77th (2013) Session
Opinions
View all submitted comments for each bill by the most recent, by votes for, or by votes against.
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| Against | Vote NO on IP1 the Teachers Union Margin Tax. what we need is education reform. | May-14-2013 |
| Against | I might have been for this bill, except I don't understand increasing the payroll tax and wouldn't that be a function of the Feds. | May-04-2013 |
| Against | If we keep taxing the state will go broke. It will produce less revenue. | May-02-2013 |
| For | Apr-22-2013 | |
| For | Apr-14-2013 | |
| Against | Apr-13-2013 | |
| Against | Apr-10-2013 | |
| For | Apr-08-2013 | |
| For | Apr-07-2013 | |
| Against | Apr-07-2013 | |
| For | Apr-07-2013 | |
| For | Apr-06-2013 | |
| For | Apr-04-2013 | |
| For | Apr-04-2013 | |
| Against | Apr-04-2013 | |
| Against | Stop taxing the businesses and cut back on government spending ! | Apr-02-2013 |
| Against | Apr-02-2013 | |
| For | Absolutely necessary along with increased consumption taxes besides on food. | Apr-01-2013 |
| Against | Apr-01-2013 | |
| For | Schools need revenue. We are not overtaxed in this state. We ARE starving our public schools. Time for businesses that makes one million dollars or more to pay their fair share. We cannot keeping expecting more and more without paying. We get what we pay for. It's in everyone'e best interest - especially business - that we improve our public education system. | Mar-31-2013 |
| Against | Businesses are already struggling, why do we need to make the situation worse? We also need to encourage businesses to set up shop in Nevada. Imposing this tax will not encourage business growth, which helps us fund education. | Mar-31-2013 |
| Against | Mar-31-2013 | |
| For | I have lived here for 49 years. It is shameful that business get such a huge tax break compared to other state, when our education system needs money so badly. If we ask large businesses to pay 2% it is still smaller than other states and Nevadans can benefit. | Mar-30-2013 |
| Against | Mar-29-2013 | |
| Against | Mar-27-2013 | |
| Against | Mar-25-2013 | |
| Against | Businesses do not pay taxes. Consumers pay taxes. When consumers can no longer pay taxes, businesses cease to operate. This is a bad bill. | Mar-21-2013 |
| Against | Mar-21-2013 | |
| Against | Mar-19-2013 | |
| Against | Mar-19-2013 | |
| Against | The businesses are struggling as it is to stay open. Hundreds of businesses have closed. The don't need more taxes to burden them more. Strength in our economy is the answer. When the citizens are working, there will be revenue for the schools. Help this state heal from this economic tragedy. No more regulations and taxes. Obama is also burdening our businesses with the unaffordable health care and taxes. We are sinking. | Mar-18-2013 |
| Against | Mar-18-2013 | |
| Against | Please vote no onthis bill. If you want to do something to help out education in Nevada get rid of the teachers union. | Mar-17-2013 |
| Against | I urge all legislators to vote NO on Teachers Margin Tax IP1. Please carefully consider all aspects of this bill, and then cast a NO vote for IP1. Please do not add to the economic burden of Nevadans. Thank you. | Mar-16-2013 |
| Against | Mar-15-2013 | |
| Against | Mar-14-2013 | |
| Against | I haven't had a raise in YEARS. The governement is about to furlough me one day a week to the loss of $12,500, and you're telling me the TEACHERS (Who average $82,000 a year in this state) NEED a raise. Tell em to tax me after I lose my home and can't feed my children. Greedy Buggers! No on this crap. This Great State is in no position to be raising taxes on any body. Tell em to suck it up, Don't get their panties in a wad and you can come after us for more money later. Like when my state isn't in the bottom half of the economic ladder nationally. | Mar-14-2013 |
| Against | We need a more fair tax, like the tax for Online Purchases. | Mar-14-2013 |
| Against | Mar-13-2013 | |
| Against | I am a retired teacher but do not support continued continued efforts of the teacher's union to get more money for less performance. It is not good to try to tax business and the mines to death. They should use the money they have more efficiently. | Mar-13-2013 |
| Against | Mar-12-2013 | |
| Against | Mar-12-2013 | |
| Against | We don't need new taxes... | Mar-12-2013 |
| Against | Mar-12-2013 | |
| Against | This is as anti-business, anti-consumer and self-interested as any proposed law could possibly be. Its only aim is to benefit teachers (who are over paid and under performing)and the teachers' union. Waste, duplication and pure inefficiency in the school districts should be cleaned up before any more taxpayer money is thrown down that rat-hole. The same goes for every buearacracy in the state, sad to say. | Mar-10-2013 |
| Against | We do not need more tax on business nor does our education system need more funds. Rather the schools need to budget better and spend more time on TEACHING! | Mar-09-2013 |
| Against | This bill does not guarantee taxes would be used in the schools and how monies would be allocated. Poorly written. We do not need MORE taxes on business. | Mar-09-2013 |
