831151.post-13106606613231568432010-12-18T09:38:00.000-08:002010-12-26T17:16:42.312-08:00Trade Ya' New Taxes For Old OnesOriginally posted in a <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/news/details-few-and-far-between-about-sandoval-s-spending-plan-112108629.html?viewAllComments=y&c=y">LVRJ Forum</a><br />
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<span class="simpleblog-response">In the next biennium new taxes will generate, at most, ~$3B. In the same period *old* taxes will generate ~$5B. Do you know what that means? By exchanging the old taxes for new ones we could cut the current size of government by ~40%! Not bad. <br />
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<b>No old taxes!</b></span>2mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755509507245599496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2310111918565831151.post-86677725052011080402010-12-17T20:55:00.000-08:002010-12-26T16:59:47.154-08:00Fibbons PortraitOriginally posted in a <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/news/portrait-of-gibbons-unveiled-in-state-capitol-112108444.html?viewAllComments=y&c=y">LVRJ Forum</a><br />
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<span class="simpleblog-response">Hang Fibbons' potrait in the Ladies Room, and abolish that elitist Arts Council. <br />
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Rushworth should have painted the backside of Fibbons' horse.</span>2mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755509507245599496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2310111918565831151.post-58628152396044552452010-12-17T10:51:00.000-08:002010-12-26T17:20:34.676-08:00Both Sandoval & Jones Support Education "Stamps"Originally posted in a <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/opinion/voucher-plan-112054939.html?viewAllComments=y&c=y">LVRJ Forum</a><br />
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<span class="simpleblog-response">Why are political conservatives, a group associated with opposition to food stamps, housing stamps and other forms of social welfare programs, also associated with SUPPORT for education stamps (vouchers)? <br />
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"Means testing" vouchers just means hiring *more* CCSD bureaucrats AND private school administrators to certify who has limited means. It means more test cases for lawyers to argue over process; more activist judges to decide what is "fair". <br />
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More "education" money diverted to non-teaching activities. Higher private school cost structures and higher tuitions. More government. Higher taxes. <br />
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How about parents who actually *have* kids take the responsibility for educating them? We need to go back to the inexpensive, little red schoolhouse model, where parents joined together to hire/board a teacher and kids actually learned to read and write quite elegantly by 6th grade, instead of the bulky, expensive, one-size-fits-all bureaucratic model we have today where HS graduates who can't even read their own diplomans are encouraged to enter college and educrats make out like bandits.</span><br />
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<span class="simpleblog-response"><span class="simpleblog-response">You want vouchers? I'll give you vouchers. <br />
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The <b>absolute minimum</b> amount of government required by the Nevada Constitution REQUIRES would cost ~$100M/yr (and probably less). Everything else is PORK which the legislature could simply vote out of existence. <br />
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Tax revenues are currently running ~$2.5B/yr. The legislature <u>chooses</u> to spend ~all of it on pork. Send us VOUCHER (rebate) checks instead. <br />
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It works out to ~$1,000 per resident.</span></span>2mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755509507245599496noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2310111918565831151.post-42760201610622995802010-12-17T09:08:00.000-08:002010-12-26T17:12:02.061-08:00$300K Superintendent Opposes Cuts. Big Surprise.Originally posted in a <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/news/superintendent-cuts-won-t-yield-better-results-112055239.html?viewAllComments=y&c=y">LVRJ Forum</a><br />
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<span class="simpleblog-response"><i>Instead of assigning schools letter grades, Jones prefers a student growth model that was developed in Colorado while he was education commissioner.</i> <br />
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More gimmicks. More $450/d consultants. More empire building. More <b>$300K+/y</b> Superintendents. More deck chair rearranging. How many more generations of young people are we prepared to ruin before we admit the obvious: public education is a CATRASTROPHE and <b>CANNOT</b> be reformed. <br />
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We homeschool. No consultants, teacher days, vouchers, whatever. <br />
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No PhDs, MBAs, CFAs, etc. <br />
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No constant whining about underfunding and calls for more taxpayer dollars. <br />
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No football chit-chat, special ed, lesson plans, analyses, ratings, federally funded presentations, photo-ops, whatever. <br />
