May 9, 2011

Sandoval said in his recent speech, “The times demand we work together. Serve together. Sacrifice together. Only in this way will we succeed together.”  All this is shallow political rhetoric because  there are disparities in sacrifice and service and he knows it. Reality shows the shared sacrifice does not apply to many, such as mining which pays nearly nothing by scamming the tax system or gaming which pays the lowest taxes on earth and can make millions in these times to build casinos in foreign countries.

Most importantly Sandoval’s has yet to address Nevada’s bad tax structure which is overly reliant on sales taxes in general and the State Employee tax specifically to fill budget deficits. By ignoring this problem, Sandoval effectively protects his campaign donors at the expense of everyone else. There is no shared sacrifice for them. They are special and don’t have to pay but state employees must with frozen salaries, salary reductions, an increased retirement contributions, and an expensive high deductible health insurance plan.

As I said before on this blog, his transparent corruption is breathtaking and I haven’t changed my mind. This situation is made worse by those who sit in the corner of their legislative offices and chant , “No New Taxes” as if that makes things better or solves problems.