Issue Position: Economy and Jobs

Issue Position

One of the most important things government can do is stay out of the way of businesses as the are built, grow, and create jobs. During his first term, Ben has focused on doing just that. He has fought successfully against massive business tax increases like Senate Democrats' proposed payroll tax expansion in 2013. He also championed regulation reform, including greater transparency for agencies that regulate businesses (2013 -- Senate Bill 370). Additionally, Ben was the primary sponsor of key reforms to create more jobs in our hardest hit industry, construction, by fixing our broken construction defect law (2013 -- Senate Bill 161) and reforming prevailing wage to create more jobs with the same amount of public resources (2013 -- Senate Bill 146). Ben also sponsored legislation in 2011 giving Nevada businesses a tax break against their payroll tax when hiring people off the unemployment rolls (2011 -- Senate Bill 333).

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