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That is actually not true. The Las Vegas school system performs somewhat better than that of LA. And like most big school systems it has some excellent schools. The top 25% are fine...the bottom 25% are the pits. Just like LA or Chicago or NY.
Low taxes are the magic elixir to all that ails the economy. Nevadans should be proud of their politicians that are on their side.
It is a shame that California doesn't follow the same ultra-fiscally conservative values of Nevada.
Arizona has also had lower job growth rates then Nevada. I remember the governor saying he wanted to get income taxes as close to zero as possible but sadly liberals have been going to courts trying to get more spending for their silly programs.
Arizona only had 2.0 percent job growth, compared to 3.6 percent job in Nevada
Sadly, many Arizonans won't be working this week because the state has failed to reduce taxes and put more back in the pockets of Arizonans and Arizona job creators.
No state income tax for the politicians to waste on pet projects and welfare. No corporate income tax so businesses can grow.
No mandated, market-distorting high minimum wages that drive employers out of business and narrowing their profit margins.
Property taxes are very low in Nevada so construction workers can build more homes, because people can afford them due to the ultra-low property taxes and aggressive tax limitation measures that Nevada has to protect Nevada homeowners.
Another reason for the growth is that Las Vegas has low sales taxes compared to Los Angeles which has increased the sales tax several times in the last year for pensions, special interests and bureaucrats.
Before you pack your bags and move here, know a few things. Those new jobs? most of them are low paying service jobs and in Nevada, specifically Las Vegas, the wages for skilled tech positions are significantly lower than say, Phoenix.
Our schools unfortunately are ranked second worst in the nation. We don't spend much on them.
It costs a shocking amount to register a new car here ( hidden tax )
I don't consider 8.5 % sales tax low, and our gas taxes are among the highest in the nation.
And don't get a ticket here. What would be a $75 ticket elsewhere is $500 here.
Considering our low property taxes and lack of state income tax, we do have great roads and basic infrastructure. We have nice parks. Our water district is award winning for innovation. We have enough firemen and such, so all the basics are covered.
Before you pack your bags and move here, know a few things. Those new jobs? most of them are low paying service jobs and in Nevada, specifically Las Vegas, the wages for skilled tech positions are significantly lower than say, Phoenix.
Our schools unfortunately are ranked second worst in the nation. We don't spend much on them.
It costs a shocking amount to register a new car here ( hidden tax )
I don't consider 8.5 % sales tax low, and our gas taxes are among the highest in the nation.
And don't get a ticket here. What would be a $75 ticket elsewhere is $500 here.
Considering our low property taxes and lack of state income tax, we do have great roads and basic infrastructure. We have nice parks. Our water district is award winning for innovation. We have enough firemen and such, so all the basics are covered.
Without the tourism dollars from California, NV would have had to implement an income tax. It should have been done anyway just to give schools the necessary resources, but it is what it is.
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Without the tourism dollars from California, NV would have had to implement an income tax. It should have been done anyway just to give schools the necessary resources, but it is what it is.
I've always said that if it weren't for Los Angeles, Las Vegas wouldn't exist in its current form. Same with Atlantic City in relation to NYC& Philadelphia
Before you pack your bags and move here, know a few things. Those new jobs? most of them are low paying service jobs and in Nevada, specifically Las Vegas, the wages for skilled tech positions are significantly lower than say, Phoenix.
Our schools unfortunately are ranked second worst in the nation. We don't spend much on them.
It costs a shocking amount to register a new car here ( hidden tax )
I don't consider 8.5 % sales tax low, and our gas taxes are among the highest in the nation.
And don't get a ticket here. What would be a $75 ticket elsewhere is $500 here.
Considering our low property taxes and lack of state income tax, we do have great roads and basic infrastructure. We have nice parks. Our water district is award winning for innovation. We have enough firemen and such, so all the basics are covered.
Not really factual NLV...Nevada ranks low because it is basically a single very large school system and a medium sized one and not much else.
If however you compare CCSD to the other large school systems it does much better. Comes in better than LA for instance. But the problem is actually that all the big school systems stink not that CCSD does. And nobody has much of a solution. NV per student expenditures are roughly on par with the rest of the SW states. All of whom do relatively badly with the exception of Utah. And sizable minority populations are obviously one of the major reasons.
I do agree it is not a techie place. They will virtually all do better in Phoenix or LA.
Nevada added 46,200 jobs between April 2016 and April 2017. California added 236,700.
Las Vegas added 23,000 jobs between April 2016 and April 2017. Los Angeles added 51,200, more than the whole state of Nevada.
That is actually not true. The Las Vegas school system performs somewhat better than that of LA. And like most big school systems it has some excellent schools. The top 25% are fine...the bottom 25% are the pits. Just like LA or Chicago or NY.
The turnover in teachers in Las Vegas is among the worst in the country. Certainly you can find some good ones like you can in any area, but the median is not good in comparison to most cities.
It comes from the Mountains, like in most of the west. We have these things called canals and aqueducts out in this part of the country. That includes the coastal west as well, not just the desert
By 2015, Lake Mead was seriously at low levels. (the recent rains have raised the drought but by normal conditions, Lake Mead's level fell so low, they closed the Echo Bay Marina.) I lived in Las Vegas 30 years and the Lake Mead levels fell seriously low:
"In the video, Mulroy describes how Lake Mead’s water level was “down around 1080 [feet]. Five more feet and Lake Mead goes into shortages and all of us take a haircut.” This week, the water level dropped below 1080 feet and the National Weather Service predicts it will drop further this summer. She argues that Lake Mead and Lake Powell “going down to quarter capacity is a pretty scary proposition. The loss of water in that reservoir system has been enormous. Go look at the bathtub rings, they’re scary.”
Lake Mead provides water for Arizona, California and Nevada.
The lake has not reached full capacity, however, since 1983 due to a combination of drought and increased water demand (withstanding the recent rains).
The proof is in the new jobs numbers coming out. The verdict is in ultra-low Nevada taxes and regulations are the magic potion for the economy.
Interesting, how the ultra-low tax and ultra-low regulation state of Nevada is doing so much better on employment then Los Angeles.
Maybe it is time California have the same tax structure as Nevada with no state income, no intrusive corporate income taxes.
I rented a room a huge house in Las Vegas a couple years ago and the landlord was paying $1200 a year in property on the massive house!
Low regulation allows businesses to grow, but it also increases dangerous pollution and makes consumer work places and products less safe.
Very low taxes increases business and consumer spending, but it also decreases government revenue for citizen services and infrastructure repairs and improvements.
And no excessive minimum wages creates some new jobs, but it also leaves workers with less money and allows other businesses to underpay workers.
But unforchantly today's republicans don't want the proper balance of regulation, taxes and wage laws, instead republicans want all those things abolished for the sole benefit of the large corporations and CEO's that fund the republican party.
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