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…there are plenty of conservative heretics shifting boundaries and public opinion about the role of government. Fergus just doesn’t seem to see it.
The New Hampshire State Senate has made it’s position clear. Everything goes better with Gambling. That pesky Lyme disease thing–probably get that passed with gambling. And they would be more than willing to overturn any lingering Blue Laws if people could gamble on Sunday. Want to make sure money is a form of free …
On the question of using gambling revenue to hide irresponsible democrat spending, State Senator Maggie Hassan was quoted in this mornings Union Leader saying. "My question is, does prohibition work? I don’t think it does." It’s quite entertaining, the things desperate people say when they are under the gun to cover their own ass. The …
I had bookmarked this a bit ago and just reread it now. I really don’t like gambling from a moral standpoint – but going along with the "Conservative with libertarian leanings", I have no problem with folks throwing their money away (there’s a real good statistical reason that they call it "the House odds"). However, …
I’m confused : “self-described libertarian”? Really? Read More »
In the smoldering ruin of SB 489–this years gambling bill, even after a massive campaign by Millennium gaming and its big-money FixItNow NH campaign quarter-backed by their Public relations goo-roo Richard Killion, (whom I suspect is this guy), we get comments like this, from this morning’s Union Leader. “What’s clear is that today’s vote runs …
Just a reminder as the pro-gambling lobby turns up the heat in a defict ridden era of irresponsible liberal management; the debate is not about rights, or revenue, it is about the gambling lobby buying up your state government. The pro-gamblers argue that we’ve had gambling for years, and while that’s technically true, we’ve not had …
Desperation has been known to drive good people to do bad things. “Bad” is of course subjective. You have to be willing to accept that humans are flawed and prone to weakness. It is also imperative that you are not in awe of the power of the state as a beacon of morality or as …
Disaster in Concord Guest post by Karen Testerman NH’s General Court is proposing to tax anything that is moving or breathing. However, you the taxpayer know their focus is misdirected. The whole of the current administration is looking at the symptoms, what they term, "a lack of revenue." However, the current economic disaster with …
[New Hampshire State Representative DJ Bettencourt (R-Salem) provides the following snapshot of where the state’s budget stands today…] Guest Post by DJ Bettencourt It was the hope of many Granite State conservatives that the State Senate would rectify issues with the House version of the budget for fiscal year (FY) 2010-2011. Among the most notable …
NH Budget Snapshot: Little Hope at this Point for True Fiscal Responsibility Read More »
by Michael Biundo If we want definitive proof that expanded gambling won’t make our state budget permanently flush, all we have to do is look at the states that rely on gambling revenue today. First, a quick look at New Hampshire. In 2008, only seven states experienced a higher percentage growth in state spending than …
Guest Post: Gambling has not saved budgets in other states Read More »
