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Time to Kick the Kids Out of the House and Do a Bit of Damage Control

March 1, 2016 By Lyle Brennan

Sign the petition and vote to repeal the Commerce Tax. Let’s undo the damage lawmakers have done to businesses and take back control of our house!

The recent passage of our state’s largest tax package, which came on the heels of a ballot in which Nevadans overwhelmingly rejected a similar business tax, makes it abundantly clear that our state politicians have no regard for the wishes of the people. And if they don’t represent us, then whom do they represent? However, the bigger question is what are we going to do about … [Read more...] about Time to Kick the Kids Out of the House and Do a Bit of Damage Control

Taxpayers Lose Big: Lawmakers Impose New Burdens

November 1, 2013 By Victor Joecks

Nevada Gov. Sandoval and legislators passed numerous tax increases while pretending that they didn’t raise taxes.

Three years ago, both Brian Sandoval and Rory Reid ran for governor on a “no new taxes” platform. Last year, voters in five Nevada counties rejected six efforts to raise taxes — even though Barack Obama was at the top of the ticket, driving liberal voter turnout. Given the clear will of the voters throughout the state, you’d expect that the governor and legislators would … [Read more...] about Taxpayers Lose Big: Lawmakers Impose New Burdens

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