Happy New Year, Washoe! Now, Hand Over Your Wallets »
(Jim Clark) – Will Washoe County have a happy new year? The portents are ominous. First of all, there are the remaining lawsuits by the Village League to Save Incline Assets still on appeal. According to the League, there is one due to be handed down shortly in which the county’s liability to Incline/Crystal Bay property owners could be as high as $125,000,000. This would be on top of the $43,000,000 judgment they are slowly [...]
County Stands Up To Union Bullies »
(Michael Chamberlain/Nevada Business Coalition) – Could Clark County really be playing hardball with its unions this time around? The County is striking back at the Service Employee International Union’s (SEIU) stalling, delaying and intimation tactics. The County recently filed a complaint with the state of Nevada’s Employee-Management Relations Board arguing the SEIU was failing to bargain in good faith in negotiations over a new contract. The old contract expired at the end of June. The [...]
Government Wages: Too Extravagant? »
(Geoffrey Lawrence/NPRI) – It’s one of the most challenging questions facing labor economists today: At what level should most public employees be paid? In public-sector employment, the typical price signals that help determine wage rates in competitive labor markets are absent. After all, most government agencies do not compete in an open labor market wherein they must also provide quality goods to discerning customers at competitive prices. Instead, they operate legal territorial monopolies for the [...]
NLV Proves Government Spending Doesn’t Stimulate The Economy »
(Michael Chamberlain/Nevada Business Coalition) – Since the onset of the recession, we have heard cries that we must increase government spending to “stimulate” the economy. Listening to those on the left, the cure to the recession lies in boosting government spending and they’re especially fond of spending on infrastructure projects. Furthermore, they say, the road to a strong recovery and a resilient economy is paved with higher taxes and strong unions, especially public employee unions. [...]
Suckling At The Public Teat Only Works For The Sucklers »
(Fred Weinberg/The Penny Press) – I, personally, have no idea of CBS News Correspondent Scott Pelley’s politics, but a piece he did last March for 60 Minutes, repeated last month, should certainly make Clark County’s $168,000 firefighters and the pro-union clowns in the Nevada Legislature cringe were they to connect the dots. Imagine being an 11-year-old girl living in a motel room because her parents—who formerly made about $80,000 a year detailing expensive cars—lost their [...]
Ignoring The Elephants In The Room »
(Mike Chamberlain/The Cranky Hermit) – This morning [July 5], the Las Vegas Sun editorial board penned a piece lamenting the loss of good teachers. Of course, the culprits, in their view, are budget cuts and “the No Child Left Behind initiative of former President George W. Bush, which ties federal education funding to test results.” The Sun does, however, say something with which I completely agree. Because the focus needs to be on the best [...]
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