The bipartisan surge against the democrats ill-gained, late night, last minute LLC tax smells faintly of rotting eggs. But I fear there is another secret formula brewing in darkened democrat controlled chambers where Norelli, Almy, and (insert name of third witch here) are brewing up bigger trouble. Charlie Arlinghaus, in his column in this mornings Union Leader talks about cries from both sides for repeal, and the lack of transparency for its replacement, and that got me thinking.
The liberals have never been too concerned with public outrage if they thought they could ram something through. And since the LLC tax was already on the books–lacking only the bureaucratic accouterments needed to open the spigot and get the money flowing–the only reason to back off abruptly is if there is something more sinister at hand. Remember, the spice must flow.
Arlinghaus iterates the blatant secrecy of the current effort and compares it appropriately to one of the major issues with the previous incarnation; that it never saw the cleansing light of day before becoming law. But I don’t think that’s going to be as much of an issue in the long run. I believe that the "fix" will be a seminal business tax scheme that unfairly taxes every business for the sole purpose of somehow encouraging companies of all sizes to side with the tax and spenders to advance a broad based alternative; and they will use the Scylla of the state deficit with the Caribdus of potential job loss from that more pervasive business tax to make a case for a sales or income tax instead. A broad based tax is the ultimate goal and much like the Liberals in DC, NH lefties have to know this may be their last shot at this before November.
Now they may try to get both, but I’m more inclined to consider some sort of game. They spent us into a revenue problem for a reason. So whatever they are brewing, something wicked this way comes.
Cross Posted From NH Insider