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GOVERNOR’S PODCAST RENEWS CALL FOR LEGISLATIVE HONESTY AND OPENNESS ON TAXES

March 12, 2009 Certain legislators should start specifying their tax hikes Carson City - Governor Jim Gibbons’ newest podcast again calls upon the Legislature to start giving citizens an honest and sincere picture of the new taxes and tax hikes they are planning. “Taking affirmative steps to hide proposed tax hikes from the citizens is true cowardice on the part of Senator Horsford and certain other members of the legislature,” Gibbons said, “Senator Horsford and his tax-hiking colleagues should show at least some honor and integrity by getting their tax hike plans out in the open so the public knows just what he and his associates are planning.”

“There is no excuse for Senator Horsford and his cohorts to wait any longer,” Gibbons said, “He keeps making excuses about waiting for new tax revenue figures that won’t be available for weeks or months, this is clearly an attempt to mislead the citizens and hide certain legislators’ true ‘tax hike’ agenda.” Recent tax revenue figures show Nevada’s economy is still in crisis and Gibbons believes the people of our state should not have to wait while certain legislators delay information and deceive the citizens.

Gibbons also noted that tax hikes during this tough economic time will kill jobs and will needlessly delay much-needed economic growth in Nevada. “These certain legislators who are promoting an array of tax hikes need to look beyond the next day into next year and the next decade and beyond,” Gibbons said, “If they do that, they will take their job-killing and recession-extending tax hike plans and throw them away, then we can all work together to solve Nevada’s economic crisis. Our citizens deserve nothing less.” Governor Gibbons’ podcasts can be found at www.nv.gov and click on the “podcast” link. The script for the podcast is attached. Print version of Governor’s Podcast on Taxes (pdf)