| Against | I don't believe more taxes will improve education. I believe that teachers are looking for funding for retirement programs which in my opinion are inflated compared to the finished product that Nevadans get for their money. | Mar-08-2013 |
| Against | How sad that the Democrats still live in this dreamworld where it's always some other guy who pays the bills...This 56 page monster is just an income tax bill. It piggybacks onto the IRS code and extends its terms with complicated state-specific provisions. Because it requires new regulations and new personnel to enforce them, this is initial groundwork for a general state income tax on EVERYBODY, to be proposed later. | Mar-08-2013 |
| Against | Unacceptable. Completely wrong. This sort of tax is a business KILLER. The schools should live within their means just as the taxpayer must. | Mar-08-2013 |
| Against | I am the President and owner of Reno Tahoe Construciton. I am also from a large family of educators, so I am sympathetic to the teachers struggles and the difficulties they face. However I do own a business and know what I can and can't do to help our education system. The struggles I have faced to keep my business afloat during the past five years, I have no better words to descrbe than it has been the "fight of my life". The difficulties along with the general lack of work, and dismal economy include banks closing of my line of credit and sweeping of my cash from my account, forced liquidation of equipment, bonding hits,insurance increases and to top it off I had a million dollar embezzlement in the mist of this recession. I have been pushed to the brink of bankrupcy but was too stubborn to give up, and today I can say that we have survived and been able to meek out a profit for the last two years. Through all I have been through I have never felt my business and livelihood more threatened than I have by this proposal. Since the margin tax is based on gross revenue and since our business operates on large volumes and small margins this tax will be the blow that pushes me over the edge. My company employs 60 people and does a volume in the 10 million dollar range, that doesn't mean I put 10 million in my pocket every year. If we have a good year we can expect a 3% profit. Thats around 300K in profits, now if the state wants to take 2% of my gross revenue then they will be taking 200K leaving me 100K to pay my Federal taxes. Leaving me with nothing to grow the business or add additional employees. Why would anyone with a business mind on them stick around. This makes California look attractive with their 10% income tax. This is definitely not the answer for our schools and it definitely is the blow that will force this lifelong Nevadan to look at opportunities outside of this State | Mar-08-2013 |
| Against | Please!!!! We don't need any new taxes on Nevada citizens to support teachers in their quest to futher increases in a disfunctional educational system!!!@! | Mar-07-2013 |
| Against | How many small businesses will be put out by this punitive tax? Do we have to put them all out of business and have us all on welfare before we realize government can only give what it confiscates from others | Mar-07-2013 |
| Against | Vote NO on IP1 the Teachers Union Margin Tax. Individuals will pay the tax as businesses pass it on to consumers, fail to give their employees a raise or someone else a job. More money is not the answer to better education. We need choice in education and reform. We have seen that there is no such thing as a "temporary" tax, as demonstrated by the taxes which were supposed to "sunset," and did not. Nevada may have a reputation as a low-tax state. However, there are many sneaky taxes embedded into products, services, and utilities which increase the cost of living. No more new taxes. | Mar-07-2013 |
| Against | The proponents of this measure use as a given that more education money equals a better education. That simply is not proven!! We have increased spending in this state for years on education and our scores and graduation rates have not improved. They want to use more money on the same failing programs, not to new different programs which have proven successful in other states. Until the teacher lobby agrees to eliminate failed programs and institute ones which are proven successful they don't need any more money. Government cannot create a perfect loving home for every child no matter how much money it gives the school system and unfortunately that is exactly what they are trying to do. | Mar-07-2013 |
| Against | This bill will not serve the educational needs of our children but simply make available more funds for government to spend and, will cost many jobs in Nevada because it is too burdensome a tax, taxing gross receipts and in some cases, double taxing businesses. VOTE NO. | Mar-07-2013 |
