Since attaining supermajority status in Montpelier, the Democrats’ education policy can be explained as “give the government school monopoly (the VTNEA, superintendents association, etc.) whatever they want!”
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“And That, Ladies and Gentleman, Is How Our Tax System Works”
This is not new, but it is still amusing and enlightening. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, in 2017, took a few minutes before a daily White House press briefing to tell a story that explains how our tax system works. For her example, she used reporters and beer.
Are the State Courts Trying To Transfer Control of School Districts to Central Command in Concord? (Part II)
In Part 1, I explained the 1993 decision of CLAREMONT SCHOOL DISTRICT V GOVERNOR. Fast forward to “today”: we now have two trial court rulings coming out of the Rockingham Superior Court that is a direct result of this 1993 decision and which essentially order a complete takeover of the New Hampshire School system by the State.
Democrats Open 2024 Session with 10% Income Tax Hike
The Vermont Legislature returns to Montpelier on January 3rd, and the Democrat Supermajority’s first order of business in the House is a 10 percent state income tax hike. Of course, the bill is titled “S.56 – An act relating to child care and early childhood education” because, you know, “for the children,” but….
When Is Someone Paying More Than “Their Fair Share”?
We hear politicians spout it all the time when they are raising our taxes: “We’re just making them (of course not you) pay their fair share.” But what exactly is one’s “fair share,” and at what point can one be considered to be paying MORE than his or her “fair share”?
Another $20 Million Vermonters Didn’t Know They Had Will Leave Their Pockets Beginning Jan 1
Much has been said about the disparity between the cost of public education and the return on investment, but everything about government inevitably ends that way, and the more Democrats you have in charge, the greater the imbalance between rising costs and declining output.
Sales Taxes and Stadia
Oklahoma City voters approved a proposal for a new sales tax to fund a $1 billion downtown arena that will keep the NBA’s Thunder in that city through 2050. Interesting. I’m sure Oklahomans who don’t care for basketball or sales taxes are less than pleased.
Climate Council Can’t Decide Which Tax It Likes Best
First question: Why do we even have a Climate Council at this point? Why have we ever had one? All these twenty-three (twenty-two, really, because the corrupt Speaker of the House has refused for over a year to appoint a representative from the Fuel Dealers as required by law) unelected, self-important bloviators do is sit … Read more
Uniform Nonsense
I just finished listening to a webinar by the School Funding Fairness Project. Their whole approach to ‘funding’ (which focuses on fairness in spending while totally ignoring fairness in education) is based on two misconceptions.
An 18 Percent Property Tax Increase Will Not Fix Our Public Schools
The Scott Administration made big news last week when they warned of an unprecedented impending property tax increase for next year of 18.5 percent. Driven by a 12 percent year-over-year increase in public school spending, they anticipate this will add another $650 to the bill of a $250,000 home.
The New Manhattan Island “Toll”
The goal is to get people to give up their mobility, which coincides both practually and culturally with the idea of freedom—the right to travel without papers anywhere in the nation. But if you want to enter Manhattan, it will cost you a lot more, thanks to a new mobility control plan.
Night Cap: Democrats, Property Taxes, and Vermont
It would be best if you never trusted anyone who sees no limit to how much the government can spend, always increases budgets, and then claims they want to lower your property taxes. They are lying to you. They have to tax you more, but they don’t want it showing up as a bill in your mailbox.
Bans and High Taxes Fuel Black Markets for Tobacco & Vape Products
As the Biden administration gets closer to finalizing its proposed rule banning the sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars nationwide, a well-known aphorism comes to mind: “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.”
Looking for Some Free Tax Advice …
My new “income” situation is poised to begin in a week, and there are a lot of questions that no amount of time poking around at the IRS website has managed to resolve. I’m still in the dark about my responsibility to help the IRS steal from me, and I’m looking for some free expert advice or, lacking that, a bit of direction.
Hunter The Hypocritical Son
There are two themes that President Joe Biden has harped on as long as he has been in office. One is people paying their fair share of taxes, and the other is stricter gun laws. So what happens when the President’s son violates laws highlighting his disdain for both of Biden’s crusades?
If You Want To Know What the Left Would Do to America, Pay Attention to What It Is Doing to Minnesota
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.
Vermont Doesn’t Have a Sales Tax Holiday Because …
With a few exceptions, there’s no sales tax in New Hampshire, so states like Massachusetts pretend for a weekend to try and recover some of the commerce lost to the Granite State. But Vermont doesn’t have one (Maine either), and here’s why?
The Nashua Performing Arts Center: The Shiny Object That Snookered Taxpayers; Mayor Donchess Smiles
When Nashua residents look around town, one thing should come to mind – fraud – an act of deceiving or misrepresenting. I say this because the Nashua residents have been boldly deceived by Mayor Donchess on the Performing Arts Center.
Good Riddance to Sununu. He Can’t Leave Soon Enough
I just came back from TN, and up and down the state, from Nashville to eastern TN, it’s like a literal boom town. New businesses (from mom-and-pop shops to large corporations) are everywhere. Shopping malls (massive ones) every few exits off I 40, and not an empty parking space to be found.
I Did NOT Have This On My Bingo Card: Democrat Mayor Wants To “Get Rid Of Most Taxes”
How many times do you hear a Democrat happily say “Sure, we can deep-six that tax. And do you want to kill another one?”. PERHAPS if they are looking to horse trade for something more valuable but only “if”. So is San Francisco’s Democrat Mayor London Breed starting to see the wisdom of letting people … Read more