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The Big Lie

March 2, 2019 Norm Silber

For those too young to remember, the Big Lie is an expression for a propaganda technique coined by Adolf Hitler, when he dictated his 1925 book Mein Kampf, about the use of a lie so “colossal” that no one would believe that someone “could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously”. Well, times … Read more

So, what did we learn in Thursday’s New Hampshire House Session?

March 2, 2019 Op-Ed

by Representative Judy Aron So, what did we learn in Thursday’s House Session? We learned that the majority party, while supporting interpreters for the deaf and hard of hearing at the State House (HB488), are totally tone deaf to the successes and economic principles that made New Hampshire a great place to live. The Majority … Read more

Why the Press Isn’t Complaining About How Lousy NH’s Income Tax Refunds Are This Year

February 25, 2019 Steve MacDonald

There has been a rise in reports about how some folks may be disappointed in their Federal tax refunds this year. It’s a media collusion narrative. The goal is to get people to buy into the idea that those Trump Tax cuts weren’t that great. But if the government took less of your money what happens?

Vermont Legislature Wants Taxpayer Funded “Free” College Education

February 22, 2019February 22, 2019 Steve MacDonald

It is the sign of a weak mind to immediately assume that a problem, real or imagined, is due to inadequate government funding. It is also the sign of a socialist or a Democrat. And since we’re talking about that state to the left of New Hampshire, this begins to make whatever passes for sense in the People’s Republic.

Property Rich Portsmouth Doesn’t Want to Pay Its “Fair Share”

February 18, 2019February 18, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Portsmouth is loaded with progressives. The mayor and town council are frequently invoked on our pages over the latest left-wing knee-jerk policy or some perceived outrage against humankind or the planet. Portsmouth is powered by Democrat rhetoric. So, are you surprised that property-rich Portsmouth doesn’t want to pay its fair share in statewide taxes?

How Ocasio-Cortez Would ‘Spend’ Amazon’s Tax Cut Now That They Aren’t Getting It

February 16, 2019February 16, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the new “leader” of the Democrat party, has a plan. It involves that 3 billion in Tax cuts New York City promised Amazon. The problem with this plan is exposed succinctly by Don Trump Jr. “Will someone please explain to me how it is possible for NYC to SPEND a $3 Billion tax break on anything?”

NH Democrats Stop Business Tax Cuts – Pass Tax Hikes Instead

February 13, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Ways and Means Chair Susan Almy led the charge to end prosperity in New Hampshire. The Granite State has experienced historical growth in employment and its labor force after a series of business tax cuts were implemented. Democrats disagree on that point not that it matters. They need to raise taxes to pay for their spending.

Opposite Day – Cuomo Says New York Can’t Raise Taxes on the Rich Because They Might Leave

February 6, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Andrew Cuomo has a 2.3 Billion dollar problem called a deficit. But the Democrat governor says he won’t raise taxes on the rich. “That would be the worst thing to do. You would just expand the shortfall,” he said. “God forbid if the rich leave.” Strange words from a Democrat, so who does he tax? … Read more

Stop the insanity

February 7, 2019February 4, 2019 Ian Underwood

If there’s anything that we should have learned over the last half century, it’s that spending more money on schools does nothing to improve student achievement, and that there is no correlation between the amount spent and the results obtained.

And if there’s anything that we should have learned during the two decades since the Claremont decision, it’s that even making every district into a ‘rich district’ does nothing to improve student performance.

These results shouldn’t come as a complete surprise. We’ve been focusing all our attention on money, and very little on what we’re doing with the money. It’s almost as if we think that something will work better if we pay more for it, or if we take the money out of a different pocket.

Daddy, why do we have taxes?

February 4, 2019 Ian Underwood

Percy Blakeney recently made the argument that ‘the proper function of taxation is to raise money for core functions of government’.

The first problem with this is that it ignores the fact that there are lots of other ways in which money can be raised, apart from taxation: Principally user fees, but also penalties, sales of goods and services, donations, raffles, and so on.

So it might be more precise to say that ‘The proper use of taxation is to raise money for core functions of government only after all other avenues have been shown to be ineffectual’.