| Against | This is the rankest type of taxation. We need education reform, not more taxes...especially this tax: There is no guarantee that the Margin Tax will be used for education! Even if a business did not make a profit it will have to pay the tax! It has a $12,111,580 plus fiscal note from the State Department of Taxation just to administer the tax. The Margin Tax will result in lost jobs and closed businesses in Nevada. Come on, if you want additional taxes for education, at least make the wording of the law smart so that it accomplishes what you and the voters think it will. IP1 is a bad bill, poorly written, and will cost the state a fortune just in the litigation that it will bring. And Texas, the only other state with a Margin Tax and it doesn't work well there (during the last session 45 bills were introduced to correct problems). Why do you think a bill that is written worse than the Texas original bill will work in Nevada. Nevada is supposed to be business friendly, this will certainly kill that notion. | Mar-07-2013 |
| Against | How many more business do you want to sacrifice on the alter of the pretense of public education? How much would be saved if you just got rid of the unions that keep demanding more and more and could care less if one Nevada child gets an education? | Mar-07-2013 |
| Against | Vote NO on IP1 the Teachers Union Margin Tax. Individuals will pay the tax as businesses pass it on to consumers, fail to give their employees a raise or someone else a job. More money is not the answer to better education. We need choice in education and reform. | Mar-07-2013 |
| Against | The subject line says it all! Have any of you heard of a teacher named Marva Collins? Please take time to read the book Marva Collins' Way. This public school teacher proved that it is not the building that educates the children. Having been a teacher and an administrator in a private school system I know first hand how to educate children. Throwing more money at this problem will not fix it. I did not work in a state of the art facility. The facility in San Jose, Ca, was built in the 1940's, located in an industrial park, a boiler for heat, no air conditioning, and with a chain link fence topped with barbed wire. It looked more like a county jail than a school. However, the students of this facility developed the love of learning. The eight graders that graduated from this program attended various high schools through out the bay area, both private and public, and had 100% college acceptance rate. The problem is that the entire education system must be streamlined. The curriculum must be brought back to the basics! Using a computer in a classroom does not teach our children how to think or do math or read. Learning the basics will allow the minds of the children to become the innovators that will develop the new technology of tomorrow. I realize the teachers' union is one of the strongest in this country. This union is hurting our children. Each and every year, a teacher needs to be evaluated! The teachers that are not capable of teaching the curriculum should fired. Just because a teacher has their credentials doesn't mean that they can teach. I have seen wonderful teachers that never had their credentials. Many of these teachers had bachelors in math or science and could have taken much higher paying jobs but they wanted to teach. Sincerely, DeAnna Bragg | Mar-06-2013 |
| Against | NO new taxes! Especially one that does not have a sunset nor a guaranteed purpose. | Mar-06-2013 |
| Against | Potentially a job killer for marginal businesses. If you want education improvement start with parental and student resposibility. You can't educate those who don't want to be educated. Hold parents responsible for their children. | Mar-06-2013 |
| Against | There is no tax that can withstand a bad economy. This is a boondoggle. We need reforms, merit pay, school choice, vouchers. End social promotions. I had to fight tooth and nail to keep my son from being promoted when he obviously had failing grades. The extra year made a world of difference in his ability to learn. Sometimes it's just maturation. | Mar-06-2013 |
| Against | Mar-06-2013 | |
| For | Mar-06-2013 | |
| Against | Bad for small business. | Mar-06-2013 |
| Against | We've all been forced to "do with less" in this economy so I am sure an efficient government can do so also. If this is impossible, I am positive there are other areas such as new nature trails in the Galena forest which may be temporarily sacrificed! | Mar-06-2013 |
| Against | Where's improvement in education with past taxes? Where's real choice for parents? Where's explicit direct instruction in reading curriculum (successfull for 95% of ALL students)? How can Florida state lower spending/taxes every year and improve education outcomes? Find out these things before taxing small businesses and imposing penalties, etc. when economy in pits! READING BY THIRD GRADE IS POSSIBLE WITHOUT ANY OF THESE!!!! | Mar-06-2013 |
| For | Mar-06-2013 | |
| For | I teach first grade in North Las Vegas. At this critical age, it is so important to make sure the kids are on track. Research suggests children not on grade level by the end of first grade have 10% chance of ever catching up. My class is bursting with a record high of 25 students. Half of them have support at home and the others don't. I have no math program, increasing paper work responsibilities for Response to Instruction, and not even enough copy paper to send kids home with decodable books. Please support smaller class sizes so we can spend more time teaching to each child's needs. We go without so much already. It's time to stop sacrificing the NEEDS of the young for the selfish wants of the old. | Mar-05-2013 |
