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posted by Fnord666 on Saturday February 06 2021, @04:34AM   Printer-friendly
from the company-towns-and-company-scrip dept.

Nevada bill would allow tech companies to create governments:

Planned legislation to establish new business areas in Nevada would allow technology companies to effectively form separate local governments.

Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak announced a plan to launch so-called Innovation Zones in Nevada to jumpstart the state's economy by attracting technology firms, Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Wednesday.

The zones would permit companies with large areas of land to form governments carrying the same authority as counties, including the ability to impose taxes, form school districts and courts and provide government services.

The measure to further economic development with the "alternative form of local government" has not yet been introduced in the Legislature.

[...] The governor's economic development office did not respond to questions about the zones Wednesday.


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  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 06 2021, @08:42PM (6 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 06 2021, @08:42PM (#1109777)

    What do you think an insurrection is?

    Fuck yer stoopid

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  • (Score: 5, Informative) by The Mighty Buzzard on Saturday February 06 2021, @09:00PM (5 children)

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Saturday February 06 2021, @09:00PM (#1109782) Homepage Journal

    You reckon a hundred or so mostly unarmed idiots fucking around for a few hours are a civil war? You're a shitload more stupid than I am then.

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    • (Score: 0, Troll) by Azuma Hazuki on Sunday February 07 2021, @04:23AM (4 children)

      by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Sunday February 07 2021, @04:23AM (#1109878) Journal

      They sure as hell reckoned it was going to be. I say take them at their word for it.

      How about this: I try my level best to kill you, but fail even to inflict light injuries. That means I get away scot-free because I fucked up, riiiiight? :) Because by your logic that's the exact same thing on a smaller scale.

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      • (Score: 2, Touché) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday February 07 2021, @03:22PM (3 children)

        by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Sunday February 07 2021, @03:22PM (#1109949) Homepage Journal

        They sure as hell reckoned it was going to be.

        Thus extreme accuracy in the "idiots" assertion.

        Second point? If you're utterly incapable of killing me, I'm just going to laugh at you. No amount of butthurt on my part would or should cause assault with a nerf feather duster to be taken seriously as attempted murder.

        They're not getting off scot-free though. They have to pay the price for what they did. Actions have consequences, even for the terminally stupid.

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        • (Score: 2, Insightful) by Azuma Hazuki on Monday February 08 2021, @01:44AM (2 children)

          by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Monday February 08 2021, @01:44AM (#1110092) Journal

          You contradict yourself with that last line: these *are* the consequences for the "terminally stupid." Attempt a coup, even if you're utterly incompetent, and you will be treated like a terrorist. Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes.

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          • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday February 08 2021, @06:16PM (1 child)

            by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Monday February 08 2021, @06:16PM (#1110317) Homepage Journal

            Sigh, engage your brain for a change and pay attention to what is actually said. This is both ultra-mega-clown-shoes when screeched about as a coup attempt and illegal. At the same time.

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            • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Tuesday February 09 2021, @01:34AM

              by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Tuesday February 09 2021, @01:34AM (#1110489) Journal

              And being ultra-mega-clownshoes does not erase mens rea. You really ought to stop gibbering about things you don't even half-understand.

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