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US Sees Record Small Business Optimism – Democrats Promise To Take It All Away

September 27, 2018September 12, 2018 Steve MacDonald

Trump’s recovery summer continues to stack up wins as small business optimism piles on to an already impressive roll call.

From National Review.

Optimism among small-business owners reached a record high in August as Republican-passed tax cuts and deregulation began to bear fruit, according to a survey by the National Federation of Independent Business.

The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index hit 108.8 last month, the highest it’s been in the index’s 45-year history, beating the previous record of 108 set in 1983 under Republican president Ronald Reagan.

Before You Raise My Taxes, Do You Take any Deductions?

September 26, 2018September 5, 2018 Steve MacDonald

One of the highest forms of participation in society for the left is the obligation to pay taxes. It’s patriotic, it’s civic-minded, it’s all kinds of things, but most importantly it is a moral obligation.

And the left always wants everyone to give more because frankly there is no ceiling on how big their government can get or home mush it needs. So, you’ll hear all sorts of explanations for why we need more taxes or higher taxes. But before you let them off the hook ask that Democrat a few questions.

‘New Hampshire (does not) Need an Income Tax.’

September 30, 2019August 28, 2018 Steve MacDonald

A reader took issue with a recent post featuring a CATO report that ranked New Hampshire number 2 for Personal and Economic Freedom.

Maybe the Cato should ask these people for some help with their numbers www.statedatalab.org. I am a NH resident. NH has high property taxes along with high vehicle registration and electricity all of these are quality of life bills.

Where New Hampshire Democrats Pretend They Want to Protect You From Taxes

September 26, 2018August 24, 2018 Steve MacDonald

Democrats are blaming Gov Sununu for failing to appear at the special session of the legislature. It is their contention that the legislation meant to put a stop gap on other states taxing New Hampshire business after the Wayfair decision could have passed the house had he appeared to support it.

No, it wouldn’t. Here’s why.

New Hampshire is the 2nd Most Free State In America

September 26, 2018August 22, 2018 Steve MacDonald

For only the sixth time since 2000 CATO has ranked New Hampshire as the second Most Free State in the US. We were number one all the other times. Unfortunately, this is the third year in a row at number two, and while CATO examines that there is still plenty of good news (not that being #2 isn’t good news).

We have some work to do to get back to number one. But before we get to that let’s talk about this

Keith Erf – candidate for NH State House, Hillsborough County 2 (Weare/Deering)

September 26, 2018August 7, 2018 Op-Ed

I’m Keith Erf, candidate for state representative in Weare and Deering. I’m running for State representative to champion limited government. I’ve lived in Weare for 37 years. My wife, Louisa, and I raised four children here where they attended Weare schools.

I started my business, KyTek, in 1991 developing automated systems for the publishing industry. As a small business owner and member of the Weare Finance Committee, I’ve seen firsthand how NH business taxes, property taxes and expanding government negatively impacts our communities. We need representation in Concord that fights for our best interests, limiting government and taxation so current and future generations can afford to live and work in our community.

As a member of the Weare Finance Committee, I look to find a taxpayer-friendly balance between the needs of the town and schools and the costs to our residents. From the vantage point of the Finance Committee I have learned that we need representation in Concord that will avoid legislation that places costs on Weare and Deering requiring us to increase our local property taxes.

Taxes vs Personal Spending: shouldn’t this be flipped?

September 26, 2018August 7, 2018 Skip

Is it moral to be paying more to Government than spending on your family? Reformatted, emphasis mine:

America spends more on taxes than on food, clothing, and housing combined. A LOT more.

Housing: $2.3 trillion

Clothing: $0.4 trillion

Food: $1.7 trillion

TOTAL: $4.4 trillion

Federal Taxes: $3.4 trillion

State and Local Taxes: $1.8 trillion

TOTAL: $5.2 trillion

Do you think, as a country, we’re getting our money’s worth from all that taxation?