| Against | Mar-05-2013 | |
| Against | No more taxes for anything. We have poured Tons of money into the schools all in the name to help the children. But test scores still drop. Teachers unions get more money collect more from the teachers. Admin gets a big chunk of the money. Bad bill,DON'T PASS | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | Mar-05-2013 | |
| For | This should not be kicked down the road. We Nevadans should vote! If we are to expand our business base, we have to have an educated work force. This is one way to help do it. | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | Any business with a million in revenue, can pay a tax on that revenue. | Mar-05-2013 |
| Against | less hires equals more crime | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | Mar-05-2013 | |
| For | I just saw the press release regarding the desire to switch the revenue source from IP1 onto the SJR15 bill and here is what I say: the final outcome for that bill is neither certain or nor immediate. However, we need to start properly funding education NOW, this session. The companies that would be affected by this margins tax already make enormous profits here, in a state that they do not pay state taxes in. The citizens of this state have a right to request these companies help pay for education as these companies receive a direct benefit by residing in this state (labor and consumers). Finally, if both IP1 and SJR15 pass thats a good thing. I believe there are plenty of other services (mental health services for starters) in our state that are seriously underfunded and funds from future revenue could go towards funding those community programs. Let's make this session the one where we start to invest again in our community and children. Thank you. | Mar-05-2013 |
| Against | Mar-05-2013 | |
| For | Criminologist coined the phrase,"the broken window theory." It argues that minor nuisances, if left unchecked, turn into major nuisances. Education attempts to fix minor nuisances, that if left unchecked will lead to major nuisances. | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | As an educator in Clark County, it is difficult to honor the requests of our administration to expose students to more educational activities via technology. The computer I am using right now to type this message to you is eight years old. It takes roughly 30 minutes in the morning to "turn on" so that I may use it. Other machines I & students use are less than stellar. I make do with what we have, however, it would be nice to have equipment that would allow me to expose students to programs that they will most likely utilize in college or in the workplace. I know that you would agree that it would be difficult to do your job with sub-par equipment. Please, also, do not expect our students to do top-notch work with anything less. Thank you. | Mar-05-2013 |
| Against | The assumption that a business always collects enough revenue to sustain itself comfortably every year is a foolish one. This new tax would kill my brother-in-law's business that he started a year ago. He and my sister have invested all that they can into that shop so they could chase a dream and are already struggling to make it. I have been inspired by them and I too wish to open my own business one day. This sort of tax proposal gives me serious question as to whether or not I should pursue such an endeavor in this state. Small business needs as much help as it can get right now and this would simply push their faces into the mud. | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | If we want Nevada to grow and be a viable place for future business we must support IP1! Educatin is the where we start to make Nevada a competitve place to do business and a place to invest in! | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | Mar-05-2013 | |
| For | Its time, and only fair, for business to support the community in which they reap profit. The education of our children is the responsibility of all citizens, including the corporate ones. | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | Mar-05-2013 | |
| For | I've been a Nevada resident since 1963. It's about time successfull bussinesses pay to support education in this state. All other states require their bussiness community to assist in supporting the public schools. Only those bussinesses making a profit of one million dollars a year will be taxed. Wallmart and the banks need to pitch in to help Nevada's children. | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | Mar-05-2013 | |
| For | I'd like you to support any education initiative for this state. I believe that businesses will flock to our state if we provide them with a highly educated workforce, something we currently do not emphasis. Help our future generations and please help place Nevada at the top. | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | Mar-05-2013 | |
| For | Please do whatever you can to fund our schools properly. | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | Mar-05-2013 | |
| For | Businesses making a million plus dollars can afford a margin tax. Education must be funded in the state if we are to compete with other states and with the global market. | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | Mar-05-2013 | |
