Tag: Spending

Want to Cut Federal Workers? Just Cut Spending

December 6, 2024

by Ryan McMaken

Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been making a lot of noise about all the federal employees it plans to fire. The DOGE people have framed total federal employment as something of a proxy for the total size of the federal government. Cutting the federal workforce is all well and good, but … Read more

All Nashua Taxpayers Need To Let These Figures Sink In:

September 23, 2024

by Laura Colquhoun

City of Nashua Budget FY2017 $263,823,554 City of Nashua Budget FY2025 $456,635,638 Difference $192,812,084 That is an increase of 73.08% This is all due to Mayor Donchess’ spending programs. So when are Nashua taxpayers going to wake up and realize taxpayers cannot afford to have Mayor Donchess doing our budgets? It looks like Mayor Donchess wants … Read more

Sen. Shaheen Credits Making Everything Cost More with Saving Granite Staters Money

April 1, 2024April 1, 2024

by Steve MacDonald

In a recent email newsletter update, Jeanne Shaheen, the Federal Debt Queen, credited herself with “Working to Save Granite Staters Money on Energy Costs.” Don’t be surprised when I tell you that hers is the fiscal equivalent of tossing another cinderblock to someone who is drowning.

More Money Will Only Make The “Public Education Problem” Worse

March 10, 2024March 10, 2024

by Steve MacDonald

Vermont taxpayers are screwed. Their Democrat majority government can override any Phil Scott Veto (assuming he’s not also part of the problem) and where there are Democrats, there will be higher taxes and little or nothing to show for the taking. The failed public education experiment is a great example.

Local Government: Just Give Us The Money

March 5, 2024

by Op-Ed

High fives and many kudos to Kevin Tyson, “The Feudal Model of State-Funded Education.” He eloquently and accurately described the very concept I held in my mind as I wrote my call for help last weekend.

Border Crisis: “Give Me The Money”

March 5, 2024

by Ray Cardello

Joe Biden has three coined responses when asked about the state of the southern border or the crisis at the border. “Give me the power,” “the problem with the border is Donald Trump and his MAGA friends,” and his personal favorite, “give me the money.”

Fewer Students + Business as Usual = More Dollars

March 4, 2024

by Ian Underwood

Well, Jay Eshelman and I have finally found something we can agree on, so it’s probably worth reproducing here instead of leaving it buried in the comments section of his recent post. Here it is, in response to someone claiming that if we could just get 25% of kids to leave public schools, the system would collapse.

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So, It’s Okay to Poison the Children Now?

March 2, 2024

by Rob Roper

It was only a few years ago that Vermont lawmakers were bragging that thanks to them, Vermont had adopted the lowest acceptable threshold for PCBs (a potential carcinogen found in certain pre-1980s building materials) in schools – a level significantly lower than what the federal EPA deems safe (4000% lower!).

20 Budget Tips for My Town, and Yours!

October 26, 2024February 25, 2024

by Julie P

As we embark on the latest city budget fiasco that’s going to cost us where it hurts, as a taxpayer who has to balance a home and business budget, here are some tips. First, I implore you to stay under the tax cap or, even better, below. Second, the key to successful budgeting is to start with income and work within those numbers backward, not the other way around!

Biden Administration Blames Putin For US Inflation

February 24, 2024

by John Klar

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre recently blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for inflation in the US. Much like blaming the border crisis on Republicans despite years of Trump wrangling to “Build That Wall,” this effort to project American inflation onto Putin’s shoulders rings hollow.

Meet The New Boss … Speaker Johnson Caves On Spending And Border

January 10, 2024

by Ed Mosca

It won’t stop you bitter-clingers from believing, despite all the contrary evidence, that it’s Democrats versus Republicans. That Democrats want open borders and Republicans want secure borders. Blah, blah, blah.

Vote Against the “Continuing Resolution” to Continue Spending Us Into Oblivion

September 5, 2023

by Steve Earle

Marjorie Taylor Green (MTG) rattled the cages of the Republican Party in DC promising to vote against a Continuing Resolution to fund the government unless the House passes impeachment inquiries against President Joe Biden and to protect President Trump from the Democratic weaponization of the Courts and agencies attacking him. Wow! That got folks’ attention … Read more

If You Want To Know What the Left Would Do to America, Pay Attention to What It Is Doing to Minnesota

August 29, 2023

by Op-Ed

If you want to know what the Left would do to America, pay attention to what it is doing to Minnesota. The Gopher State went into the 2023 legislative session with a forecast budget surplus of $18 billion for the 2024-2025 biennium. Given November’s election results, most observers expected some mix of spending increases and tax cuts.

Excerpts From Planned Gov & Exec. Council Meeting Agenda – Wed Aug 2nd.

August 1, 2023

by Op-Ed

The Executive Council Agenda came out for the Wed, 8/2 meeting, and I have some points for you to check on.

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California’s Million Dollar Conundrum

May 8, 2023

by 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.

Here’s How the Federal Government Is Mucking Up the Inflation Fight

April 25, 2023

by Op-Ed

By hiking interest rates, the Federal Reserve has pulled some of its monetary stimulus out of the economy. While the Fed hasn’t done nearly enough to put the inflationary fire it lit with more than a decade of easy money, cooling consumer price index (CPI) indicates that this has put a modest dent in price inflation — for now.

The Chickens Have Come Home To Roost; It Just Took a Decade+ Longer Than We Thought

April 14, 2023

by Skip

While I was on my town’s Budget Committee, I warned the town and school board against taking “free money” that the Feds were giving out like the candy thrown out by Old Home Day marchers. The analogy was apt.

NHGOP Leadership, When Did WE Remove This From Our Platform?

April 13, 2023

by Op-Ed

“We believe that low taxes are the result of low spending; that government has a moral obligation to the people to be as cost-effective as possible, to always limit spending and growth of government, and to cut spending and cost of government at every possible turn.”

Shouldn’t Vermont Democrats Learn Financial Literacy Before Mandating It?

April 10, 2023

by Steve MacDonald

The Vermont House is considering legislation (H.228) that would “require students in Vermont public schools to complete a course on personal finance as a condition of being awarded a high school diploma.” Does that sound odd to anyone other than me?

NH v. VT – A Tale of Two Political Cultures One Red and One Blue

March 29, 2023March 29, 2023

by Steve MacDonald

Vermont’s legislature is working out the final details of Gov. Scott’s proposed 8.4 Billion dollar budget. Eight billion. That’s over 12,957.00 dollars for every man, woman, and child in the state. Guess how much New Hampshire’s is?