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ROPER: $100 Million Childcare Tax Is the Straw That Broke the Camel’s Back

April 16, 2026 Rob Roper

The Vermont State House recently hosted “Manufacturing Day” to highlight the successes and concerns of a key – and it turns out declining – sector of our economy. Amy Spear of the Vermont Chamber of Commerce kicked off testimony before the Economic Development Committees, “Manufacturing employment in Vermont has declined 11.3% since 2020. And Vermont … Read more

Dems Override Veto to Raise Taxes

June 23, 2023 Steve MacDonald

If we’ve said it once, we have said it a thousand times. When it comes to Democrats, there is no such thing as enough. They can’t spend, tax, nag, or infringe enough, and my “neighbors” to the Left continue to prove that true.

The Democrats’ “Economy That Works For All” Hoax

January 5, 2020 Ed Mosca

This: To say that we need to “build an economy that works for all” implies that the current economy is not. Not only is there no evidence to support such a claim, all the data and facts belie the claim: As the chart shows, everybody’s wages have gone up under Trump, but the … Read more

New Hampshire MUST Pass PAID FAMILY LEAVE … So Democrats Can Vacation in the Caribbean

April 6, 2019 Ed Mosca

This: And this: So, I don’t know if this guy provides “Paid Family Leave” to his employees. If he does NOT, he wants to provide “Paid Family Leave” without bearing the full cost. Senate Bill 1 requires non-exempt businesses (businesses that do not provide the benefit themselves) to impose a payroll tax on their employees, … Read more

New Hampshire Democrats Propose Passing the Highest Beer Tax in New England

September 26, 2018January 14, 2013 Steve MacDonald

NH Democrats look to make New Hampshire Highest Beer tax in New England — NH Democrats have goals. One of them is having the highest beer tax in New England

Whenever you are sitting with ‘friends,” talking about what you could do to help create jobs and improve the economy in New Hampshire, I bet one of the first things you think of is instituting the highest beer tax in all of New England, right?

Well if you happen to be a New Hampshire Democrat that is exactly what you do.

HB 168 …would increase the excise tax on any beer that’s sold in New Hampshire to 40 cents per gallon, a 33% increase.

CBS Boston reports (WBZ) that this would surpass Maine’s 35 cents per gallon, making New Hampshire’s tax the highest in New England.