| For | Mar-05-2013 | |
| For | We NEED to fund our schools. Enough is enough! I don't want my children attending the most underfunded schools in the Nation! | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | Mar-05-2013 | |
| Against | We continue to throw more money at education, yet children were getting better educations in one-room school houses. If the rest of the world performed the way education does we would still be getting around via horses and wagons. The proper role in educationfor government is to provide funding for the private sector and nothing more. Competition among private schools will bring education into this century. Please, no more money, it hasn't worked and won't, restructure the education system instead. | Mar-05-2013 |
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| For | Mar-05-2013 | |
| For | It is time to fund education properly for the future of our children and the state's economy. | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | I don't see this as being anti-business, because it has already been identified that attracting new businesses to the state depends greatly on our education system. We need a desirable school system to attract and keep business people. | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | Nevada needs more money. Education in Nevada needs more funding. We are lagging behind in every category. Class sizes must be reduced! | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | Mar-05-2013 | |
| For | Education is drastically underfunded in the state of Nevada, especially when compared to school districts of similar demographics and size. This situation is unsustainable and will significantly negatively impact property values and businesses. In addition, the sorry state of our education system leads to higher costs for civil services such as policing, incarceration, and welfare benefits. This bill will actually save business money. | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | Support Funding for Education!!!!!!! | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | If passed, this would require that businesses that have a million in revenue pay a 2% or $20,000 per million in revenue. That works out to just over $2700 per day in revenue, with a tax of just over $55 per day. Business will claim that this will hurt small businesses that are barely surviving. If a business has a million in revenue, how struggling is it? Business will claim that it will cost jobs. Currently businesses pay a payroll tax of approximately 2% on their payroll. Which would impact jobs and job creation more, a tax on revenue, or a tax on payroll. The only tax paid by major corporations is the payroll tax. NO BUSINESS IN NEVADA PAYS ANY TAX ON REVENUE OR PROFITS EARNED IN NEVADA.!!! EDUCATION IN NEVADA MUST BE SUPPORTED AS IT IS IN MANY OTHER STATES!!! WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO GIVE COMPANIES A FREE RIDE BY HEADQUARTING IN NEVADA TO AVOID PAYING TAXES THAT SUPPORT PUBLICALLY FUNDED EDUCATION!! | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | This state desperately needs new revenue sources. The margin tax is asking the big box corporations to pay a little more so their employee's and their customer's children can have a quality education. Quality education for Nevada's kids leads to prosperity for their employees, their customers, and their business. | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | It has been 5 years of decreasing commitment to education in NV. When will business pay it's fair share? I pay more as a percentage on my income in taxes to NV than Wal-Mart does. Businesses use state services and their employees use our state services from schools to fire and police. Morale is way down with no cost of living raises in 5 years. Increasing our contributions to the PERS system gave us a pay-cut 3 days after my students earned the highest AP Calculus scores in our school history. This summer we are looking at another pay cut from the PERS increase and a 6th year of no cost of living on top of the largest classes in the nation. Please do something to help. | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | Bring Nevada into the not so new millenium. It's time our business which are handed very liberal benefits, contribute to the education of our students. If you vote against this, it is your responsibility to offer a better, viable plan. Our embarrassinly low education standards are deplorable and an impediment to bring in more businesses to the state. Be an accountable person for the improvement of our future generations and our state. | Mar-05-2013 |
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| For | Mar-05-2013 | |
