against<\/em> last year\u2019s re-imposition of that $620 million worth of tax hikes that primarily hit Nevada\u2019s businesses (license fees and payroll tax) and\/or signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge promising not to extend those business taxes again next year.<\/p>\nNow, I hate to keep picking on the Chamber (not really), but consider just one of their primary endorsements: Democrat Heidi Swank – a liberal university professor at UNLV who is running for Assembly District 16 because, according to her campaign website, she wants to \u201cfind more effective ways\u201d to dump more money into the K-12 and higher education systems.<\/p>\n
In other words: Raise taxes to prop up a failing government monopoly (while feathering her own nest).<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, organized labor is circulating a petition to create a new corporate income tax in the state; what they\u2019re calling a \u201cmargins tax.\u201d And with that in mind, now take a look at the list of endorsements that appear on Ms. Swank\u2019s campaign website, in addition to that of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce:<\/p>\n
\u2022 AFSCME Local 4041
\n\u2022 IBEW Local 357
\n\u2022 Las Vegas Police Protective Association
\n\u2022 Laborers Union Local 169
\n\u2022 Nevada Conservation League
\n\u2022 Nevada Faculty Alliance
\n\u2022 Nevada NOW
\n\u2022 Nevada State Education Association
\n\u2022 Peace Officers Research Association of Nevada
\n\u2022 Professional Fire Fighters of Nevada
\n\u2022 Southern Nevada Building & Construction Trades Council
\n\u2022 Southern Nevada Central Labor Council
\n\u2022 Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters<\/p>\n
Wow! I mean, that\u2019s a liberal\u2019s who\u2019s-who the Chamber is siding with. Talk about sleeping with the enemy.<\/p>\n
The only thing more insane than the Las Vegas Chamber endorsing Heidi Swank is Las Vegas businesses paying dues every year to the Chamber so the Chamber can continue to play \u201cfootsie\u201d politics with opponents and cut their members\u2019 own throats. Which is exactly why I chose not to renew my membership this year.<\/p>\n
Perhaps other businesses getting the crap beat out of them should consider doing the same?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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