Obama’s Problem With Prosperity »
(Roger Hedgecock) – Seventy-five Occupy San Diego activists shopped at a crowded local Wal-Mart Friday. As they approached the checkout lines, they abandoned their full shopping carts and began to chant about the evils of consumerism, income inequality and the downtrodden Wal-Mart workers. They passed out fliers calling shoppers “c-m-sumer whores.” The downtrodden Wal-Mart workers were left with more work restocking the 75 carts of stuff left behind when the Occupy folks finally left the [...]
NLRB Suddenly Backs Down From Pushing Vote On Ambush Election Rule »
NN&V Exclusive (Lori Piotrowski) – One of the reasons unions are so effective is because they never give up on an issue. Much like a dog pulling on his chew toy, union reps tug and tug and tug until they pull it out of their opponents’ hands. Today, however, unions and the National Labor Relations Board, are letting go of an issue. This is likely to be a temporary slow down. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) [...]
Gingrich Has Winning Stance On Immigration Issue »
(Jim Clark) – At the last GOP presidential candidate debate, Newt Gingrich dealt with the subject of immigration thusly: “I don’t see how a party that says it’s the party of the family is going to adopt an immigration policy which destroys families which have been here a quarter century. I’m prepared to take the heat for saying let’s be humane in enforcing the law.” Politically speaking, that was quite a bombshell considering that Mitt [...]
The Truth About Harry Reid’s “Myth” About Gov’t Red Tape »
(Chuck Muth) – Recently, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid took to the floor of the United States Senate to pontificate over what he called the “myth” of job-killing government regulations and rules. Reid claimed Republicans “have yet to produce a single shred of evidence that the regulations they hate so much do the broad economic harms they claim. That’s because there is none.” For a man assumed to be drug free, Harry sure can be [...]
Cain’s NV Campaign Puts Down Ten Grand to Prove He’s Still In the Race »
Brushing aside rumors the candidate might be dropping out of the Presidential race, Herman Cain’s Nevada campaign filed for Cain to participate in the Nevada Presidential Preference Poll, otherwise known as the Nevada caucus. “We’re in!” Elicia Huffaker, Cain’s Nevada State Director, exclaimed as the media was arriving at the announcement. “Mr. Cain is 100% committed to winning in Nevada,” she said. In addition to the required documents, the campaign also submitted a $10,000 filing [...]
Free Market Groups Urge Boehner To Support Repatriation This Year »
(NN&V Staff) – Today, 29 free market groups joined Americans for Tax Reform in sending a letter to Speaker Boehner. The topic? To urge Congress to enact a repatriation bill this year. The letter follows below. – Ed. Dear Speaker Boehner: It is very likely that Congress will pass a tax revenue bill before the end of this calendar year. We write to you today to urge that this bill include a provision allowing U.S. [...]
No Matter What The Left Says, Nevada Is Not A Low-tax State »
(Geoffrey Lawrence/NPRI) – It’s an argument the Left trots out year after year: “If low tax rates are so important, then why is the unemployment rate so high in Nevada?” Of course, it’s more of a political talking point than an invitation for substantive debate — leftists rarely want to have a discussion about the destructive impact on the Nevada housing market of Federal Reserve policy, the Community Reinvestment Act, federal land control, or countless [...]
Nevada: First Judicial Hellhole, Now Lending Hellhole »
A couple years ago, Clark County was first named a Judicial Hellhole. The state of Nevada could be on its way to being the nation’s first Lending Hellhole. The pendulum swings all the way to one side, then all the way to the other, never stopping in the middle. So it is with Nevada’s overreaction to the loosey-goosey days of easy money. The Silver State is creating taxpayer-backed business loan programs because “banks aren’t lending,” [...]
“Eminent Domain” Law Firm Celebrates 20 Years Litigating For Liberty »
NN&V Exclusive (NN&V Staff) – This year, the Institute for Justice (IJ) celebrates its twentieth year of litigating for liberty. The public interest law firm has been at the forefront many fights over the last two decades to reduce the size and scope of government power and expand individual liberty. Every day, the Institute for Justice achieves tangible results for liberty on behalf of its clients and U.S. citizens, and in so doing, has become [...]
Petition Circulates To Keep Light Bulbs Burning Brightly »
NN&V Exclusive (NN&V Staff) - A new petition, begun by Eagle Forum, is circulating to save the traditional incandescent light bulb. In 2009, Obama, Pelosi, and Reid focused on getting Congress to pass the Cap and Trade bills (American Clean Energy and Security Act H.R. 2454 (Waxman-Markey), and the Kerry-Lieberman American Power Act). Cap and Trade quickly became known as Cap and Tax, and now the bills are about to be enacted—January 1, 2012 is the deadline. These [...]
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