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The kids are doing just fine, thanks. And we do it all for a *fraction* of what CCSD is charging.</span>2mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755509507245599496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2310111918565831151.post-74758696966643389682010-12-15T08:29:00.000-08:002010-12-26T17:40:28.603-08:00E-nterventionOriginally posted in a <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/news/secretary-of-state-wants-companies-to-hire-only-workers-in-u-s-legally-111890699.html?viewAllComments=y&c=y">LVRJ Forum</a><br />
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<em>Secretary of State Ross Miller wants the state, and all companies in Nevada, to use the federal E-Verify system to ensure they hire only workers who are in the country legally.</em><br />
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<span class="simpleblog-response">More unconstitutional federal government intervention in our economy. More Nevada government officials backing the idea. Less freedom for Nevadans. <br />
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Why should anybody care who gets hired by somebody else? Besides, Nevada government is already TOO BIG. Miller should be LAYING OFF state workers/contractors, not imposing bureucratic mandates on the hiring of new ones.</span>2mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755509507245599496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2310111918565831151.post-14504453581131665022010-12-15T08:22:00.000-08:002010-12-26T17:23:29.000-08:00Dr. Lowden, Medicine WomanOriginally posted in a <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/news/gibbons-appoints-sue-lowden-to-state-board-of-medical-examiners-111908734.html">LVRJ Forum</a><br />
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<em>Gov. Jim Gibbons on Tuesday appointed Lowden to the state Board of Medical Examiners</em><br />
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<span class="simpleblog-response">Sue is <b>perfect</b> for the job. Remember, this is the same Board which recently ruled that the public needs to be protected from MD's behind on their child support but not from ones who prescribe I-V Propofol as though it were <em>Somanex</em>.</span>2mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755509507245599496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2310111918565831151.post-71323674756316409642010-12-14T17:51:00.000-08:002010-12-26T17:37:53.019-08:00Without CCSD Our Kids Would Wander The StreetsOriginally posted in a <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/news/report-education-funding-needs-look-111840009.html">LVRJ Forum</a><br />
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<span class="simpleblog-response"></span> Many people oppose the idea of abolishing public education. One common criticism is that without public schools kids would be aimlessly wandering the streets, otherwise known as "child neglect". <br />
<span class="simpleblog-response"><span class="simpleblog-response"><ol><li>Public education is no cure for that. </li>
<li>We already have laws against loitering and child neglect. </li>
<li>Nevada government has NO authority to operate daycare facilities. </li>
<li>We already have packs of children wandering The Strip, especially on "Teacher Training" days, after-school, and vacation breaks.</li>
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<span class="simpleblog-response">The University of Nevada is supposed to be about training the next generation of applied scientists, not future inductees at Cooperstown. If these "students" want to learn how to throw sliders there are any number of minor league teams they can tryout for. Why are Nevada taxpayers forced to subsidize billionaire MLB team owners?</span>2mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755509507245599496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2310111918565831151.post-8500719826191996252010-12-14T09:14:00.000-08:002010-12-26T17:33:04.329-08:00Chamber of Commerce Pushes For Education Reform (Contracts)Originally posted in a <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/news/report-education-funding-needs-look-111840009.html">LVRJ Forum</a><br />
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[LV Chamber of Commerce Director] added that having a quality education system is an important factor in attracting new businesses to the state.<br />
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<span class="simpleblog-response">I am so <b>sick</b> of these BIG Government business association statements about the need to "improve" public education. <u>Public education is a CATASTROPHE and CANNOT be reformed</u>. The only reason that groups like the LV Chamber (of Horrors) continually call for "reform" (instead of abolition) is because so many of its Members are public education contractors who make MONEY off the system. <br />
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What's with this fuzzy accounting that Nevada spends "only" $7,806/pupil?! When you take into account real expenses like PERS, capital improvements and interest Nevada's education funding is > <b>$10,000</b>/kid. <br />
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Money down a rat hole. <br />
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BTW, the politically connected consultants who crafted the report make a LOT of money off government contracts.</span>2mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755509507245599496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2310111918565831151.post-41466784486091841112010-12-10T09:44:00.000-08:002010-12-26T16:53:01.005-08:00NSHE's List of LobbyistsOriginally posted in a LVRJ Forum<br />