| For | The major factor in business not relocating to our state is Education. Putting education on a sounder revenue stream will help everyone, even those that now oppose the initiative. Nevada will attract more business and the resulting higher educated grduates will benefit our state. Most states put education funding as a top priority, they realize that it is an investment that provides real and tangible economic benefits to our state. I support the Nevada Education Initiative. | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | The educational system in Nevada is and has been for years, at the bottom of the national barrel. Nevada needs to prioritize educating its students for a bright future. This is not rocket science, folks - effectively educating our children = a prosperous state. Please pass this bill, thanks! | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | I am for this as it will bring much needed education funds to a state who is consistently close to last in per pupil expenditure. The austerity education budget of the past years has not worked. Our state is losing business opportunities because many major companies won't come to Nevada unless our state gets serious about caring for and adequately funding education. If you want to diversify our economy, the legislature has to finally act upon its constitutional duty: adequately fund education NOW. I am a teacher, and I don't have enough textbooks for all the students in my class. We already know that we're not going to be getting some of the consumable books we usually get because their simply isn't enough money in the budget. My students and I expect you to do your job. Let me say this again: Adequately Fund Education!!! | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | If passed, this would require that businesses that have a million in revenue pay a 2% or $20,000 per million in revenue. That works out to just over $2700 per day in revenue, with a tax of just over $55 per day. Business will claim that this will hurt small businesses that are barely surviving. If a business has a million in revenue, how struggling is it. Business will claim that it will cost jobs. Currently businesses pay a payroll tax of approximately 2% on their payroll. Which would impact jobs and job creation more, a tax on revenue, or a tax on payroll. The only tax paid by major corporations is the payroll tax. NO BUSINESS IN NEVADA PAYS ANY TAX ON REVENUE OR PROFITS EARNED IN NEVADA.!!! | Mar-05-2013 |
| Against | Mar-05-2013 | |
| For | If we're ever going to become competitive with other states when it comes to attracting new businesses that will help diversify Nevada's economy, we absolutely MUST invest more in education. The Education Initiative should be adopted by the legislature this session. Asking schools to do more with less is not school reform. No more kicking the can down the road! | Mar-04-2013 |
| Against | Mar-04-2013 | |
| Against | Are we a business-friendly state who wants to grow our economy? If so, then this bill needs to be voted down. Although this Margins Tax will appear on the 2014 ballot with or without the Legislative approval, please send a message to Nevadans that this is not good for Nevada. Citizens will pay the cost passed on by businesses. We need bold education reform- not more money put into a broken system. Thank you for your consideration. | Mar-04-2013 |
| Against | We keep pouring money into education with little to show for the money. Please reject this bill and instead reform the education system. Higher education is bloated with beuracracy. Nevada has too many universities and collages, three in Las Vegas, one in Reno and Great Basin College, Truckee Meadows. All with there own president and leadership team. For what what does Las Vegas gain with three institutions, what does Reno gain with Truckee Meadows and UNR. combine them and eliminate the duplication. | Mar-04-2013 |
| For | It's time corporations contribute to the community and infrastructure. | Mar-04-2013 |
| For | We voted for this, we want this and the state needs this! | Mar-04-2013 |
| For | Support for education is a must. | Mar-04-2013 |
| For | Wyoming has amazing resources in their classroom and teachers living neighboring states drive 1-2 hours per day to teach in Wyoming because of the excellent salaries. Their mining industry is heavily taxed and a good portion of their tax money goes DIRECTLY to education. Unless this IP1 money does that, it's just another tax. Large companies need to know their tax money is being invested in their future employees (our current students). | Mar-04-2013 |
| For | Nevada's low-ranked education system desperately needs upgrading if our state is to attract high quality jobs. We know now that gaming, mining and tourism are not a sufficient economic base, but a diversified and prosperous economy requires a well-educated workforce. A marginal tax on the most profitable businesses in Nevada is an effective way of raising the revenue for education, and thus to jump start economic growth. | Mar-04-2013 |
| Against | If you Assemblymen and Senators don't understand that businesses don't pay taxes, they MUST pass expenses on to consumers (That's us TAXPAYERS for those of you in North Las Vegas), you are not qualified to legislate in Carson City. If you DO understand, then you will vote against this monstrosity. | Mar-04-2013 |
| For | Put your efforts towards the fair taxation of the Mines in Nevada. Our Public Schools rank 49th in the Country. Shame on us for not striving to do better. | Mar-04-2013 |
