Well, that’s not what they’re calling it, but it’s what they might as well call a tax that basically seeks a cut of anything that ordinary people might consider "fun."
From James Pindell’s NH Political Report:
State House abuzz over ‘entertainment tax’ concept
CONCORD — Lobbyists and budget writers are abuzz over a last minute idea to establish an "entertainment tax" to the state budget that some are already suggesting would basically be a back-door sales tax.
In a statement late this afternoon, NH GOP CHair John H Sununu said
“The Democrats’ believe it’s OK to break ‘The Pledge’ to oppose a sales tax and an income tax – as long as they only break their promise a little bit. But a sales tax on ‘entertainment’ is in fact a sales tax, and an income tax on capital gains is in fact an income tax."
“Once again the Democrats are showing us that you can’t believe any campaign promise they make.”
And so the beat goes on. The State of NH, led by the majority Democrats, not satisfied with a budget they passed the last time already deep in the hole, continue to dig in the upcoming budget. Because of their innate inability to stop spending, they are creating a crisis that ultimately seeks to create a crisis so big that "only a broadbased tax will fix."
Will the last person benefitting from the NH Advantage please shut out the lights…