Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
Those of you who want UNLV to be a "top-tier" research/teaching school are *almost* as bad as the D1 sports boosters. You both want BIG government higher education. You only differ in what way.
The moment you concede that UofNV should (also) do [X], you get NSHE. With all the waste, PC policies, junk departments, compromised admission standards, $400K faculty and administrators, etc.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Regents Provide Bread and Circuses
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
Division 1 football is a HUGE distraction. But without football popular support for NSHE funding -- which pays Smatresk's bloated salary and gives political jobs to Democrats -- would evaporate. That's why the political hack Regents will continue to support football for as much as they can get away with.
Division 1 football is a HUGE distraction. But without football popular support for NSHE funding -- which pays Smatresk's bloated salary and gives political jobs to Democrats -- would evaporate. That's why the political hack Regents will continue to support football for as much as they can get away with.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
School Stamps
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
I oppose using taxpayer money for *anything* except the government's minimum constitutional roles. I oppose food stamps, housing stamps, school stamps (vouchers), arts stamps, and all the rest.
The NSC *prohibits* state funding of sectarian schools (Article 11 §10). Should CCSD fund even one such entitity, it's *entire* tax support would be put in jeopardy (§2).
NSC is ambiguous about public funding of non-sectarian private schools. Seems to me it could be done, so long as the privates were under CCSD control. That's called "charter" schools.
I oppose using taxpayer money for *anything* except the government's minimum constitutional roles. I oppose food stamps, housing stamps, school stamps (vouchers), arts stamps, and all the rest.
The NSC *prohibits* state funding of sectarian schools (Article 11 §10). Should CCSD fund even one such entitity, it's *entire* tax support would be put in jeopardy (§2).
NSC is ambiguous about public funding of non-sectarian private schools. Seems to me it could be done, so long as the privates were under CCSD control. That's called "charter" schools.
Friday, January 8, 2010
CCSD's Task Force For BIG Government
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
Virtually all members [ of The Committee on Community Priorities (a 15-person task force) ] favored consolidating services ..
But not eliminating them. The task force's *priority* is BIG government. A totally rigged game.
Virtually all members [ of The Committee on Community Priorities (a 15-person task force) ] favored consolidating services ..
But not eliminating them. The task force's *priority* is BIG government. A totally rigged game.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
School Vouchers
Originally posted in a LVRJ forum
Conservatives love to talk about school vouchers. Uh, huh.
I want the government to issue Benz vouchers, ski vouchers, Golf/Health club vouchers, Gulfstream vouchers, and so forth. Better yet, just have Carson City issue $10,000 vouchers to every resident for any legal purpose whatsoever.
Call it "consumption" choice.
Of course I oppose BIG government and the high taxes necessary to pay for it, so my first choice is for the government to let people *keep* more of their own money, instead of letting the government dole it out to them as though they were on an allowance.
Conservatives love to talk about school vouchers. Uh, huh.
I want the government to issue Benz vouchers, ski vouchers, Golf/Health club vouchers, Gulfstream vouchers, and so forth. Better yet, just have Carson City issue $10,000 vouchers to every resident for any legal purpose whatsoever.
Call it "consumption" choice.
Of course I oppose BIG government and the high taxes necessary to pay for it, so my first choice is for the government to let people *keep* more of their own money, instead of letting the government dole it out to them as though they were on an allowance.
The Small Government Rating. Can Any State Hit 150?
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
Nevada had the lowest number with 43.7 workers per 1,000 residents.
Apples & oranges. The study is based on flawed methodologies. It admits to "analysis limitations".
It depends how you count. I believe Nevada does *not* classify NSHE workers as state employees. Are they "local"? Are they counted at all? What about contractors?
Some states are constitutionally BIG government. Lottery commissions, authorities, income tax, etc. all require public employees of one sort or another to administer them. Larger ratios reflect a big government culture as well as poor fiscal management.
According to the "study", CA rates a 50, NY a 62 and WY an 89. Sound odd?
A government should be "rated" on whether it's as small as it can be. Under our constitution, Nevada small government could be legally had for a biennial budget as low as $80M/yr. That's right. Currently, Nevada spending is running ~$2.8B/yr (in line with revenues).
We rate a 35 (2.8B÷80M).
The lower the # the better. Observant readers would recognize that a purely Socialist state would rate <= 1! My model is incomplete. It needs a second dimension to rate Constitutions for big/small government.
At a minimum, the NSC requires six government functions:
The USC authorizes (scores) ~18 (min/max) powers. The annual US (on) budget is ~$3T, though as a ballpark figure, it could get by on only ~$100B. That's a 30, for an overall score of 540! The former USSR would score (1, >>540).
The more economic-inclined would add a constraint that (6,35) must reasonably equal (35,6). I strongly doubt that any state can beat 150.
Nevada had the lowest number with 43.7 workers per 1,000 residents.
Apples & oranges. The study is based on flawed methodologies. It admits to "analysis limitations".
It depends how you count. I believe Nevada does *not* classify NSHE workers as state employees. Are they "local"? Are they counted at all? What about contractors?
Some states are constitutionally BIG government. Lottery commissions, authorities, income tax, etc. all require public employees of one sort or another to administer them. Larger ratios reflect a big government culture as well as poor fiscal management.
According to the "study", CA rates a 50, NY a 62 and WY an 89. Sound odd?
A government should be "rated" on whether it's as small as it can be. Under our constitution, Nevada small government could be legally had for a biennial budget as low as $80M/yr. That's right. Currently, Nevada spending is running ~$2.8B/yr (in line with revenues).
We rate a 35 (2.8B÷80M).
The lower the # the better. Observant readers would recognize that a purely Socialist state would rate <= 1! My model is incomplete. It needs a second dimension to rate Constitutions for big/small government.
At a minimum, the NSC requires six government functions:
- Three branches
- 18 public schools
- Three UNR applied science departments
- A militia
- Mental hospitals (benevolent institutions)
- Prisons
The USC authorizes (scores) ~18 (min/max) powers. The annual US (on) budget is ~$3T, though as a ballpark figure, it could get by on only ~$100B. That's a 30, for an overall score of 540! The former USSR would score (1, >>540).
The more economic-inclined would add a constraint that (6,35) must reasonably equal (35,6). I strongly doubt that any state can beat 150.
LVRJ Forum's Official Government Censor
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
LVRJ's government censor will approve rabidly vulgar ethnic, religious, and personally-targeted comments ad infinitum, but he'll spike reasoned, dispassionate and objective comments which conflict with his political biases.
Some forum.
LVRJ's government censor will approve rabidly vulgar ethnic, religious, and personally-targeted comments ad infinitum, but he'll spike reasoned, dispassionate and objective comments which conflict with his political biases.
Some forum.
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