The taxes we all pay for entertainment, gas, cars, property and so much more are starting to make people think, and not just because we have two months to file tax returns.
The Trump Administration has made it clear it wants to cut some funding to states. If or when that happens, states will have to either make cuts of their own or find new sources of tax revenue.
Most Nevadans are happy there’s no state income tax and low property taxes. But we’re growing and good schools are becoming a must as people see casino jobs aren’t enough.
How do we do it in a low-tax, business-friendly state? How do we fund schools, roads, state and local police, prisons, medical care and food assistance? And on top of that, massive tax incentives and breaks we give to large corporations?
We’ve got experts here to explain it to us.
Guests: Guy Hobbs, former chief financial officer, Clark County; Tick Segerblom, commissioner, Clark County; Elliott Parker, department of economics chair, UNR