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<span class="simpleblog-response">According to the <a href="http://www.leg.state.nv.us/AppCF/Lobbyist/reports/LobbyistEmployerList.cfm?Session=75">NV Legislature</a>, in the 75th ('09) Regular Session, NSHE employed the following individuals as <b>PAID</b> lobbyists:</span><br />
<ol><li><span class="simpleblog-response">Jessica Ferrato</span></li>
<li><span class="simpleblog-response">Josh Griffin</span></li>
<li><span class="simpleblog-response"><b>Daniel Klaich</b></span></li>
<li><span class="simpleblog-response">Daniel Miles</span></li>
<li><span class="simpleblog-response">Richard Perkins</span></li>
<li><span class="simpleblog-response">Dylan Shaver</span></li>
</ol><span class="simpleblog-response">I've been blasting NSHE's use of lobbyists for years. The pressure is working.</span>2mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755509507245599496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2310111918565831151.post-37031917978358065742010-12-10T07:31:00.000-08:002010-12-26T16:46:21.006-08:00The Academic-Legal ComplexOriginally posted in a <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/news/bryan-team-to-lobby-for-higher-education-during-2011-legislature-111641804.html">LVRJ Forum</a><br />
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<em>Former Gov. and U.S. Sen. Richard Bryan has agreed to chair a team of six lobbyists who will work for free in representing the Nevada System of Higher Education at the 2011 Legislature.</em><br />
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<span class="simpleblog-response">The government should NOT be able to hire lobbyists to lobby for ... MORE government! Either paid (a complete travesty) or *unpaid*.</span><br />
<span class="simpleblog-response"> </span><br />
If that shyster Bryan -- whose law firm makes a LOT of money on government contracts and its "services" as insiders/fixers -- wants to advocate as a private citizen for MORE government there's nothing to stop him. But this whole coordinated effort between his "team" and NSHE is the <u>Government-Union Complex</u> in action. <br />
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By the way, Klaich makes ~<b>$325K/yr</b>, so you can see why he wants the gravy train to keep rolling.2mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755509507245599496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2310111918565831151.post-69897238077941663042010-12-09T08:57:00.000-08:002010-12-26T16:39:00.200-08:00Medical Board: Deadbeat Dads Bad; Drug Dealers GoodOriginally posted in a <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/news/medical-board-says-murray-can-practice-in-nevada-111566014.html">LVRJ Forum</a><br />
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<em>Dr. Conrad Murray .. can still practice medicine in Nevada. </em><em>On Friday, the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners, which can <u>strip a doctor of his license for failing to pay child support</u>, ruled that Murray is up to date on his payments.</em><br />
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<span class="simpleblog-response">The Medical Board is a joke. Like all the other Boards.<br />
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The Board obviously considers setting up nightly I-V Propofol at full bore (<b>@$150K/month</b>!) to be good medicine, but that the public needs to be "protected" from foreign-educated GP's who don't speak perfect English and natives who fall behind on their child support.<br />
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And then Democrats fulminate how HMO gatekeepers deny patients access to specialists and greedy health insurance companies deny treatment.</span>2mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755509507245599496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2310111918565831151.post-18714341798281666242010-12-08T11:41:00.000-08:002010-12-26T16:28:49.090-08:00ESD DictatorshipOriginally posted in a <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/business/nevada-to-raise-unemployment-tax-111462569.html?viewAllComments=y&c=y">LVRJ Forum</a><br />
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<span class="simpleblog-response"><i>Under state law, the administrator of the Employment Security Division has the sole authority to decide whether to increase or decrease <u>the unemployment rate.</u></i></span><br />
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<span class="simpleblog-response"><i></i>More of a Freudian slip than a typo! I don't know exactly what NRS says but NSC Article 4 §18 explicitly requires a 2/3 majority to raise taxes (or contribution rates).</span><br />
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<span class="simpleblog-response">The Legislature can't get around this requirement by simply delegating the decision to some political appointee.</span>2mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755509507245599496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2310111918565831151.post-58959161794284011902010-12-08T08:54:00.000-08:002010-12-26T16:33:38.190-08:00Livengood Into Us For One Year (and $300K)Originally posted in a <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/sports/one-year-on-job-livengood-bullish-on-program-goals-111512404.html">LVRJ Forum</a><br />
