Doug French
Regressive Wal-Martxism
Recently Las Vegas Weekly ran a feature article entitled “Big Box O’ Poverty” about the supposed evils of Wal-Mart. The article, by one Liza Featherstone, is subtitled: “As Wal-Mart Expands in Vegas, Progressives Nationally Call for Louder Opposition to Its Exploitation of the Poor, Women and the Welfare System”
Dubious Reassurances
The Nevada Public Employees’ Retirement System (NVPERS) is attempting to answer -- through a statement on its website -- increasing doubts about the financial viability of its system.
The Best Performance Auditing
Positioning itself for the upcoming election, the Republican Assembly Caucus recently announced its “Contract for Nevada.”
The Invisible Victims
A recent poll found that two-thirds of the respondents intend to vote for the proposed increase in Nevada’s minimum wage from $5.15 to $6.15 per hour on November 2nd. Unfortunately, those who vote “yes” on Question 6 will be harming the very people that the initiative is supposed to help.
The Threadbare Purse of PERS
In a recent letter to the editor published in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, police officer Ruben E. Hood makes the claim that the Nevada Public Employee Retirement System “is one of the healthiest, most financially sound retirement systems in the country.” He goes on to write that because of laws keeping the pension plan from being looted, there is no chance of “any ‘underfunding’ of pension plans that would fall on the shoulders of the taxpayers.”
Higher Indoctrination
Anyone who has spent any time on college campuses knows that most college faculty members are left-leaning and likely vote Democrat, if not Green or Socialist.
Government, Not Growth, is Nevada's Problem
To hear local politicians and pundits talk, the word “growth” is a dirty word. A Las Vegas Sun editorial screamed, “Literally, it’s growth plan—or bust.” George Knapp wrote in the Las Vegas Mercuryrecently: “I think the quality of life here has taken a major nosedive in the past 10 years. Excessive growth is the reason.”
Good Corporatist Citizens
The term “good corporate citizen” was thrown about frequently during last year’s tax tussle in Nevada.
Inclusionary Exclusion
As hopeful homebuyers camp out in front of model home complexes, hoping to be offered the chance to buy new homes, Mayor Oscar Goodman and the City of Las Vegas are following Henderson’s lead and exacerbating the housing problem.