For years, some in California have held up Nevada as an example of a state that knows how to attract businesses and grow the economy. The sentiment is so strong, in fact, that a handful of Republican members of the California Legislature staged an event in Reno this spring designed to show how Nevada's low taxes and laissez-faire approach to regulation was an example that Sacramento ought to follow.
After Friday's unemployment report, perhaps a new example will have to be found to make those arguments.
Nevada's unemployment rate registered at 12 percent, slightly higher than California's depressing 11.6 percent rate.
Fact is, there's only so much government can do -- good or bad -- to affect the powerful forces of a free market. The popping of the real estate bubble and the ensuing wave of foreclosures has hit both states with a sledge hammer.
But if I can support myself in Nevada at all I'll not pay any state income or sales tax. Since California is now the highest taxed state in the country and very likely to get worse, Nevada looks mighty tempting. I could move there and let Californians help support Nevada as well as California. Serves them right!
CUT SPENDING!! CUT SPENDING!! CUT SPENDING!!
California doesn't need more revenue!
CUT SPENDING!! CUT SPENDING!! CUT SPENDING!!
All more revenue this year will do is delay the DAY OF RECKONING.
CUT SPENDING!! CUT SPENDING!! CUT SPENDING!!
Quit "borrowing"! California must learn to work within the confines of legitimate revenues.
CUT SPENDING!! CUT SPENDING!! CUT SPENDING!!
Change the way you think!
Underestimate revenue, over-estimate expenses, don't spend what you don't have.
CUT SPENDING!! CUT SPENDING!! CUT SPENDING!!
CUT SPENDING!! CUT SPENDING!! CUT SPENDING!!
CUT SPENDING!! CUT SPENDING!! CUT SPENDING!!
Roy, I don't know where you get your information but this organization shows that we are number six. There are some people that keep saying we are number one in taxes but I don't think this is true. Check your numbers before you go on record.
http://www.taxfoundation.org/taxdata/show/443.html
CUT SPENDING means lost votes so it is NEVER going to happen. You will get a lot of lip service but no real action and that goes for Reps as well.
Katie, Yes cutting spending is going to cost our spineless Sen. and Rep. votes.
But the movement has started and we are going to do everything we can to make sure that NOT cutting spending will cost them a whole lot more votes.
Remember how they vote, in 2010 when you vote!!
We need ballot initiatives eliminating state income, property and sales' taxes and let the hordes of greedy public employees go out in the private sector and make the really big bucks