By Steve Mac Donald | Watchdog Arena
The Coös County job creation tax credit is on the top of the committee’s list for evaluation in 2015. The credit is also part of a new piece of legislation that would expand the program into a second New Hampshire County.
Is this wise?
Since the tax credit’s inception in 2008, the labor force in Coös County has decreased by ten percent. The total number of people employed is down by over 17 percent. There are 1,750 fewer people in the workforce and 2,750 fewer persons employed.
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Steve is a long-time New Hampshire resident, an award-winning blogger, and a member of the Board of Directors of The 603 Alliance and the National Heritage Center for Constitutional Studies. He is the owner of Grok Media LLC and the Managing Editor, Executive Editor, assistant editor, Editor, content curator, and more (yes, there's more) at GraniteGrok.com. Steve is also a former board member of the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire, the Republican Volunteer Coalition, and has worked for or with many state and local campaigns and grassroots groups, and is a past contributor to the Franklin Center for Public Policy.
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By Steve Mac Donald | Watchdog Arena