Jonathan Mackie – candidate for NH State House, Belknap 2 (Gilford/Meredith)

September 26, 2018August 5, 2018 Op-Ed

I am Jonathan Mackie, a Republican seeking to represent Meredith and Gilford in Belknap District 2. I am a lifelong resident of New Hampshire and have lived in Meredith since 1984. My wife Sue and I own and operate Clearwater Campground and Meredith Woods Four Season Camping Area in Meredith.

Although I have not previously served in public office, other experiences have given me a perspective that will serve our citizens well. Working as treasurer of my local church for 10 years showed me the value of dedicated volunteers serving to make a community better. We need to protect the religious freedoms that make this possible. My 20 plus years of running a business and also serving as president of the New Hampshire Campground owners Association for 3 years has given me first-hand insight into the many regulations, fees, taxes, permits and licenses that unnecessarily complicate investing in and operating a business in New Hampshire.

I am running because…

Jose’ Eduardo Cambrils – candidate for NH State House, Merrimack County 9 (Cantebury/Loudon)

September 26, 2018August 5, 2018 Op-Ed

“I am seeking a seat in the NH House of Representatives because of my love for this great State of NH and more specifically the towns of Canterbury and Loudon. I lived in Canterbury for 13 years and still own a beautiful piece of land there. My wife and I have now lived in Loudon for the past 2 years. There is no other place on earth that we would rather be.

My entire life I have had a “Servant Leader” style of leadership. I humbly request your vote, and if I get the Honor and Privilege to represent these two wonderful towns, you have my word that your voices and concerns will be heard.”

-Jose’ Eduardo Cambrils

Born in Tunas, Cuba in 1960. Jose’ and his family immigrated (legally)…

“Ax The Property Tax” and Replace it With What?

April 11, 2021August 2, 2018 Steve MacDonald

Mark Fernald is a Democrat running for the New Hampshire State Senate. His campaign signs say “Ax the Property Tax.” If that sounds too good to be true it is because it is.

An Open Letter to Members of the Franklin, NH School Board

September 26, 2018July 31, 2018 Op-Ed

By Karen Testerman

Once again the taxpayers of Franklin are confronted with a request for an increase in funds. Oddly with a declining population of students, there is still a need for an increase in cost.

What concerns me is that the discussion regarding budgets centers around teacher pay or the number of personnel required or facility needs. There is no discussion about job performance. The results demonstrate to the taxpayer the return on their invested tax dollar.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez-ism and stances

September 26, 2018July 29, 2018 Skip

OK, from my previous post, you know a bit about her political philosophy/campaign stances from this 28-year-old barista with a Boston University double major in International Relations and Economics that is now the Democrat candidate for Congress in NY-14 (Queens)

Free healthcare: “Medicare for all” – a cost between $14 and $28 trillion over 10 years. Our current Fed Budget is only $4T/year
Free college tuition
Minimum living wage
Housing as a human right

Sidenote: oh dear, how low has my alma mater dropped in rigor. They ought to be disavowing her forthwith but I guess the Howard Zinn-sim, Noam Chomskyesque, and the other hard core radical professors have gotten worse over the years. As I continue with her here, I am gratified by my decisions over the years not to give my hard earned monies to this spawning den of everything I find wrong.

Anyways, I digress – let me unpack my pile of stuff here. Just remember that no less a luminary than Tom Perez, Chair of the National Democrat Committee, says “she is the future of the Party”. Go ahead, keep shoveling that out there!

One More Reason Why Ann Kuster Has To Go

September 26, 2018July 26, 2018 Steve MacDonald

Democrats squeal like greased pigs about money in politics, but this chart makes them smile.

Democrat congressional incumbent Ann(ie) Kuster has nearly three million cash on hand. And she’ll have more.

Her competitors have nothing by comparison. And no, this is not a new development. Democrat Incumbent Kuster has always had exponentially more cash to spend on elections than her competitors.

It’s not indicative of anything other than that she is there and entrenched in the swamp, doing swampy things that make lobbyist cronies smile.

