Our Point On Nevada Government And Taxes Exactly!
By: Doug Busselman, Executive Vice President
One of life’s greatest frustrations is to have in your own mind a concept you want to get out and not believe that your efforts to express that concept have been adequately accomplished. One of life’s greatest “ah-ha!” experiences is to come across another’s work which captures magnificently the concept you’ve been trying to get out.
An “ah-ha!” experience occurred this morning when I read the blog post written by Victor Joecks of Write On Nevada. His observation on what is taking shape, with legislative leaders greasing the skids for a legislative tax initiative geared to providing for unlimited spending opportunities, is exactly the alarm I’ve been trying to communicate since the 2009 Nevada Legislature surfaced the idea of the next tax study they believed necessary.
Those steering this agenda are of the opinion that the private sector exists for government funding and there shouldn’t be any limitations on government obtaining whatever is deemed necessary to keep bureaucrats and those receiving taxpayer resources from any shortfall. The mission to be accomplished is to install the perfect tax structure which yields revenue for state coffers regardless of the impact on those doing the paying.
Preventing the 2011 Nevada Legislature from accomplishing this objective needs to be a fundamental objective of the 2010 election process. Necessary numbers of representatives (more than likely to be part of the Nevada Assembly) need to be elected to keep the majority party of the Senate (and probably the actual same majority party in the Assembly) from being able to achieve their tax-increasing, spending-increasing agenda. A solid minority of legislators (15 Assembly representatives) must be elected who are committed to preventing spending increases and the taxes, which pay for them, from being adopted in the 2011 Legislature.
Although some suggest the need for a "No Tax Pledge", I think the emphasis needs to be more oriented to strong positions on having a responsible limitation on state spending. Budget constraints must be applied to restrict growth in state spending, possibly going so far as to provide a formula which factors in population growth (or reduction) as well as overall the state’s economic condition.
Instead of legislators putting their brainstorming energies into determining the taxes they want to invent for enhancing government budgets – we need elected officials who are dedicated to establishing responsible state spending limits.
One of life’s greatest frustrations is to have in your own mind a concept you want to get out and not believe that your efforts to express that concept have been adequately accomplished. One of life’s greatest “ah-ha!” experiences is to come across another’s work which captures magnificently the concept you’ve been trying to get out.
An “ah-ha!” experience occurred this morning when I read the blog post written by Victor Joecks of Write On Nevada. His observation on what is taking shape, with legislative leaders greasing the skids for a legislative tax initiative geared to providing for unlimited spending opportunities, is exactly the alarm I’ve been trying to communicate since the 2009 Nevada Legislature surfaced the idea of the next tax study they believed necessary.
Those steering this agenda are of the opinion that the private sector exists for government funding and there shouldn’t be any limitations on government obtaining whatever is deemed necessary to keep bureaucrats and those receiving taxpayer resources from any shortfall. The mission to be accomplished is to install the perfect tax structure which yields revenue for state coffers regardless of the impact on those doing the paying.
Preventing the 2011 Nevada Legislature from accomplishing this objective needs to be a fundamental objective of the 2010 election process. Necessary numbers of representatives (more than likely to be part of the Nevada Assembly) need to be elected to keep the majority party of the Senate (and probably the actual same majority party in the Assembly) from being able to achieve their tax-increasing, spending-increasing agenda. A solid minority of legislators (15 Assembly representatives) must be elected who are committed to preventing spending increases and the taxes, which pay for them, from being adopted in the 2011 Legislature.
Although some suggest the need for a "No Tax Pledge", I think the emphasis needs to be more oriented to strong positions on having a responsible limitation on state spending. Budget constraints must be applied to restrict growth in state spending, possibly going so far as to provide a formula which factors in population growth (or reduction) as well as overall the state’s economic condition.
Instead of legislators putting their brainstorming energies into determining the taxes they want to invent for enhancing government budgets – we need elected officials who are dedicated to establishing responsible state spending limits.
Posted by Doug Busselman at 9/4/2009 10:28 AM 
Categories: Nevada
Tags: Spending 2010 Election Taxes Nevada Legislature
Categories: Nevada
Tags: Spending 2010 Election Taxes Nevada Legislature
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