Another Great Reason On Why State Taxes Should Be More
By: Doug Busselman, Executive Vice President
With the kickoff of the 2010 Census process we are bombarded by the message that completing the required paperwork of counting ourselves is an act for the good of Nevada – how else are we going to get our fair share of the money coming from Washington, D.C.? It is our civic responsibility to do our part in “bringing home the bacon”!
Along these same lines, we’re going to really start bearing down more in the payment of additional taxes at a greater level, because as this study points out, we’re not getting all that we should from the federal treasury. Again, we need to pay up so Nevada’s per-capita take from the federal trough can be up there where it should be – along with the other states who get more handouts from Uncle Sam.
The most troubling theme of these inter-related points is the blazon and blatant belief that individuals deserve (to the extent of a birthright) to get their share of government dollars.
Okay, let’s give this some focused thought… The government gets its money from where? Would it be a logical stretch to consider the idea that government should not get as much money and permit those who have earned the money to keep their own?
Of course that would mean a high number of those getting the money from the government would need to earn the money they get, as opposed to having government’s generosity giving them somebody else’s money. How could the champions of bigger government survive such a shift in direction? It’s what keeps them getting re-elected!
It is also what keeps government growing and has brought us to the point of needing a special Nevada Legislative session to save the essential programs of buying people dentures and adult diapers. Yep, there’s gonna need to be tax increases (at least on the other guys) so we can have the financial capacity in state government’s spending arsenal to collect even more from the federal treasury (which will then require more federal taxes to cover the checks Uncle Sam is going to be writing for Nevada)… For some people this passes for something that makes sense?
Hopefully, it won’t be a majority of those who vote in November…
With the kickoff of the 2010 Census process we are bombarded by the message that completing the required paperwork of counting ourselves is an act for the good of Nevada – how else are we going to get our fair share of the money coming from Washington, D.C.? It is our civic responsibility to do our part in “bringing home the bacon”!
Along these same lines, we’re going to really start bearing down more in the payment of additional taxes at a greater level, because as this study points out, we’re not getting all that we should from the federal treasury. Again, we need to pay up so Nevada’s per-capita take from the federal trough can be up there where it should be – along with the other states who get more handouts from Uncle Sam.
The most troubling theme of these inter-related points is the blazon and blatant belief that individuals deserve (to the extent of a birthright) to get their share of government dollars.
Okay, let’s give this some focused thought… The government gets its money from where? Would it be a logical stretch to consider the idea that government should not get as much money and permit those who have earned the money to keep their own?
Of course that would mean a high number of those getting the money from the government would need to earn the money they get, as opposed to having government’s generosity giving them somebody else’s money. How could the champions of bigger government survive such a shift in direction? It’s what keeps them getting re-elected!
It is also what keeps government growing and has brought us to the point of needing a special Nevada Legislative session to save the essential programs of buying people dentures and adult diapers. Yep, there’s gonna need to be tax increases (at least on the other guys) so we can have the financial capacity in state government’s spending arsenal to collect even more from the federal treasury (which will then require more federal taxes to cover the checks Uncle Sam is going to be writing for Nevada)… For some people this passes for something that makes sense?
Hopefully, it won’t be a majority of those who vote in November…
Posted by Doug Busselman at 3/11/2010 4:44 AM 
Categories: Nevada
Tags: Vision Group Nevada Budget State Spending Taxes Nevada Legislature
Categories: Nevada
Tags: Vision Group Nevada Budget State Spending Taxes Nevada Legislature
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