Information and Education for the Taxpayers of NH
Our Mission is to inform, educate and motivate New Hampshire taxpayers and to lobby the legislature on their behalf.
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At least 60% of the State’s record surplus is spent
From Andrew Cline of the Josiah Bartlett Center. New Hampshire collected a record $430.1 million budget surplus in the 2022 fiscal year, which ended June 30th. Most of it is already gone. From January to June, legislators spent $261.7 million — or 60% — of the...
2022 Information for Voters
Granite State Taxpayers (GST) Announces 2022 Candidate Surveys and Legislator Scorecards. GST 2022 Candidate Surveys and Scorecard for Incumbent Legislators are posted at: www.GraniteStateTaxpayers.org Granite State Taxpayers has reviewed voting records and surveyed...
Unobtanium: What’s Wrong with Wind and Solar?
What's Wrong with Wind and Solar? "Green Energy" activists continue to act as if the ascendancy of green energy is a given. They portray a migration from the current mix of energy sources as inevitable if we "just have the will." Essential to their effort is "Climate...
Tax Policy Discussion with Jonathan Williams
"Taxes are the price that a state charges you to live or do business there." That's an example of the type of insight Jonathan Williams brings to understanding tax policy. Another is that "Taxes don't redistribute income; they redistribute people." Williams, the Chief...
2022 Candidate Survey
Surveys are Complete for 2022 Primary Candidates for Governor, Council, NH House and Senate. Granite State Taxpayers sent surveys to 961 primary candidates for their positions on taxpayer issues. The surveys were mailed to 490 Republican, 445 Democrat, and 26...
Sharpen the New Hampshire Advantage Summit
Sharpen the New Hampshire Advantage Summit was a Great Success! The GST New Hampshire Advantage Summit was held on Wednesday evening, July 13, 2022. About 60 dedicated tax fighters joined us to hear about Tax Reform in New Hampshire. What’s been done and what’s next?...
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Founded in 1990 by former Governor Mel Thomson and former State Senator George Lovejoy we are a A New Hampshire Corporation that is Non-Partisan, Non-Sectarian, Non-Profit.
Our Mission is to inform, educate and motivate New Hampshire taxpayers and to lobby the legislature on their behalf.
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– Low taxes as a result of low spending.
– Balanced budgets.
– Local control on spending issues.
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– Accountability for our elected public servants.
– Free market solutions.