Victor Joecks
NPRI: Kirkpatrick wrong on education-spending claims
LAS VEGAS — In a speech earlier today, Assembly Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick claimed, “For too long the answer to education has been to cut.” Responding to her comments, Victor Joecks, communications director at the Nevada Policy Research Institute, issued the following comments.
UNLV stadium project wants a room tax increase
(This story originally appeared Jan. 30, 2013.) Surprised? Don’t be. Once crony capitalists think they can get their hands in the taxpayer till, more is never enough. UNLV stadium…
NPRI releases economic development study charting 'Path to Prosperity' for Nevada
LAS VEGAS — If Nevada really wants a robust and flourishing economy, it needs to streamline state and local regulations, reduce and eliminate state and local licensing fees and filing requirements, ease restrictions that discourage hiring and eliminate government-granted business subsidies.
Why it's morally wrong to expand medicaid: Government should protect property, not redistribute it
Why is stealing wrong? Is it wrong because it’s illegal? Or is stealing wrong because individuals have a God-given or natural right to their own property? To some people, that’s like asking, “Which came first: the chicken or the egg?” — in other words, they think the answer is unknowable. But there’s an essential difference here: Unlike the chicken-and-egg question, we know that our God-given/natural rights precede government — both logically and historically.
In its own words: Top NSEA priorities are money, money, money and money
Money isn’t just the Nevada State Education Association’s top priority. It’s also its second, third and fourth priorities. NSEA’s current legislative priorities are: A. Resources to attract and…
UNLV considering stadium to be paid for with private money
Now there’s a “novel” concept: a private developer proposing to build a stadium – in hopes of turning a profit – and suggesting the developer might pay for it…
NPRI releases comprehensive tax study
You know how the Interim Finance Committee, Moody’s and the Nevada Vision Stakeholder Group have been working on a tax study? Well, so has NPRI. NPRI’s…
Thoughts on the special session
By now I’m sure you know the highlights, err, low lights, of last week’s special session, so I’m just going to add some random thoughts throughout the next…
Happy Failed Stimulus Day!
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, otherwise known as the stimulus bill, which President Obama promised would keep unemployment under 8…