Data Point – Animated Population Growth Chart

by Skip

OK, I found it mesmerizing (even if you didn’t). I have to admit, I’ve watched it several times as it’s info I’ve never run across before presented in a way that I kept staring at: The global population over 300 years (1800 till 2100 estimated) 🔊music optional pic.twitter.com/zf5tVStOk0 — Wall Street Silver (@WallStreetSilv) October 9, … Read more

Bad Tax Policy Causes Population Decline

Bad tax policy causes population decline. Don’t believe it look no further than Vermont. Vermont continued to lose population in 2019 which is not surprising. This population information comes from the latest U.S. Census Bureau estimates of each state’s population. On July 1, Vermont had 623,989 residents, 400 fewer than a year earlier and 1,800 … Read more

Israel General Info & Pre-WWI History

To understand Israel’s place in the Middle East today one must appreciate the history and religion. That’s why we are going to do three quick parts on the area that is today Israel. We’ll get more detailed as we approach the present. The dominant religion of the area today we address separately. Borders Israel is … Read more

Why the obsession with spending money to attract people to move into New Hampshire

PackMonadnocksFromMountMonadnock(or to keep them from leaving?)

By Dan Moriarty

Have you ever visited the Grand Canyon? If you were there would you ask yourself how you can spend people’s taxes to attract more visitors? While waiting in line to enter the sold-out Zion National Park would you think of ways to get more millennials to visit?

New Hampshire has many fine qualities. Near the top of my list is its low population which results in rare traffic problems and short lines virtually everywhere. Even in the heat of summer, it’s not too hard to find a place to spread out on the beach at Wallis Sands State Park. In the fall rush, a person can hike the trails of Pack Monadnock and still enjoy seclusion in the woods. In the summer, a family can get a ticket to the minor league ball game for cheap and not get turned away due to a sell-out.

At no point do I ever say to myself “I wish there were more people here.”

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