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<em>[Livengood's] other notable goals include at least half of the athletes achieving a semester 3.0 grade-point average</em><br />
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<span class="simpleblog-response">If Livengood's jocks are able to maintain B GPA's it's only because they're majoring in faux programs like Interdisciplinary where you can "earn" a C just by showing up for team practice. Presumably a winning score merits an automatic 'A' and a get-out-of-jail free card.</span><br />
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<span class="simpleblog-response">BTW, for management practices like this Livengood takes home ~$300K. That's livin' good at OUR expense.</span>2mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755509507245599496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2310111918565831151.post-874172002088204692010-12-07T14:53:00.000-08:002010-12-26T16:26:49.803-08:00Employment Security For ... ESD BureaucratsOriginally posted in a <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/business/nevada-to-raise-unemployment-tax-111462569.html?viewAllComments=y&c=y">LVRJ Forum</a><br />
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<em>State Employment Security Division administrator Cindy Jones decided Tuesday to increase the average unemployment tax rate paid by employers by 50 percent starting in January.</em><br />
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<span class="simpleblog-response">Who elected this coffee drinker? We're sine die. Who called her into session?</span><br />
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<span class="simpleblog-response"><span class="simpleblog-response">Unemployment "insurance" is actuarially UNSOUND because the risks are correlated. That is, when a poor economy causes you to be out of work chances are it's causing a LOT of other people to lose their jobs, also. YOU CAN'T INSURE FOR THAT. It's like offering life insurance in a war zone. What's worse, our economy is overweighted in leisure activities, so we're going to be hit harder than states with more diversified economies. As if this isn't bad enough, the government puts no real limit on lifetime benefits. If you have unlimited use of the replacement vehicle you're not going to be that motivated to get your accident damage repaired.</span></span><br />
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<span class="simpleblog-response"><span class="simpleblog-response"><span class="simpleblog-response">The reason ESD has to borrow MegaMillion$ from the USG is because our fund is BANKRUPT. Again. The reason ESD is raising unemployment insurance contribution rates is because the fund is BANKRUPT. So what if higher employment taxes cause fewer jobs in the private sector. The reason the unemployment insurance fund is bankrupt is because it is statistically *impossible* to make such a system profitable. So they why do we continue to maintain such a Ponzi scheme? Because it's a good way to reward friends like Jones with high paying jobs. That is, it's a full-employment system for friends of politicians.</span></span></span>2mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755509507245599496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2310111918565831151.post-27025510031475353352010-12-07T09:13:00.000-08:002010-12-26T16:21:58.025-08:00UNLV Basketball Roster (2010)Originally posted in a <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/sports/unlv-men-move-up-in-national-basketball-rankings-111396919.html?viewAllComments=y&c=y">LVRJ Forum</a><br />
<ul><li><span class="simpleblog-response">(#5) Jasper: Degree in University Studies (AKA Jockology)</span></li>
<li><span class="simpleblog-response">(#10) Norman: Majoring in PE (Not serious)</span></li>
<li><span class="simpleblog-response">(#15) Martinez: Majoring in Interdisciplinary (AKA University Studies)</span></li>
<li><span class="simpleblog-response">(#2) Wallace: Interdisciplinary</span></li>
<li><span class="simpleblog-response">(#33) Willis: Interdisciplinary</span></li>
<li><span class="simpleblog-response">(#12) Massamba: Interdisciplinary</span></li>
<li><span class="simpleblog-response">(#22) Stanback: Interdisciplinary</span></li>
</ul><span class="simpleblog-response">It's just ridiculous.</span><br />
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<span class="simpleblog-response">Coach Kruger makes $1M/yr. </span><br />
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<span class="simpleblog-response">Why are Nevada taxpayers forced to fund this scam?</span>2mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755509507245599496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2310111918565831151.post-71822228945344701972010-12-01T16:31:00.000-08:002010-12-01T16:31:21.902-08:00Nevada BIG Government Economic ForumReported by <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/news/state-budget-in-hands-of-economic-forum-111092649.html">LVRJ</a><br />
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<em>... members of <u>Nevada's Economic Forum</u> and for the moment have more power over future state government spending than Gov.-elect Brian Sandoval or any legislator.</em><br />
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Not a small government type in the bunch. Their natural propensity to <strong>underestimate</strong> revenues.<br />