But there’s still a problem.

Taxes: Can we have too much of a good thing?

February 1, 2019

Progressive taxes: What is the definition of too much? Americans generally accept the concept of progressive tax rates. We do. That is a fact of life. But our tax rates must not be punitive or de-motivating. Allowing those things to occur causes damage to the social fabric. That is the problem with socialism. What Socialists … Read more

Vermonter: NH Doesn’t Deserve the First in The Nation Primary

July 18, 2022January 24, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Jeff Danziger, in an opinion piece for the Fall River Herald News, says as a Vermonter, he knows New Hampshire doesn’t deserve the first in the nation primary. I’ve had plenty to say about the distinction. I’m not sure we deserve it either. The way it warps the party politics and puts an emphasis on … Read more

From LA to NH The Educational-Industrial Complex is Driving us to Financial Ruin. Got that, Andru Volinsky?

January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 Skip

This is a long post so IF you don’t have the time, scroll down to “SECOND START” and read from there. You’ll get a good analysis of how Andru Volinsky’s march towards a complete State of NH takeover of educational funding will affect you. First, a short snippet about the LA teachers strike to set … Read more

Tales from the BudComm – Coerced charity is not charity

January 16, 2019 Skip

“We can legally do it – but is a simple majority vote to give your property tax monies to a charity that you otherwise would not actually moral?” Every year since I’ve been politically active and paying attention, “outside agencies” keep coming to my hamlet to get the townfolk to give them money. No, not … Read more

Democrat “Role Model” California Wants a New Tax on Drinking Water

January 13, 2019 Steve MacDonald

If we’ve said it once we’ve said it a thousand times. When it comes to Democrats and your money there is “no enough.” No matter what you make they can find a way to take it and spend it. Just look at California. It’s a regulatory nightmare. Complete with the unsustainable spending that goes with long … Read more

The Real Reason The Left Wants to Raise Taxes on “the Rich”

January 12, 2019 Ed Mosca

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (“AOC”) recently proposed raising the top marginal income tax rate to 70 percent to pay for her “Green New Deal.” This rate would apply to income over $10 million. So how much would AOC’s new tax bracket raise? According to the Washington Post, at the most $72 billion a year. To … Read more

Since newly elected US Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Ortez (Democrat Socialist-NY) wants to raise income taxes to 70 or 80%

January 6, 2019January 6, 2019 Skip

How fast would these 1%-er “The rich” actors become Conservatives when the Democrat Socialist Utopian Government demands that they “pay their fair share” using a Socialist AOC’s definition, eh? (H/T: Powerline)

Josiah Bartlett: The State of the State is Hot!
Grok: We Need Your Help to Keep It That Way

January 5, 2019 Steve MacDonald

New Hampshire Democrats come into power with a unique opportunity. The New Hampshire economy is screaming. The Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy, quoting the State’s annual report, notes that, “In 2018, New Hampshire was no.1 for economic opportunity (US News and World Report); child well-being (Annie E. Carsey Foundation), and, for the fourth year in … Read more

It isn’t often that Government gets rid of a tax – Celebrate it!

January 4, 2019 Skip

Especially when it is on something we use everyday (reformatted, emphasis mine): Consumption tax axed With the new year came a little-noticed state tax repeal. It’s the electricity consumption tax, a charge on everyone’s electricity bill created back in 1978 after construction started on the Seabrook nuclear power plant…Lawmakers decided to make this tax go away … Read more

Maggie Hassan RGA Ad - Pays no Property Taxes

2012’s Most Commented Post: Democrat Maggie Hassan – Lives In A Half Million Dollar Home, Pays No Property Taxes

December 31, 2018 Steve MacDonald

Sometimes all you need is the right picture or video and boom. Traffic goes crazy. During Maggie Hassan’s campaign for governor, there were scandals aplenty. Illegal campaign donations. Sex Scandals at PhillipSexeter Academy. Thinking its funny to beat Republican opponents with a bat. But our post of a Republican Governors Association Ad attacking Democrat Maggie Hassan on not having … Read more