Granite State Taxpayers Announces Results of the 2012 Candidate Survey
“Granite State Taxpayers protects the rights of New Hampshire taxpayers by advocating for laws and regulations beneficial to taxpayers, for reducing government spending, and for more efficient government services,” said James Adams, Chairman of the Granite State Taxpayers Board of Directors. “In July we sent questionnaires to candidates for New Hampshire State offices (Governor, Executive Councilor, Senate and House) to determine their positions on topics of interest to taxpayers. We’ve posted their answers on our website for voters to see.”
The survey asked candidates their positions on the following questions:
Would you oppose any broad-based income, sales, or consumption tax, and any other increase in the overall tax burden in New Hampshire?
Would you support decreasing state spending or at least stopping any increase in state spending?
Would you support a management system for government based upon goals, reviews and metrics for each program and department?
Do you believe that educational funding should be resolved by the legislature and not by the courts?
Would you support passing Right-to-Work legislation?
Would you support pension reforms for government employees including a transition from defined-benefit to defined-contribution plans?
Would you support ending Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative?
Would you oppose casino or other expanded gambling?
A “Yes” answer would indicate agreement with the Granite State Taxpayer position. Candidates were scored from 0% to 100% based upon their “Yes” responses to the eight questions.
“All of these are issues that relate to the level of state funding, to taxes, to the ability to balance budgets, to reduction and management of State obligations or to providing a business climate conducive to expanding our current business base and attracting others,” said Adams.
Click here for results of the 2012 Candidate Survey, including candidate scores.
Click here for a list of candidates in agreement with all GST positions.
Granite State Taxpayers is New Hampshire’s oldest statewide taxpayer association. Founded in 1990 by former Governor Mel Thomson and former State Senator George Lovejoy, our mission is to inform, educate and motivate New Hampshire taxpayers and to lobby the legislature on their behalf.