Recently King Hussein went to Las Vegas to stump for Harry Reid. It wasn't a very warm one as the mayor of Las Vegas, Oscar Goodman, passed on meeting him. Casino owners have openly ripped him. More people are starting to understand that his policies are anti-business. From the Las Vegas Review-Journal:
"While "Obamacare" doesn't go into full effect for four more years, taxes to support it kick in this fall, starting with a 10 percent tanning salon tax (why?) and a "1099" tax that's projected to suck an additional $17 billion out of private businesses in the next decade by making them file "1099" snitch forms for virtually everyone to whom they pay a few hundred dollars.
What about "cap and trade" and your carbon tax, still promoted by you and your legislative ramrod, Sen. Reid, even after much of the basis for worrying about climate change has been shown to be a hoax?
Your administration admits this legislation will artificially drive up power bills and other energy costs. Mr. President, is that supposed to help cash-strapped Nevada firms create new jobs? If it causes air fares and gasoline prices to soar, will that help bring the tourists back to Las Vegas?
Why so many costly bailouts, Mr. President? Why so much bypassing of America's fine bankruptcy courts? Was it because your union supporters objected to what might happen to their contracts, which helped sink firms like General Motors? Is that why you intervened to arrange for the government and the unions to take over that firm? How many other industries will now be taken over? We already know about health care. The banks, too?
And speaking of unions, is "card check" still in play? The prospect that workplaces could be unionized without a worker secret-ballot majority -- that's supposed to encourage local business investment and growth?
Meantime, the inflation caused by all this spending keeps prices and wages artificially high. Is that supposed to help?
Nevadans have a long tradition as hard-working frontier entrepreneurs. Nevadans would rather have a real, private-sector job than a handout. How many of your high-level appointees have any experience creating such jobs, Mr. President? Do you see that as a problem?"
We know that Barack Obama is a thin skinned person who can't take criticism very well. He's going to get a lot more of it in the next four months.
Background Reading:
Las Vegas Review-Journal: Welcome back, Mr. President Your economic policies suck
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