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A little over a month ago, we discussed the superficiality of policy debates in New Hampshire in Tax Foundation Rates New Hampshire #3 … So What? … should New Hampshire’s tax policy be to achieve as high a rating as possible on the Tax Foundation’s “competitive index”? The Governor, the local Koch organization, and GOP State … Read more
Maggie Goodlander (a/k/a “Squeaky Carpetbagger) recently appeared in a video with other Congressional Democrats directed to the military. Goodlander and her allies in the local press claim the video merely “restates the law,” and reminds military that they can “refuse to obey illegal orders.” But if you watch the entire video, it is clear that … Read more
Last week, New Hampshire’s “Free State Project” claimed to be the political heirs to Thomas Jefferson. Jason Sorens, the leader of the “Free State Project,” apparently believes that the “founding fathers” shared the same political philosophy. Aside from agreeing on independence, however, the “founding fathers” actually had very different political philosophies. George Washington and Alexander … Read more
Policy debates in New Hampshire are remarkably superficial. For example, an organization called the Tax Foundation recently released its “State Tax Competitive Index”, which scored New Hampshire the third-best State: But should New Hampshire’s tax policy be to achieve as high a rating as possible on the Tax Foundation’s “competitive index”? The Governor, the local Koch … Read more
Scott Brown and John E. Sununu have something in common. They both appear to be deeply despised by factions of the eclectic New Hampshire Republican Party. More specifically, the libertarians who choose to run as Republicans (“Liberty Reps”) despise Brown, while MAGA-Republicans (populists) despise Sununu. Here is what a libertarian-influencer thinks of former Senator Brown: … Read more
If “Taxation is Theft,” then “Koch-Zoning” Is Theft” as well. Regular readers know what we mean by “Koch-zoning,” but for those new to our substack a brief definition. Koch-zoning refers to a gaggle of bills passed into law earlier this year in New Hampshire that replace local control of zoning with a one-size-fits-all State zoning … Read more
New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte has repeatedly placed equal blame on both parties for the federal government shutdown. Examples: Apparently, Ayotte believes that Democrats are NOT to blame for refusing to pass the same type of “clean” continuing resolution (maintaining current spending) that was passed thirteen times under Biden. Apparently, she believes that Republicans should … Read more
Republicans absolutely should pass Ruth Ward’s proposed “bailout” of the Claremont School District. Why? Because it is not, by any objective or neutral standard, a “bailout.” Rather, it is a commonsense, practical solution to Claremont’s budget deficit that should mitigate “collateral damage” to schoolchildren, such as missing out on sports, extracurricular activities, clubs, etc, with … Read more
Steve MacDonald was kind enough to share “RINO-Russ Barry” (a/k/a State Rep Ross Berry) Is Gaslighting You About “Local Control” And Property Taxes on his Granite Grok blog. Thank you, Steve! We noticed that State Rep Dan McGuire didn’t like our posting. We’ll share his criticism below, and then respond. Note that the focus of “RINO-Russ Barry” (a/k/a State Rep … Read more
RINO-Russ Barry, who prefers to be referred to as State Rep Ross Berry, wants you to believe that property taxes in New Hampshire are out of control because of “local control” of public school budgets: First, there is no real “local control” of public education in New Hampshire. From an NHPR article: State law RSA 193-E:3-b … Read more