Saturday, December 19, 2015

NEVADA - CITIZEN OUTREACH - VOTE 'NO' ON CORPORATE WELFARE BILL!



Key Vote Alert
Vote “NO” on Faraday Corporate Welfare Bill

(Las Vegas, NV) – Citizen Outreach urges all members of the Nevada Legislature to oppose legislation granting Faraday Future corporate welfare benefits during the special session called by Gov. Brian Sandoval.

It is arguable that the proposed program of tax incentives is unconstitutional, but even if not, it certainly violates the spirit of the principle that government should not be picking winners and losers in a free market economy.


If Nevada’s existing business climate isn’t good enough for Faraday, then measures should be taken by the governor and Legislature to improve the state’s business climate for ALL businesses of all sizes in all industries, not just one speculative business that has curried favor with the governor’s economic development operation.

Indeed, it is especially egregious and insulting to extend special tax relief to a company with no roots or prior ties to Nevada just six months after the Legislature passed the largest tax increase in state history on current and longtime Nevada businesses and residents.

Therefore, just as Citizen Outreach will double-weight SB483 - the $1.4 billion tax hike - on our scorecard for the 2015 Ratings of the Nevada Legislature, we will be double-weighting the Faraday Farce bill, as well.

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Citizen Outreach is a non-profit, non-partisan grassroots lobbying organization
which promotes limited-government public policies and legislation

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