Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
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.
No old taxes!
Showing posts with label Session11. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Session11. Show all posts
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Friday, December 10, 2010
The Academic-Legal Complex
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
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.
The government should NOT be able to hire lobbyists to lobby for ... MORE government! Either paid (a complete travesty) or *unpaid*.
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 Government-Union Complex in action.
By the way, Klaich makes ~$325K/yr, so you can see why he wants the gravy train to keep rolling.
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.
The government should NOT be able to hire lobbyists to lobby for ... MORE government! Either paid (a complete travesty) or *unpaid*.
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 Government-Union Complex in action.
By the way, Klaich makes ~$325K/yr, so you can see why he wants the gravy train to keep rolling.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Employment Security For ... ESD Bureaucrats
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
State Employment Security Division administrator Cindy Jones decided Tuesday to increase the average unemployment tax rate paid by employers by 50 percent starting in January.
Who elected this coffee drinker? We're sine die. Who called her into session?
Unemployment "insurance" is actuarially UNSOUND because the risks are correlated. That is, when a poor economy causes you to be out of work chances are it's causing a LOT of other people to lose their jobs, also. YOU CAN'T INSURE FOR THAT. It's like offering life insurance in a war zone. What's worse, our economy is overweighted in leisure activities, so we're going to be hit harder than states with more diversified economies. As if this isn't bad enough, the government puts no real limit on lifetime benefits. If you have unlimited use of the replacement vehicle you're not going to be that motivated to get your accident damage repaired.
The reason ESD has to borrow MegaMillion$ 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.
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.
Who elected this coffee drinker? We're sine die. Who called her into session?
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.
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.
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Pat "Sicky" Hickey
From LVRJ
[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.
Here's a newly elected (but legacy) GOP Assemblymen pushing for ... more unconstitutional 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.
Why do voters call the Republicans "the party of big business"? It's more like the party of your business.
We have one-party rule in this state. The BIG Government Communists and the BIG Government Fascists.
[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.
Here's a newly elected (but legacy) GOP Assemblymen pushing for ... more unconstitutional 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.
Why do voters call the Republicans "the party of big business"? It's more like the party of your business.
We have one-party rule in this state. The BIG Government Communists and the BIG Government Fascists.
Friday, April 23, 2010
Republicrats Eyeballing Your Wallet Again
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
In 2011 the governor and Legislature are projected to face a budget scenario in which expected revenue is as much as $3 billion less than projected spending.
How much government are the Republicrats planning to shove down our throats in the next biennium?
Current tax revenues are running ~$2.5B/yr, with ~$150M of that set to expire in FY '12. That means if the economy stablizes, in the next biennium old taxes (which "No new taxes!" Fibbons adores) will generate ~$4.7B. A $3B "gap" indicates that Horsefurd, Raggio and the gang are looking to spend ~$7.7B! Up from $6.9B in the current biennium. ~11% more.
Are they serious? Where is all this money going to come from? The crooked politicians are not going to find it in the Dairy Commission or the Taxicab Authority. What do the scheming politicians have up their sleeves?
In 2011 the governor and Legislature are projected to face a budget scenario in which expected revenue is as much as $3 billion less than projected spending.
How much government are the Republicrats planning to shove down our throats in the next biennium?
Current tax revenues are running ~$2.5B/yr, with ~$150M of that set to expire in FY '12. That means if the economy stablizes, in the next biennium old taxes (which "No new taxes!" Fibbons adores) will generate ~$4.7B. A $3B "gap" indicates that Horsefurd, Raggio and the gang are looking to spend ~$7.7B! Up from $6.9B in the current biennium. ~11% more.
Are they serious? Where is all this money going to come from? The crooked politicians are not going to find it in the Dairy Commission or the Taxicab Authority. What do the scheming politicians have up their sleeves?
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