| Against | Business does not pay taxes, they collect taxes. When, in God's name, will our "duly elected represenitives" figure this out?? If this passes in the legislature, and it probably will because they are afraid it will fail in a vote OF THE PEOPLE, will Gov Sandoval sign it???? He just might using the "duly elected" cop-out reason. I am watching each one of your votes on this and next election cycle will tell me whom I should support with my vote and my money. Please vote NO. Let it go to the people. | Mar-04-2013 |
| For | Mar-04-2013 | |
| For | It is time to fix Nevada's way of paying for our public education system. For decades, corporations have been funneling money earned in Nevada to other states. Corporations do not pay their fair share. They are not going to close up shop and move away just because we ask them to pay to Nevada what they pay to 47 other states they do business with. | Mar-04-2013 |
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| Against | What a disaster! This is a dis-invite for businesses to operate here. Dumb move! | Mar-04-2013 |
| Against | Individuals will pay the tax as businesses pass it on to consumers, fail to give their employees a raise or someone else a job. More money is not the answer to better education. We need choice in education and reform. | Mar-04-2013 |
| Against | More money is not the answere to our failed education. We need CHOICE of school | Mar-04-2013 |
| Against | We don't need more money thrown at these problems. We need more accountability and to cut waste. As in most school districts, we have too many in administration. These businesses will pass this tax on to consumers and employees. And we should not be educating illegals for free. I don't receive free benefits, so why should people who are here illegally receive them? | Mar-04-2013 |
| Against | We don't need any more taxes period. We need more choices in our education system | Mar-04-2013 |
| Against | Mar-04-2013 | |
| Against | More union-promoted funding through tax increases will not help improve our schools. Nevada businesses do not need another tax, businesses need to have funds to create jobs for kids who do graduate from our schools. | Mar-04-2013 |
| Against | No more taxes please. Please vote no on IP1. Please look around and see how many empty office buildings we have. We want new business to come into Nevada not to run away from our State because of our high taxes. This new tax margins tax as written can (and will) be used for something other than Schools. Instead of more taxes for the school district have them look to where they can cut. Don't cut our teachers, but look to cut above. Years ago even in large High Schools we had 1 principal, 1 vice principal and 1 counselor for each grade and a few aids. NOW its all upside down. Even small elementary schools have more than one principal and vice pricipal in each school. Is this really necessary? NO I don't think so. Thank you for listening and voting NO. | Mar-04-2013 |
| Against | This bill is a job killer and will preclude any growth in business or in the economy. This will not increase funds available to education in nevada. | Mar-04-2013 |
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| Against | Mar-04-2013 | |
| Against | I am outraged by this attempt by namely teachers' unions to circumvent the will of the people who clearly voted that NO tax could be levied or increased without a 2/3 majority vote. Public schools have performed poorly; more money will not solve the problem. Even if the cause were just, the tax proposed is bad for Nevada, the economy and the people. This bill is a despicable union power grab. | Mar-04-2013 |
| Against | Absolutely NOT! Do NOT support this bill. As an educator, I know that more money thrown at education is NOT the answer to the problems we have. These are far too numerous and varied to address here. But more money thrown into this sink hole at the expense of driving businesses out of state is insane. We rank near the bottom in employment numbers and economic growth. Nevadans need to encourage economic growth and expansion, not sacrifice a recovery for more wasteful and frivolous government spending. Enough already. The teachers union does NOT represent the view of all teachers, especially those of us who do not believe that this is a sacred government cow. Right now, it is an inept bureaucracy. Allow parents choice, and you will see schools improve, spend money wisely for the greatest return on their investment, and graduate students who can actually read. Because if they don't fulfill those goals, parents will seek and demand it elsewhere. The out-of-control demands for more spending has to stop, and education, like families, must learn to live within its budget. | Mar-03-2013 |
| Against | Again with READ MY LIPS NO NEW TAXES. More taxes that will be imposed on the citizens is NOT WHAT WE NEED. Educators have enough money that they squander and then whine that they don't have enough, when then falls on to the taxpayers yet again to pull them out of the hole. They are not small children with no knowledge on how to save money; they are adults who know full well how to budget and choose not to. Do not tax me, or anyone else more, because now businesses have to pick up the slack of the schools, and will raise prices more. That is NOT how to budget during a recession. | Mar-03-2013 |