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Actually, these polititically appointed beancounters only estimate future revenues -- based on current taxation levels. Hannibal and the Legislature can vote to increase -- or decrease -- taxes as much as they want to fund their target spending.2mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755509507245599496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2310111918565831151.post-88919498808698252622010-11-27T09:00:00.000-08:002010-12-04T12:37:26.742-08:00Hickey Says "No New Taxes!" (New User Fees OK)From <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/news/state-lawmakers-propose-legislation-on-immigration-110901829.html">LVRJ</a><br />
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<em>[Newly elected Reno GOP Assemblyman] Hickey also has requested a bill that would impose a fee on money wire transfers outside the country ..</em><br />
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Taxes are user fees and user fees are taxes. Somehow that distinction was lost on Fascist Hickey.<br />
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Hickey and his fellow Conservatives campaign with slogans like "No new taxes!" and "Less government!" but what they really mean is "Old taxes fine!", "New user fees OK!", "Conservative BIG Government good!" <strong>Small</strong> government types like me <strong>oppose</strong> BIG government and the high taxes and/or user fees necesssary to fund it.<br />
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We have one-party rule in this state. The BIG Government liberals and the BIG Government conservatives.2mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755509507245599496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2310111918565831151.post-34696233339964486602010-11-27T08:01:00.000-08:002010-12-01T15:41:30.855-08:00Pat "Sicky" HickeyFrom <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/news/state-lawmakers-propose-legislation-on-immigration-110901829.html">LVRJ</a><br />
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<em>[Pat Hickey] has requested a bill that would require employers to use the federal E-Verify program to determine whether employees are authorized to work in the United States. </em><br />
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Here's a newly elected (but legacy) GOP Assemblymen pushing for ... more <strong>unconstitutional</strong> federal control over our domestic businesses. Another Fascist, GOP busybody. Sicky can't run a real business but he wants to control how you run yours.<br />
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Why do voters call the Republicans "the party of <em>big</em> business"? It's more like the party of <em>your</em> business.<br />
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We have one-party rule in this state. The BIG Government Communists and the BIG Government Fascists.2mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755509507245599496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2310111918565831151.post-72715584883631019912010-11-17T10:24:00.000-08:002010-11-17T14:02:51.034-08:00Edward GoldmanFrom the <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/news/kids-get-french-revelation-108631209.html?viewAllComments=y&c=y">LVRJ</a><br />
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<em>Edward Goldman, the district's associate superintendent for educational services, believes a foreign language boosts children's intellectual development</em><br />
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Another non-teaching position. Does Goldman report to the <u>Deputy Superintendent of Occidental Theatre</u> or the <u>Associate Vice Superintendent For Curriculum Oversight</u>?2mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755509507245599496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2310111918565831151.post-85881492956491254242010-11-17T10:19:00.000-08:002010-11-17T10:19:57.580-08:00Abolir l'éducation publique!From the <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/news/kids-get-french-revelation-108631209.html?viewAllComments=y&c=y">LVRJ</a>:<br />
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<em>High school students might one day read Victor Hugo's classic "Les Misérables" in the original French and graduate as fluent speakers.</em><br />
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Is this reporter out of touch, or what? CCSD graduates can't even read their own diplomas.2mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755509507245599496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2310111918565831151.post-10477801548665607252010-05-24T13:19:00.000-07:002010-11-10T12:17:25.981-08:00Don't Vote!Orginally posted in a <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/news/gop-senate-race-reflects-gotcha-game-94721839.html?viewAllComments=y&c=y">LVRJ Forum</a><br />
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Based on the BIG government caliber of the gubernatorial candidates currently announced, whoever wins the November election deserves to be recalled. A certifiable recall petition must contain valid signatures numbering >= 25% of the votes cast in the general election. The fewer the votes cast the lower the recall bar.<br />
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Hey Republicans. If your Party nominates a US Senate candidate other than Sharron, don't vote on Election Day. A recall election of the new Governor could occur as soon as <strong>July 1, 2011</strong>, possibly while a special session he called to pass the blowout FY '12/'13 is convening. That will make the shnook think twice about signing the Horsefurd-Raggio-Oceguera Republicrat budget.2mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755509507245599496noreply@blogger.com0