A brutal accounting of the mechanisms used by the State of Nevada to expropriate the wealth of its citizens. ¡Afuera!
DESCENT INTO EXTORTION: THE TIMELINE
1864: STATEHOOD
Nevada is admitted to the Union. Early revenues rely heavily on mining taxes and basic property taxes, keeping the burden minimal on individual citizens.
1930s: THE "ONE SOUND STATE"
Nevada explicitly markets itself as a tax haven—boasting NO income tax and NO inheritance tax to attract wealth and business. The parasite state remains contained.
1955: THE FIRST SALES TAX
The legislature enacts the state's first Sales and Use Tax at 2%. This marks the beginning of the end, as politicians taste the power of taxing consumption to fund "education."
1981: THE TAX SHIFT
In response to the Sagebrush Rebellion and property tax revolt, politicians cap property taxes but dramatically hike the sales tax. Local governments are granted power to relentlessly stack local sales taxes.
2003: THE PAYROLL PENALTY
Following a failed attempt by Gov. Kenny Guinn to pass a massive gross receipts tax, the legislature settles for the Modified Business Tax—a direct penalty on employers for hiring workers.
2005: THE PERPETUAL INFLATION ACT
AB489 passes, creating "property tax caps" that actually guarantee perpetual 3% to 8% annual inflation of the property tax burden, forever expanding local government budgets.
2014: THE FUEL REVENUE INDEXING CON JOB
The Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) and County Commissioners authorize tying local gas taxes to inflation. This automatic "Fuel Revenue Indexing" guarantees perpetual tax increases at the pump without politicians ever having to vote for another hike.
2015: THE COMMERCE TAX BETRAYAL
Gov. Brian Sandoval and a Republican-controlled legislature enact the Commerce Tax (SB 483)—the largest tax hike in state history, directly violating the 2014 voter mandate that overwhelmingly rejected a margin tax.
2021: THE MINING EXTRACTION
The legislature passes AB 495, forcing a massive tax increase on the mining industry to feed the endless appetite of the public education bureaucracy.