Guard Your Wallets – 2011 Nevada Legislature Wants Your Money
By: Doug Busselman, Executive Vice President
With the ink still drying on the handiwork of the 2009 Nevada Legislative Session, which gave us another increased spending plan and the largest tax increase of the state’s history – the game plan for even more is formulating for 2011.
Expect to be persuaded how important it is for state government to have more of your resources. There will be no limit on the steady drum-beat of the signals echoing on how restrained legislators have been in doing more good things for our state – just because you aren’t paying enough. Actually, we might not expect the theme to be on “you” not paying enough, hoping to convince you that it will be somebody else (not paying their fair share) who they really plan to tax.
In all likelihood faceless and not-from-here, evil corporate targets would be the ones that we ought to be planning and working to extract ill-begotten gain from. If those entities happen to be where you work or shop – don’t fret…there shouldn’t be any expectation for consequences of state government’s redirection of company profits into funding bureaucratic coffers. It will be their civic responsibility to “come to the table” sharing their revenue.
Unlike the “transparent” approach for legislative action in the billion-dollar 2009 tax-fest, working so far in advance will be more in the open. Given those who will be “advising” the construction crew for the next tax grab, we will need this time-line advantage to be one of the few hopes for protection.
While we understand and strongly support the importance of a bi-partisan legislative representation, experiences of how the dynamics of keeping the same political party in complete control of the law-making system will result in a “sure bet” that is not in our favor. This insight and the detailed blueprint for the 2011 Tax Plan have to be core elements, used to their fullest, for the campaigns leading up to the next legislative session.
With the ink still drying on the handiwork of the 2009 Nevada Legislative Session, which gave us another increased spending plan and the largest tax increase of the state’s history – the game plan for even more is formulating for 2011.
Expect to be persuaded how important it is for state government to have more of your resources. There will be no limit on the steady drum-beat of the signals echoing on how restrained legislators have been in doing more good things for our state – just because you aren’t paying enough. Actually, we might not expect the theme to be on “you” not paying enough, hoping to convince you that it will be somebody else (not paying their fair share) who they really plan to tax.
In all likelihood faceless and not-from-here, evil corporate targets would be the ones that we ought to be planning and working to extract ill-begotten gain from. If those entities happen to be where you work or shop – don’t fret…there shouldn’t be any expectation for consequences of state government’s redirection of company profits into funding bureaucratic coffers. It will be their civic responsibility to “come to the table” sharing their revenue.
Unlike the “transparent” approach for legislative action in the billion-dollar 2009 tax-fest, working so far in advance will be more in the open. Given those who will be “advising” the construction crew for the next tax grab, we will need this time-line advantage to be one of the few hopes for protection.
While we understand and strongly support the importance of a bi-partisan legislative representation, experiences of how the dynamics of keeping the same political party in complete control of the law-making system will result in a “sure bet” that is not in our favor. This insight and the detailed blueprint for the 2011 Tax Plan have to be core elements, used to their fullest, for the campaigns leading up to the next legislative session.
Posted by Doug Busselman at 6/4/2009 5:09 AM 
Categories: Nevada Legislature
Tags: Nevada 2010 Elections 2011 Legislature
Categories: Nevada Legislature
Tags: Nevada 2010 Elections 2011 Legislature
Why don't you do more to protect farmers from urban water grabs? You guys were AWOL from the numerous legislative battles on this, just like your voice is missing from the fight against my city's efforts to steal your water. Get with it, Farm Bureau!
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Darn Doug, you're getting good!!! You should syndicate to the papers.
Barb
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