Letters

Nevadans pay plenty in state and local taxes

Creators.com

More Stories

(Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

LETTER: Deciphering progressive jargon

LETTER: Inflation is worse than reported

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

RICH LOWRY: Alvin Bragg makes history — preposterously

LETTER: Biden ignores the Supreme Court on student loans

Ron Moers Henderson

May 8, 2017 - 9:00 pm

Recent letter writer James Sida claims we Las Vegans have a “low” tax burden because of the casinos (May 5 Review Journal). While his assertion may be partially true, it is not entirely correct.

First of all, the casinos are paying only 6.75 percent, a number that has barely budged in ages thanks to casino manipulation of various Nevada legislators. In addition, instead of a state income tax, Nevada has the Department of Motor Vehicles. My last registration was a whopping $833. The registration itself was only $33 of the total. The remaining $800 was taken by a potpourri of a dozen separate governmental agencies.

So, Mr. Sida, check your DMV receipt next time you pay your registration. Las Vegans are paying for a lot more than you think.

LETTER: Deciphering progressive jargon

Kent Davidson Las Vegas

April 22, 2024 - 9:01 pm

Where woman’s health equals abortion.

LETTER: Inflation is worse than reported

Bill Minarik Las Vegas

April 22, 2024 - 9:01 pm

No accounting for shrinkflation with accurate figures hard to find.

RICH LOWRY: Alvin Bragg makes history — preposterously

By Rich Lowry King Features

April 22, 2024 - 9:00 pm

The New York legal system is so stacked against Trump.

LETTER: Biden ignores the Supreme Court on student loans

Bruce A. Kesselman Las Vegas

April 21, 2024 - 9:01 pm

Biden is constantly harping on how Trump is a threat to democracy and will be a dictator, eliminating our freedoms. It is Biden, however, who has proven himself the dictator who is threatening democracy.

LETTER: Inclusivity and equity are musts in education

Dianna Rodriguez Las Vegas

April 21, 2024 - 9:01 pm

Every student, regardless of background, should feel valued and supported in his or her learning journey.

LETTER: More on 1968

Ron Moers Henderson

April 20, 2024 - 9:02 pm

As a cop who was at not only at the 1968 Democratic convention at the Conrad Hilton on Michigan Avenue, but also the Chicago arson fires on the west side, I feel there were many reasons why the city was a tinderbox.

Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal

LETTER: Clark County cracks down on street vendors

Dave Almond Las Vegas

April 20, 2024 - 9:01 pm

A lot of us walk or jog in the summer nights when it cools down. The juice vendor was a wonderful break before starting the return half of our exercise. Alas, never more.