Tax Reform Is Not Just About Money. It’s About Trust. And Democrats Don’t Trust You.

September 26, 2018July 23, 2018 Steve MacDonald

The Heritage Foundation has published a nationwide calculator that reports the tax savings for the average taxpayer in every congressional district in the country. Being an average taxpayer, I took an interest. And not just to know how much lower will my tax bill be thanks to Mr. Trump and Republicans but what does that mean in actual dollars?

How much of my money were Democrats fighting to keep in DC, and how much are they going to take back the first chance they get?

Bill Charges States Who Try To Tell New Hampshire Businesses To Collect Their Taxes

September 26, 2018July 21, 2018 Steve MacDonald

If you are one of those 45 states that are not New Hampshire that may ask a business based here (with no presence there) to collect your sales taxes for you prepare to pay the price. Literally.

For starters, any taxing jurisdiction, before they can approach a New Hampshire business and say, “I think you have sold something to one our residents, pay up,” that taxing jurisdiction will first have to register with the New Hampshire Attorney General and pay a fee.

Liberal State’s Sue Because Trump Won’t Let Them “Milk” You To Pay for Their Spending

September 26, 2018July 18, 2018 Steve MacDonald

New York, Maryland, Connecticut, and New Jersey are suing the federal government over tax Reform. The suit seeks to overturn the new 10,000.00 dollar limit on Federal deductions for State and Local Taxes. New York Governor Cuomo claims that,

“The federal government is hell-bent on using New York as a piggy bank to pay for corporate tax cuts and I will not stand for it,” said Andrew Cuomo, New York’s Democratic governor.

He’s got it exactly backward.

We Stopped Talking About Offshoring Because Trump’s Tax Cuts Made On-shoring a Better Investment.

September 26, 2018June 30, 2018 Steve MacDonald

Remember the Panama Papers? The April 2016 scandal exposed shell corporations, anonymous owners, and the practice of keeping corporate profits offshore to avoid high taxes. All perfectly legal. But it set the left into a tizzy (because it doesn’t take much) whose head-spin produced calls for national registries of company owners and all sort of new laws regarding transparency.

The real goal of government intervention while sold as consumer protection or crime-fighting was to figure out how State’s might profit by taxing that “hidden wealth.”

Massachusetts ‘Takes’ Family Medical Leave Act “Bullet” New Hampshire Just Avoided

September 26, 2018June 29, 2018 Steve MacDonald

“Republican” Massachusets Governor Charlie Baker (who is up for re-election this fall) signed a bill to raise the minimum wage, add permanent tax holiday weekend, and something Granite Stater’s luckily (just) avoided.

An $800 million paid family and medical leave program overseen by the state government and backed by a payroll tax will be launched so workers can more easily take care of themselves and their families without facing fiscal crises.

The 2-day (sales) tax holiday is “cute” but there will be no tax holiday from the 800 million in new plunder from employees and employers or it’s leasting effects.

Supreme Court ruling on State Sales Taxes – It Hits Home. Badly

September 26, 2018June 22, 2018 Skip

Some new and nice things will soon be happening to GraniteGrok, chief amongst them being a new site with better security, newer features for authors to better get our message to you, better ways for readers to get feedback to us – lots of things to look forward to including items not in cyberspace (but more on that later). One thing that may not be coming soon, maybe not even at all, is a result of what Steve wrote about: SCOTUS Upholds South Dakota’s Right to Tax Online Sales From Retailers Outside the State.

SCOTUS Upholds South Dakota’s Right to Tax Online Sales From Retailers Outside the State

September 26, 2018June 21, 2018 Steve MacDonald

Yuck.

The Commerce Clause must not prefer interstate commerce only to the point where a merchant physically crosses state borders. Rejecting the physical presence rule is necessary to ensure that artificial competitive advantages are not created by this Court’s precedents. This Court should not prevent States from collecting lawful taxes through a physical presence rule that can be satisfied only if there is an employee or a building in the State….