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Conine Pursues Costly, Misguided New Entitlement Program
Nevada Treasurer Zach Conine wants the legislature to create a new entitlement program for those born in Nevada called “Baby Bonds.” Conine’s proposed legislation would replicate a program created…
A Tax by Any Other Name is Still a Tax
Allow me to let you in on a little secret: the government LOVES inflation. They don’t call it the hidden tax for nothing, and if there’s one thing that’s for…
Question 2: Minimum Wage Hurts Those It’s Designed to Help
Perhaps no issue better serves as a litmus test of economic literacy (or illiteracy) than minimum wage. However, at this point the debate is theatrics – a regularly scheduled ritual…
Economic Outlook: Nobody Knows Nuthin’
This piece was originally published in Nevada Business Magazine. Before COVID and lockdowns, the economy settled into a normalcy after the Great Recession of 2007-09. It was a unique…