The headline reads, “Democrats can’t wait to raise your taxes, and take your job, too.” It’s from a Washington Times article by Lewis K. Uhler and Peter J. Ferrara. Twelve words that tell you what you need to know about the Democrats running wherever you happen to be in America.
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Mike Bloomberg … Benevolent Fascist
This: Not a dictator? Xi had his rubber-stamp National People’s Congress change the Chinese Constitution in 2018 to make him President for life. (Formerly Chinese dictators … oops, I mean Presidents … were term-limited (two five-year terms), with the Communist Party naming their successors.) And Xi is not just a dictator; he is a tyrannical … Read more
The 12 Taxes of Christmas (courtesy of the NH Democrat Party)
Heh! I’m a wee bit late on this but the NH GOP is doing a series on “Taxes of Christmas”. Very cute idea – and nicely done. Here’s the first two (in trying to play catch up): The first Tax of Christmas the Democrats gave to me….A Disastrous Ski Tax New Hampshire Democrats are actively … Read more
Waste-to-energy is the solution to the trash problem
Regarding the recycling center in Gilford, this whole project has been a boondoggle of the highest degree. As the entire recycling industry crashes and burns, Gilford dives in headfirst … to an EMPTY pool. Once again, government is a day late and a dollar short in providing a “solution” to a “problem” that doesn’t exist, … Read more
Hear Ye, Hear Ye! – NH City Wants to add $125.5 Million in New Public Debt
We’re not confident the local media is going to alert taxpayers of this public hearing, so we’re going to do it for them. Monday, Dec. 16th at 7 PM, the city of Nashua will hold a hearing to authorize bond sales to the tune of 125.5 million dollars.
Property Taxes – We must live within our means, and that means making hard choices.
If you are a Gilford property owner, you have just received your property tax bill. Happy? Sad? Angry? Did you notice that, while the total tax rate dropped by less than 7%, the portion of the total tax rate represented by the school tax rate increased (as it usually does) from the prior year?
Data Point – So, how high does it have to go so that “the rich will pay their fair share”?
That’s all we hear from the Democrats – the rich don’t pay their fair share. The rich don’t pay their fair share. The rich don’t pay their fair share. Shampoo, rinse, repeat ad nauseum.
Gilford: Money, Monopoly, and Mandatory – what a Mess for Trash and Recycling
BY RICK NOTKIN
MY ERROR! I failed to swap the actual writer’s name for mine – that has been corrected and I apologize to those that thought I wrote this when it was Rick Notkin. My humblest apologies. It has been corrected and bumped
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Let’s see if I understand the situation in Gilford. The town is dissatisfied with the arrangement with Laconia for disposal of trash, so they decided to build a combined trash/recycling center at the recycling site.
Should New Hampshire Replace Every Exit Number on Every Highway Sign…?
Here’s something I didn’t know (until today). Almost every state in the US has stopped using Exit numbers on Highway signs. They’ve replaced them miles from some defined point (like a border). I thought borders were racist?
Court Tosses California Law Passed to Keep Trump off the November Ballot
Democrats in California passed a stupid law. No kidding, Steve, what’s your point? This one would keep Donald Trump off the State ballot for President if he didn’t give them his tax returns. The California State Supreme Court has some bad news for CA- Dems.
Tales from the BudComm – Should Gilford’s new Recycle Center be named “Monument to Economic Illiteracy”? Or…
“A place where Ideology reigns over money”? Or, “Scott Dunn’s Taj Mahal” (Scott Dunn being the Town Administrator and the main pusher for Gilford’s new Recycle Center / Transfer Station. Sigh…and now the bill has has come due. But not the one you might think. In the beginning, it sounded OK – time to leave … Read more
It’s a Global Tea Party! Tax Revolts Worldwide
It’s a Global Tea Party! Tax Revolts Worldwide Chile: Government raised subway fares – riots ensue. Iran: religious dictators triple the price of gas – now mullahs have riots on their bloody hands as well as a crashing economy.
Dreaming the Impossible Dream- “Ideological Purity” in Politics
The concept of “ideological purity” simply means staying 100% true to your ideals and values when you vote. In choosing a candidate for whom to vote for any office or position, isn’t it reasonable to expect that the candidate, if elected, will proceed to deliver votes on critical issues that match the candidate’s campaign rhetoric, … Read more
The Truth About Income Inequality
The title, taken from the tax prof blog, is the simples beginning to this piece. Income inequality is a significant burr in the Left’s backside. Sorry, that’s not quite right. It is a burr they are trying to stick to everyone else backside. Class Warfare divides, but is it as bad as they claim?
NH Democrats Resurrect Environmentally Unfriendly Regressive Plastic Grocery Bag (Ban) Tax
The NH House is toying with the idea of a regressive tax on plastic grocery bags. Thin-film bags are the least carbon-intensive solution but because of their visibility virtue-signaling leftists have been after them for years. NH Democrats virtue signal with the best.
Contrast Democrat Leadership with the Alternative
We have been living uwith Democrat leadership in New Hampshire and nationwide for a while. There are contrasts in style and substance between the alternatives. What can we take away from what the players are showing us?
Lieawatha Fauxcahontas is 1/1024th Right in Her Campaign Claims
Leisure suit Lizzie Warren is second in the national polls. She is ahead in New Hampshire. Many in the media consider Fauxcahontas the current Democrat favorite.
Math is Hard. It’s Harder if You Support Elizabeth Warren
Most of the Democrats are ga-ga over the newest hip progressive thing. Because that partial takeover called ObamaCare was such a loser. They want a total takeover of health care. No matter how much it costs. Just be sure to tell the Middle Class it won’t cost them a thing.
Republican Senator’s Plan to Tax Scholarships – ONE Hour After NCAA Announcement
Updated: Richard Burr is, in fact, a Republican Senator from North Carolina, not a Democrat. College athletes are currently prohibited from profiting on their likenesses, images, and names – but not for long. The NCAA Board of Governors voted today to allow those students to earn income based on their fame. This conversation has been … Read more
Tales from the BudComm – Progressives hating on NH’s history of volunteerism
It must be nice to think that other peoples monies is yours to spend. I don’t. The budget season has just left the starting gate for this year and this past Thursday was the first “get stuff done” (as opposed to organizational stuff). Thus, time for budget sub-committees to start bringing the results of their … Read more