| Against | This is a tax increase that all Nevadans will pay. Where did the payroll tax provision come from???? There is no such thing as a "TEMPORARY tax. Please tell me what temporary taxes have ended????? Business do not pay taxes, they are collectors of tax money from the public. The money will go into the "black hole" called the General Fund and there is no guarantee that it will ADD to the school funding. I am opposed to any tax increase. | Mar-03-2013 |
| Against | Vote NO on IP1 the Teachers Union Margin Tax. Individuals will pay the tax as businesses pass it on to consumers, fail to give their employees a raise or someone else a job. More money is not the answer to better education. We need choice in education and reform. | Mar-03-2013 |
| Against | This is another tax the people will end up paying through higher cost, or fewer jobs. Please do NOT do this. | Mar-03-2013 |
| Against | No more taxes! This is not CA. Let's keep it that way! | Mar-03-2013 |
| Against | Just how many tax increases are we expected to endure? NO, NO,and NO! We've already done a good job of moving away from being a low tax state, fewer new business consider locating here due to the new taxes imposed in the last three legislative sessions. I'm beginning to wonder if I should remain or flee, a thought that never would occur to me even six years ago. But the BAT tax, annual state fee's, increased sales taxes, being punished with higher taxes for having more employees, etc. etc., I'm having a harder and harder time justifying remaining. It is clear that NO AMOUNT OF MONEY will ever be sufficient for the Gov. schools and their greedy unions. If we gave them the entire state budget they would still complain we are too stingy, ENOUGH! This bill makes it clear that it is time to privatize education! And to open all public union negotiations to public scrutiny rather than the current closed door shenanigans. Apply our "Sunshine Law's" to all public unions. | Mar-03-2013 |
| Against | What amount of taxation is ever going to be enough? Every form of taxation either directly takes money from citizens or is passed on to citizens through businesses when they are taxed more. Pleas give us a break. No new taxes!!! | Mar-02-2013 |
| Against | Require more accountability for present education expenditures. More money isn't working in Nevada's education. We have 20 good years of statistics to prove that. We need a different approach: school choice and merit pay for a start. | Mar-02-2013 |
| Against | Please vote NO on IP1 | Mar-02-2013 |
| Against | Mar-02-2013 | |
| Against | A tax on business will be passed to the consumer. We do not need more money thrown into edcation, we need education reform. | Mar-02-2013 |
| Against | Vote NO on IP1 the Teachers Union Margin Tax. Individuals will pay the tax as businesses pass it on to consumers, fail to give their employees a raise or someone else a job. More money is not the answer to better education. We need choice in education and reform. With all the illegals and anchor babies in our schools more money will never be enough to support our schools. We need immigration reform not more money. | Mar-02-2013 |
| Against | Mar-02-2013 | |
| For | Mar-01-2013 | |
| Against | Mar-01-2013 | |
| Against | Enough with these tax proposals. This isn't California. If you want to tax everyone into prosperity, move west and enjoy the tyranny there. | Feb-28-2013 |
| For | Please fund our schools! It will pay dividends for our community in the years to come. | Feb-28-2013 |
| For | Nevada is slowly turning into a dump. I was born and raised here and have never seen Nevada in worse shape than it is right now. These companies need to pay more, I do understand they are large employers. If they are going to want qualified employees they need to invest in the students of Nevada. | Feb-28-2013 |
| For | It is time we have the revenue needed for education. | Feb-28-2013 |
| Against | No new taxes!! | Feb-24-2013 |
| Against | Feb-19-2013 | |
| Against | Another tax by those who have it in their DNA to TAX | Feb-19-2013 |
| Against | Feb-19-2013 | |
| Against | Feb-18-2013 | |
| Against | Feb-17-2013 | |
| Against | This bill would not be good for any business whether small,medium or large and only hurt our economy by both damage consumer spending through higher passed along plus companies themselves. We don't need an increase on taxes but more businesses to come to our state which automatically will raise more revenue. This margin tax isn't an answer. | Feb-15-2013 |
| Against | Feb-15-2013 | |
| Against | Feb-13-2013 | |
| For | In more than 100 years Nevada's low taxes on corporations has not brought us prosperity nor has it brought the people a well resourced system. It has only benefited a small subset of wealthy citizens that have far more than they have worked for. Please take no action and let the people vote on this by ballet. | Feb-11-2013 |
| Against | NO! NO new taxes! Who do you think pays taxes? The consumer! The citizens! We are taxed enough already. Please VOTE NO! | Feb-10-2013 |
| Against | This is nothing more than a tax buisnesses to pay off Union Bosses. Their is no guarantee that any of the funds will actually go to improves schools. | Feb-08-2013 |
| Against | any tax on business is passed down to the users | Feb-08-2013 |
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