It seems strange that the "report" on the proposed gaming tax was created by Deutsche Bank. Duetsche Bank owns securities and has received compensation from the major gaming companies. It's all there in the disclosures on the link.

This report also states that casino workers have a lower average compensation than teachers. Does the average casino worker have a bachelor's or master's degree? Why don't we look at the annual compensation for gaming employees using their college degrees? That would seem much more appropriate.

Do you pay a physician, manager, or technician less because the people or equipment they work with is challenging? Conventional wisdom would suggest that higher compensation should be commensurate with greater challenges. There is little that is more challenging than educating today's youth.

How would an industry cope with a situation where there is little to no control over the quality and type of raw materials used to make its products? Even the best of technicians would find it difficult to produce the quality of product everyone wants. Educators are faced with virtually the same situation. The difference is that in the field of education, teachers must do what they can to improve on the raw material that enters their doors. The results are often mixed. We can expect better, and lots of times get it. However, there cannot be a realistic expectation of nothing but high performance products across the board.

A beginning teacher should be making close to 50K annually. There are teachers in Nevada with more than twenty years on the books making less than that. The tax is not just about attracting experienced teachers, it is about retaining those already doing their job. What we should be concerned with is that the lion's share of the proposed tax goes directly to teacher's salaries and to the students. We don't need it all going to facilities and administrative overhead. The teachers and the students should receive the lion's share of this tax.

As a former patient of one of Dr. Desai's henchmen, I spent better than three weeks wondering if I was one of the more unfortunate of the Clinic's patients. I had my doubts all along as to how thoroughly they checked me two years ago, but this was way out of line. I finally had myself tested. The week-long wait for the results was even worse than the anxiety before the blood test. I figure all that anxiety, which was shared by my family and friends, is worth some financial compensation. I think the combined malpractice insurance of all of the physicians, nurses, and regulatory agencies would be a good start for building up a compensation package for all those that were physically or emotionally damaged by this incident. The liquidation of the clinics along with most of the personal assets of those in charge would be appropriate. Everyone that has had themselves tested should receive compensation.

Mr. Boulton seems to be one of those rare individuals can easily see how teachers are said to be valued by the Clark County School District, but are actually devalued in terms of compensation, retirement health benefits, and professional autonomy in the classroom. A teacher's contribution to society is tremendous. How is a starting salary less than 50k a year commensurate with such an important profession? A teacher giving his or her life to such a noble career should not have to mow lawns or sell pencils on a street corner to pay for their groceries or retirement health insurance premiums. Mr. Boulton has scored another direct hit.