Money Archives - Granite Grok

ROPER: Politicians Funneling Taxpayer Dollars to the Media that Covers Them Is Bad

February 18, 2026 Rob Roper

Just before I took off for a week’s family vacation, Senator Andrew Perchlik (D/P-Washington) held a press conference flanked by Secretary of State Sara Copeland Hanzas (D-VT) where they were handing out $10,000 and $5000 checks to a bunch of local media outlets. Oh, this is bad, I said to myself with some excitement. I’ve … Read more

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TYSON: Transparency First, Then Reform

September 17, 2025 Kevin P. Tyson

Claremont’s fix starts with sunlight, not another check I was born long ago and far away in the East Tremont neighborhood of The Bronx, which, in the early-to-mid 1950s was a dense, modestly priced, prewar landscape of five- and six-story walk-ups organized around a lively Tremont Avenue retail spine; bakeries, kosher butchers, candy stores, and … Read more

No Central Bank Wants to Stop Price Inflation

October 20, 2024 Daniel Lacalle

Many citizens want more government control of the economy to curb rising prices. It is the worst strategy imaginable. Interventionist governments never reduce consumer prices because they benefit from inflation, dissolving their political spending commitments in a constantly depreciated currency. Inflation is the perfect hidden tax. The government makes the currency less valuable by issuing more units … Read more

Bananas Guide to Joining A Cult

April 19, 2024April 19, 2024 Johnny Bananas (Fake News Reporter!)

It’s been said “if you’re not in a cult by now you’re crazy”. The chances are you’re already in one and don’t even know it, which is the sign of a well-run cult, so congratulations. Most people wouldn’t stick around in a cult if in fact they knew they had been hoodwinked into involuntary membership.

“We Created a Very Very Wealthy Elite Not Subject to the Consequences of Their Own Ideology.”

June 28, 2023 Skip

This comes to us from the inimitable Victor Davis Hanson (VDH), one of Conservatisim’s deep thinkers and observers of what Society is doing – and where it is heading.

Act Like Men Part 2: Politics and Passivity

June 3, 2023 Aaron Warner

Here in the Upper Valley the leadership among the local churches has a variety of approaches to leading their congregants, so far as teaching the Bible and sharing the gospel. Some churches and their leaders take a traditional approach with acoustic hymns and worship styles followed by line by line exegesis of the scripture.

Right to Know – How Did Hudson Use Their COVID Money?

January 19, 2023 Skip

A Right to Know put in by a Hudson Resident asking what most of us should be doing more of: WHAT did you use that boatloads of COVID money on? Perfectly executed. In chronological order: From: Terry Stewart <yrrets@aol.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2023, 8:54 AM To: Gary Gasdia <ggasdia@sau81.org> Subject: [PROBABLE SPAM] Right to … Read more

Promoted from the Comments – A Contrarian View on “Call for Candidates: Run for School Board!”

December 31, 2022 Skip

Steve had put up a post a couple of days ago for the 603 Alliance’s School Board training to run for School Board positions: If you’re concerned about the decline in academic standards, the harm done by shutdowns and mandatory masking, and the politicization of our public schools, please consider running for School Board in … Read more

Acquiescence Will Make Their Job Easier

December 21, 2022 Ray Cardello

I wrote yesterday about how the Biden administration and whoever controls them are damaging our great country. Pick any facet of our lives, from Border Security, National Security, the economy, fossil fuels, food costs, food supply, and inflation/recession.

Blogline of the Day – I’ve Been Saying This for a Long Time. It May Now Be Here

December 18, 2022 Skip

Which is that the INTEREST payment on our National Debt could be our largest line item in the budget: The Fed could be facing a nightmare scenario. “There is a much more worrisome scenario, however, in which US inflation remains stubbornly high, perhaps because the combination of continued tight labor markets and elevated living costs fuel … Read more

Nashua Alderwoman Shoshanna Kelly Needs to Return the Money

October 10, 2022 Laura Colquhoun

BUMPED from 1/18/22 at the request of the author.

The Nashua taxpayers should think that our Board of Aldermen are looking out for the taxpayers’ however they are not. I had to send an email to remind them that it is their duty to look out for the Nashua taxpayers.

Update: The Copyright Troll Affair…or Is It Still a Problem?

September 16, 2022 Skip

It has been a while since we updated this topic, mostly because there has been no updated news to offer since July 30, 2021. To recap, we were threatened with a lawsuit for using a photo attached to a small news item concerning the graduation of offspring of those NY Firefighters that gave their lives at the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001, when it collapsed.

“I Am Here from the Government and I’m Here to Help You”. Never Mention, It Was Government That Screwed Things up in the First Place.

September 15, 2022 Skip

“Veto Day” Political Machinations – and out of touch with Founding and NH GOP Platform Principles Once again, our solons have failed to learn from history – Davy Crocket (scroll more to the bottom). Posting is low for me today – just one of those sleepless nights again. However, this came in over the email … Read more

What are The Five Basics of Money Management?

August 9, 2022August 5, 2022 Op-Ed

Managing your money can be difficult, especially if you’re living paycheck to paycheck and having difficulty paying down your debt. So what are the five basics of money management? And how can they help you?

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NOTICE: Sheriff Warns against Picking up Folded up Cash in the Street. Here’s Why

June 16, 2022 Skip

DUnno if this is happening here in New England but forewarned is forearmed: A Sheriff’s office in Tennessee is warning the public against picking up folded dollar bills because of possible fentanyl and methamphetamine exposure. The Giles County Sheriff’s Department saw two incidents where a folded dollar bill was discovered on a local gas station floor … Read more

7 Things To Do With an Extra $1000

June 9, 2022 Guest Contributor

Most people wouldn’t mind an extra $1000 in their hands right now. But before you go planning to spend it on a manicure or an elegant dinner, consider other things you might do with $1000 from a personal loan, an inheritance, or your lucky lottery ticket. There are infinite ways to spend it, these ones … Read more

Another Word for Capital Is Productivity but “Politicians Exploit Economic Ignorance”

March 26, 2022March 26, 2022 Skip

It’s not rocket science to conclude that whatever lowers the cost of capital formation, such as lowering the cost of investing in earthmovers, enables contractors to purchase more of them. Workers will have more capital to work with and as a result enjoy higher wages. -Prof Walter Williams (American Contempt for Liberty – Politicians Exploit … Read more

New Hampshire Doesn’t Need HHS Money, nor the Conditions That Come with It.

October 7, 2021 Op-Ed

As I’m certain you’re aware the Rebuild NH leadership team and their organization has done a fabulous job of organizing many of us Granite Staters to ensure that our Governor and our Executive Counselors know, in no uncertain terms, that we oppose them taking the $27 million grant offered by HHS.

Data Point – Who Keeps More of Your Money: You or the Government?

September 20, 2021 Skip

“One would think that in a nation founded on liberty that we’d be free to spend more on personal consumption than the government takes from us. But that’s not the case.”

Palate Cleanser – Old Folks Know All the Great Hacks

July 21, 2021 Skip

Know the system – exploit the system. Do the math and add in a wee bit of retribution as well and you get…..this!