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Better Not To Be Ruled
My favorite T-shirt features drawings of muskets from the American Revolution with the legend, “I am descended from men who would not be ruled.”
Alas, men even anarcho-capitalists now not only want to be ruled, they wax enthusiastic about their rulers. Kristi Noem, governor of South Dakota, may be the least offensive of the current crop of sociopaths tyrannizing Americans, but that’s a nauseatingly low bar. At day’s end, she is still a politician who favors many “initiatives” that are never any business of Leviathan’s. For example,
I tasked the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) with spearheading this broadband challenge. I’m grateful for the partnership of the Legislature as we approved $5 million in grant money to launch our broadband development program, Connect South Dakota. And I’m proud of the private-public partnerships [sic for “fascism”] that were forged throughout this process.
Nevada Governor Proposes City-Like Innovation Zones
The new Innovation Zones will function like regular cities, but how are they different from a company town? Marcia Wendorf
On February 26, 2021, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak was joined by Michael Brown, the Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, and Jeremy Aguero, principal analyst at Applied Analysis to discuss the state’s Innovation Zone proposal.
As we previously reported, Governor Sisolak first unveiled plans for Innovation Zones during his 2021 State of the State address on January 19, 2021.
At the press conference, Sisolak described the unprecedented economic impact COVID-19 has had on Nevada s tourism and gaming industries, and he described the Innovation Zones as a way to lure to the state companies that are at the forefront of groundbreaking technologies , such as blockchain, autonomous technology, robotics, artificial intelligence, the internet of things, wireless technology a
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak introduces “innovation zone” legislation during a zoom call on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021.
Image courtesy of Gov. Steve Sisolak’s office
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Robert Davis) – Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak unveiled a legislative proposal Friday that would allow tech companies to create their own government entities within the state.
“We want to grow our economy beyond casinos and gaming,” Sisolak said. “Great strides have been made in recent years, but too many Nevadans still find themselves vulnerable during economic downturns.”
Known as “innovation zones,” the governor’s office described the proposal as an “opportunity for companies who commit to a significant investment into Nevada the ability to develop new industries in the state centered around groundbreaking technologies.” The zones would be accessible by industries such as renewable energy, blockchain, robotics, artificial intelligence, and wireless technology.
Governor Steve Sisolak
Nevada’s governor Steve Sisolak has outlined more details of his controversial proposal to allow technology companies to establish Innovation Zones in the state. The developments are pitched as an “alternative form of local government political subdivision” with powers similar to those of county governments.
The plan for the greenfield smart cities is a bid to diversify Nevada’s economy through technologies such as blockchain, autonomous systems, Internet of Things (IoT), robotics, artificial intelligence, renewables and biometrics, without the need for incentive packages, tax credits or public funding.
Companies in an Innovation Zone would pay taxes like other Nevada businesses as well as an additional special fee placed on the technology that is the focus of the district.