Comments on: Congr. D. Crockett on “Charity” by Government http://www.beers4nevada.org/wordpress/05/22/congr-d-crockett-on-charity-by-government/ Fiscal Responsiblity For Nevada Fri, 16 May 2008 02:50:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Bob Beers’ Blog » Blog Archive » Take From The Rich, Give To The… http://www.beers4nevada.org/wordpress/05/22/congr-d-crockett-on-charity-by-government/#comment-16149 Bob Beers’ Blog » Blog Archive » Take From The Rich, Give To The… Fri, 02 May 2008 23:06:09 +0000 http://www.beers4nevada.org/wordpress/05/22/congr-d-crockett-on-charity-by-government/#comment-16149 [...] strangers get to spend strangers’ money. Davy Crockettapproached it from a different angle to come to the same conclusion over a century [...] […] strangers get to spend strangers’ money. Davy Crockettapproached it from a different angle to come to the same conclusion over a century […]

]]> By: Timothy M. http://www.beers4nevada.org/wordpress/05/22/congr-d-crockett-on-charity-by-government/#comment-13482 Timothy M. Sat, 05 Jan 2008 08:16:06 +0000 http://www.beers4nevada.org/wordpress/05/22/congr-d-crockett-on-charity-by-government/#comment-13482 Ken Burns. I feel the same way that you do about OV. They are doing a great service to the disabled and handicapped in Clark County. I hope that Bob Beers will vote for bill AB455. Ken Burns. I feel the same way that you do about OV. They are doing a great service to the disabled and handicapped in Clark County.
I hope that Bob Beers will vote for bill AB455.

]]> By: Ken Burns http://www.beers4nevada.org/wordpress/05/22/congr-d-crockett-on-charity-by-government/#comment-6133 Ken Burns Wed, 23 May 2007 18:42:30 +0000 http://www.beers4nevada.org/wordpress/05/22/congr-d-crockett-on-charity-by-government/#comment-6133 Bob, It is with irony that I write to you a day after enjoying the story of Davey Crockett on your blog. I've read that story a number of times and it serves as a strong reminder the appropriate limited role of our FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. As a strong believer in federalism, the limits on the federal government are not applicable to the states. Federalism allows states to be a laboratory of ideas. In my work with you on TASC, I know that we are kindred spirits in the belief that the purse strings of government at all levels must be reined in. When, if ever, is it appropriate for the State to spend tax dollars to support a charitable organization like Opportunity Village? I believe the answer is that it is only appropriate when the charitable organization will provide services that the state would otherwise provide and at a cheaper cost (to the State). When completed the Southwest campus will serve an additional 300 Nevadans with severe disabilities. An economic impact study commissioned by Opportunity Village estimates that the additional annual savings to taxpayers will exceed $5 million per year from the new campus. Opportunity Village already saves the taxpayers $10 million annually from its existing facilities where it serves more than 700 disabled Nevadans. Why does Opportunity Village save the taxpayers money? If Opportunity Village did not exist, the State would have to provide greater public assistance to those served by OV through a government bureaucracy. You and I both believe that a private organization like OV can do the job cheaper than a bureaucracy. We (I am on the OV board) also do a better job of serving this population. The question is not whether the State spends money on this group of citizens, but what form will it take. They can be served by OV at the new southwest campus or through the State bureaucracy at a much higher cost. We already have other commitments for $28 million toward the campus. Opportunity Village is doing a better job than the State can do. It primarily supports the severely disabled with funds from private sources. The additional funds from the State will help us reach the $44 million necessary for this new campus. The expenditure will save the State money. This is why I ask you to support the $12 million designated for Opportunity Village in AB 455. Ken Bob,

It is with irony that I write to you a day after enjoying the story of Davey Crockett on your blog. I’ve read that story a number of times and it serves as a strong reminder the appropriate limited role of our FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. As a strong believer in federalism, the limits on the federal government are not applicable to the states. Federalism allows states to be a laboratory of ideas.

In my work with you on TASC, I know that we are kindred spirits in the belief that the purse strings of government at all levels must be reined in. When, if ever, is it appropriate for the State to spend tax dollars to support a charitable organization like Opportunity Village? I believe the answer is that it is only appropriate when the charitable organization will provide services that the state would otherwise provide and at a cheaper cost (to the State). When completed the Southwest campus will serve an additional 300 Nevadans with severe disabilities. An economic impact study commissioned by Opportunity Village estimates that the additional annual savings to taxpayers will exceed $5 million per year from the new campus. Opportunity Village already saves the taxpayers $10 million annually from its existing facilities where it serves more than 700 disabled Nevadans.

Why does Opportunity Village save the taxpayers money? If Opportunity Village did not exist, the State would have to provide greater public assistance to those served by OV through a government bureaucracy. You and I both believe that a private organization like OV can do the job cheaper than a bureaucracy. We (I am on the OV board) also do a better job of serving this population. The question is not whether the State spends money on this group of citizens, but what form will it take. They can be served by OV at the new southwest campus or through the State bureaucracy at a much higher cost. We already have other commitments for $28 million toward the campus.

Opportunity Village is doing a better job than the State can do. It primarily supports the severely disabled with funds from private sources. The additional funds from the State will help us reach the $44 million necessary for this new campus. The expenditure will save the State money.

This is why I ask you to support the $12 million designated for Opportunity Village in AB 455.

Ken

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