[EBH]

While at first glance this doesn’t sound like a good thing and it may not be, the governor has a solid point.

Waiting for the economy to recover organically isn’t working. For areas, like Nevada, that depend on tourism this slow paced recovery is a failure. Travel is predicted to be down 40% or more again this year. That figure is not going to get better anytime soon. So the tourism/travel industry needs to pivot.

After every big downturn in the economy we bounce back with some sort of new technology. The governor is willing to risk essentially a portion of his state on this innovation zone.

The proposed zone is for Blockchain. Essentially the new banking/old banking system that handles transactions. Ceding over governance isn’t wise though. It sets Blockchain up for their own little thiefdom. And yes, I said thiefdom exempt from county/state reach? That’s a bad idea on the face of things.

[CodeToad]

“Waiting for the economy to recover organically isn’t working”

Yes, it did. COVID was an phony excuse to kill it.

[PIF]

Since most bitcoins are made in China where power is cheap, the CCP will love this extension of their power and wealth

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

The U.S. economy grew at an anuualized rate of about 33% in the 3rd Quarter of last year, as most states started opening back up. However, this will be the reason why our economy doesn't recover any further:

[ridesthemiles]

50,000 acres is 78 ++ SQUARE MILES.

Anything that large here in Nevada would be under FEDERAL control. They already control over 87% of the entire state land mass.

[Svartalfiar]

Waiting for the economy to recover organically isn’t working.

That's because we're NOT waiting for the economy to recover, we're still artificially killing it.

How many of your local bars and restaurants still have half their tables covered in 'Reserved' signs since they can't open at full capacity?

Does Wally World still have the line-gate things outside to force you to walk a ways around the fence to enter the store, left over from when they were only allowed to let 30 people in at a time?

How many businesses still have a sign on the front door that says "By order of His Majesty the Governor, we are required to tell you that the so-called 'free' State of Texas requires you to wear an at best inefficient, but most likely completely useless, mask upon entry, so everyone can feeeeeel safer."?

How many companies have started having meetings and events and conferences? (This is my industry [Corporate AV], and I'll give you a hint: it's still pretty much dead.)

How many concerts, theatres, football/baseball/hockey/etc games, and other entertainment venues are open and allowing you to buy tickets, without having to show "proof" of being a guinea pig for an experimental-use vaccine? Are they still only letting in maybe 10M people when the stadium holds 80M?

Does your kids' doctor still require you to sit in your car for ten or twenty minutes after your appointment time, waiting to be called so you the kid (and only one parent!) can be allowed in? Likewise for taking your dog to the vet's office; sit in the car to drop him off, not even allowed to go in to talk to the vet? (Yes, that's seriously what my vet is doing right now...)

How many schools still have half the kids trying to 'learn' via Chinese video software? If they even allow anyone onto campus?

Is the school nurse still required to send a kid home for a tenday if they pop a slight fever?

Is 'Dr' Fauci still popping up every couple days, changing his mind on whether you need a mask or not, what kind of mask, how many to wear at once, and so on?

Are HCQ and Ivermectin still on backorder everywhere, if your State even allows anyone to buy them?

Are people now dying regularly from cancer and infection and car crashes like they used to?