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ROPER: Want to Keep People From Leaving? Lower the Freakin’ Taxes!

September 10, 2026 Rob Roper

A few months back, the University of New Hampshire ran a poll showing that 86 percent of Vermonters found the state to be unaffordable and 64 percent of prime working-age folks 18-34 were actively planning to leave. Last week, the Fiscal Alliance Foundation followed up with another poll, this one asking (among other things) what would make someone change … Read more

ROPER: Looks Like Progressivism Gives Young People the Ick

July 13, 2026 Rob Roper

Young people (18 to 34) apparently really don’t like Vermont. According to the recent University of New Hampshire Green Mountain State Poll, a whopping 64 percent of that demographic wants to very much or somewhat leave the Green Mountains for greener pastures. Less than half, just 45 percent, think Vermont is a “good place to … Read more

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CLINE: Low-Tax NH has Smallest Percentage of New England Residents Who Want to Leave

July 12, 2026 Andrew Cline

Granite Staters are often told that our low taxes are a liability and that copying the other New England states’ higher-tax, higher-spending model would improve affordability and the overall quality of life. New polling from the University of New Hampshire Survey Center suggests that the exact opposite is true. A series of UNH surveys released … Read more

CLINE: MA Refugees Have Brought $6 Billion in Personal Income to NH Since 2012

April 30, 2026 Andrew Cline

Movers from Massachusetts to New Hampshire brought with them $5.95 billion in net adjusted gross income (AGI) from 2012-2023, IRS data show, representing a massive transfer of wealth from the high-tax Bay State to low-tax New Hampshire. New Hampshire’s net personal income gain from Massachusetts movers grew tenfold from 2012-2019, then suddenly doubled to a … Read more

CLINE: Massachusetts Lost 145,000 Residents to New Hampshire Over the Last 20 Years

March 29, 2026 Andrew Cline

Massachusetts lost an estimated 145,000 residents to New Hampshire over the last 20 years, a Josiah Bartlett Center analysis of U.S. Census migration data shows. For scale, that number of people living in one place would be Massachusetts’ fourth-largest city, larger than Cambridge and slightly smaller than Springfield. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that 369,368 … Read more

MacDonald: Is the Pandemic Bloom Off The Vermont Rose

May 11, 2025 Steve MacDonald

Vermont’s population declined by 0.03 percent between 2023 and 2024. That’s 215 fewer people. About the same number of homeless people that were reported added in New Hampshire in the same period – an anecdotal observation with no connection, but a reader saw the decline on the Vermont side and wondered if it might be … Read more

Residents Continue To Flee Massachusetts (Primarily to N.H.)

January 20, 2025 Andrew Cline

People have always relocated between New Hampshire and Massachusetts for a variety of reasons. However, the flow from Massachusetts into New Hampshire is larger than the outflow, and it has been increasing, according to an analysis from the Pioneer Institute in Boston. From 2010-2023, New Hampshire gained a net total of 98,879 immigrants from Massachusetts, nearly … Read more

Moving In and Moving Out

November 18, 2023 Op-Ed

Two weeks ago, the US Census Bureau released data on where Americans are moving from and moving to. The states with the biggest moves are people leaving California (one million) and New York (half a million). Most Californians went to Texas, Arizona, Florida, and Washington State. Most New Yorkers went to Florida, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

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No One From Tennessee, Wyoming, or Oklahoma Seem To Want To Move to New Hampshire

October 26, 2023 Steve MacDonald

I can’t say whether anyone from states like Florida, Wyoming, Tennessee, the Carolinas or Dakotas, or any other appealing redder states uprooted to move to New Hampshire, but it seems unlikely. Californians, however – we got a bunch of those.

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As Dying Democrat Cities Poison the Rest of America

August 23, 2023 Steve MacDonald

Back in 2020, many months into the Left’s presidential campaign strategy doing business as the COVID pandemic and Peaceful Protests™, GraniteGrok predicted it could be the beginning of the end of big cities like New York.

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Voting with Their Feet: The Lure of Migration

August 15, 2023 Op-Ed

The exodus of human capital is a primary concern for developing countries wishing to stem the tide of emigration. Some believe that emigration prevents poor countries from capitalizing on the talents of their best people. Critics suggest that poor countries would excel if the smartest minds did not emigrate. Theoretically, this sounds plausible; however, it … Read more

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California’s Million Dollar Conundrum

May 8, 2023 Ray Cardello

California, The Golden State, symbolized the spirit and curiosity of America for decades. California was the American dream. California now exemplifies much of what is wrong with America, and how it is declining could be a harbinger of America’s future.

Server Migration – Well, It Seems That We Made It Through – Mostly!

February 18, 2022February 18, 2022 Skip

Mostly. It doesn’t appear that we’ve lost any posts (Steve and I saved content from the last couple of days just in case). The Home page comes up well, and we can get into the “back end” of the ‘Grok to create more stuff for your edification and amusement.

Americans Are Voting with Their Feet and It Is Clear Who the Winners Are, and the Losers.

December 28, 2021 Skip

As many have been saying, people are on the move in America. Changing addresses, voting with their feet. And it is clear who the winners are, and the losers.

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Survey: “Which States Are Best for Progressives Dissatisfied with the Direction of New Hampshire?”

October 3, 2021 Op-Ed

While progressives may broadly agree on their dissatisfaction with the libertarian-conservative direction of New Hampshire, there is considerable disagreement over which of the 49 other states would best match their values.

Quick Takes: Hat Trick

September 3, 2021September 3, 2021 NITZAKHON

Three quick-hit style bits of news & commentary. First, Thirteen Cuban refugees make it to Key West in a small rustic boat, are arrested upon arrival.

The Great Relocation

May 6, 2021May 5, 2021 Op-Ed

Spring 2020, when I saw the CV19 restrictions and all the societal unrest, I told my wife the nation is about to undergo a massive shift. Polarization is coming, I told her, and we need to capitalize on it.

This is Gaining Popularity: “Do Not Ruin State By Voting For Policies That You’re Escaping”

April 25, 2021 Skip

Do you remember this? “If you come here because you hate (for WHATEVER reason) where you came from, leave it all behind. ALL OF IT. Stop trying to pick apart the “wrongs” of your new place simply because of where you came from.”

Will WRBA and ICE Be Plane-Hopping Infected Illegals Into New Hampshire?

March 21, 2021March 21, 2021 Steve MacDonald

The government announced it was opening the borders without any consideration to the problems that might create. If you’d like a real-world run-down on what those might be, read any accusation tossed at Donald Trump about the border, and you’ll have your answer.

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The Democrat Party Destroys Everything They Touch

September 21, 2020 Steve MacDonald

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.