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Nevada has SilverFlume for many years. Also, no income taxes. Also, no Employment Development Department. Also, real estate at $1/sqft. Also...

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...a largely tourism and mining based economy that has failed to attract high-tech talent.[1][2]

[1] https://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/09/zappos-ceo-tony-hsieh-what-i...

[2] https://qz.com/875086/five-years-in-tony-hsiehs-downtown-pro...

I wouldn’t say Vegas failed to attract high tech talent. After 20 years in San Francisco and San Jose, we moved our tech businesses (and ourselves) to Las Vegas. Best decision ever.

The Downtown Project was highly ambitious - area is just now starting to take off.

Have you ever used it? Complete POS compared to Florida and South Dakota’s vastly superior web apps.

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