“Look to the sky when you do revenue estimates because we need the money.” -Marjorie Smith (D- Durham) Chair House Finance Committee 2007 One month after the supposed start of the ‘Great Recession™’ and just a few months after New Hampshire Democrats historic spending spree, a partisan vote of the General Court’s Joint Facilities Committee … Read more
In 2007 New Hampshire Democrats assumed complete control of state government. And much like the Democrat rhetoric in the current 2012 campaign, back in 2007, their first budget, New Hampshire’s first budget over 10 billion dollars, was billed by the Democrats as a budget that “addresses our state’s priorities without new taxes.” Addresses our ‘State’s’ … Read more
In the 2006 Elections Democrats took control of the New Hampshire House for the first time in 95 years (giving them complete control of State government for what would end up being four years). What happened after that must not be forgotten, for it is the doom of men that they forget. They forget that … Read more
If New Hampshire Democrats were ever again allowed to run the State legislature we already know the first thing they would do. They would overestimate revenue to justify spending for the purpose of driving us into a broad based tax. They did it during a recession, with unemployment skyrocketing, embarking on one of the most … Read more
In the 2006 Elections Democrats took control of the New Hampshire House for the first time in 95 years (giving them complete control of State government for what would end up being four years). What happened after that must not be forgotten, for it is the doom of men that they forget. They forget that … Read more
At least as far as the NH Democrat Party is concerned. Steve and I had talked a bit about this on the phone early last evening; his post covers most of our conversation high points (and more) before the Democrat National Committee Rules Committee voted to adopt the 1) South Carolina, 2) + 3) NH … Read more
You have read it here dozens if not hundreds of times. Democrats destroy everything they touch. Families, cities, governments. There is no shortage of examples, many recently exacerbated by their incompetent handling of COVID19, “peaceful” protests, energy, and forest management.
I think we can all agree that Mental Health is an issue for Democrats. They’d like you to believe they are the party of Mental Health. Again, I’m not inclined to disagree. But if we’re talking about actually helping others with mental health issues, that’s not on the menu.
Longtime New Hampshire Democrat Susan Almy is doing her part to raise taxes. She’s introduced a legislative proposal to raise taxes on job creators. But she’s also got a bill in the pipeline that would appear to give the Legislative Fiscal Committee taxing powers independent of the Legislature. NHBR is reporting that, Almy’s second bill would … Read more
As Government gets bigger and more inefficient (corrupt), it needs to feed. The ‘food’ is your hard earned dollars, and the delivery method is taxation (fees, charges, etc.). Anyone who recalls the last time Democrats “ran things” around here they deliberately overestimated revenues and then spent them to grow government. When the estimates fell short, … Read more
Democrats have made no secret of their plans to raise taxes. Left-wing leaders at both the Federal and State level are running on erasing tax reform. Here in New Hampshire, candidates for Governor and State Senator as well as other state elected offices are looking to roll back tax cuts on job creators even though … Read more
The New Hampshire House recently releases some documents in which was a redacted complaint filed earlier this year by a NH House staffer. The staffer alleges that a particular New Hampshire House Rep. “made frequent derogatory comments to or about the employee, and engaged in “a long pattern of behavior” that created a “hostile work … Read more
I’d bet someone else’s money that New Hampshire Democrats are jealous of Connecticut and Dannel Malloy. Since 2011 he’s raised taxes at least three times, and instead of balancing the budget with those taxes he overspent each time creating a new deficit requiring more tax increases. If we jumped in our way-back machine to the mid-to-late … Read more
I have to admit, I am surprised to see the Nashua Telegraph, a reliable left-leaning newspaper, abandon Democrat candidate Molly Kelly for Republican Governor Sununu. But according to this email I just got, they did. Telegraph Endorses Sununu New Hampshire is better off than it was two years ago. Some may even say the Granite … Read more
On a positive note, there were 11 states whose governors ranked worse than Maggie Hassan. New Hampshire Maggie Hassan, Democrat Legislature: Divided Grade: D Took Office: January 2013 Governor Hassan’s tenure as New Hampshire governor is moving the state in the wrong fiscal direction. In 2013 she proposed a cigarette tax increase of 30 cents … Read more
Beware Democrat Majority New Hampshire House Committees Bearing Revenue Estimates. The Union Leader headline says it all; “Committee ups revenue estimates as budget talks start” The House Ways and Means Committee Tuesday upped its revenue estimate for the next two fiscal years before House and Senate budget writers sit down Friday to begin negotiations over … Read more
As part of Remembering Democrat Rule – another post from the past… Seth Marshall Discovers Property Taxes Originally posted Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 09:04PM Hat tip out of the gate to fellow NHI front pager Richard Olsen Jr. for this fine bit or wordsmithing on Democrat Rep Seth Marshall’s brief letter to the Nashua Telegraph about a … Read more
NH State Rep Melissa Litchfield is being attacked by the NEA for suggesting an LSR (a precursor / placeholder for an actual bill) that would allow a School District, as she states below, to allow school staff to be trained to handle firearms and then District to store “First Responder” firearms to use in case … Read more
First, I am merely an “enlightened amateur”. Please vet & check on your own. Caveat emptor. Consider these to be priming the pump for your own investigations.
