Nevada Business Features
Free Market WatchTexas Margin Tax: Always a Bad Idea
Leaders in the Democratic majority during the 2011 state legislative session proposed a dramatic change to Nevada’s tax system: Phase out the Modified Business Tax — a tax on..[MORE].
February 2012
Examining the Tax Plans of Top GOP Candidates
In 2010, Americans spent 6 billion hours, which is approximately 8,800 lifetimes, and $480 billion doing their taxes.
This represents a huge deadweight loss — time and..[MORE].
January 2012
Hiding Behind Opaque Numbers
Nothing pleases a politician more than the ability to promise lavish benefits to important constituencies without having to pay for them. Nevada lawmakers long ago found a vote-buying cash..[MORE].
December 2011
Increasing Student Achievement
It’s easy to be cynical about education and education-reform efforts in Nevada. For decades, we’ve known that Nevada’s education system needs dramatic improvement. And..[MORE].
November 2011
How much is too much?
It’s one of the most challenging questions facing labor economists today: At what level should most public employees be paid?
In public sector employment, the typical price..[MORE].
October 2011
The Dreaded "R" Word --
There is no doubt that Nevada has been one of the hardest hit economies not only in the United States, but even the world. Our double-digit unemployment rate is the highest in the..[MORE].
September 2011
ObamaCare will Squeeze Education, Other Needs
Often lost in the debate over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) — the sweeping health care “reform” legislation popularly known as ObamaCare — is..[MORE].
August 2011
Large Tax Increase Traded for Small Reforms
For the first 108 days of the 2011 Nevada Legislative Session, Gov. Brian Sandoval defined the policy debate by being a strong advocate for Nevada’s taxpayers and business owners. On..[MORE].
July 2011
Taxes, Taxes & Taxes ... Oh My!
“Revenue solutions” are the talk of Carson City as the Nevada Legislature heads into its final week. Unsatisfied with Gov. Brian Sandoval’s newest proposals to hold state..[MORE].
June 2011
A Model of Failure
If you were to build a business enterprise from scratch, you’d likely consider a number of different models — various ways to strike a proper balance between necessarily competing..[MORE].
May 2011
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