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The US Dollar’s Imminent Death Is Greatly Exaggerated
The Dollar's status as the world's reserve currency is critical for the US economy. With the US debt and budget deficits, borrowing is required to finance government spending. The following analysis by American Enterprise Institute sheds light on the reserve currency...

Sweeney: Time to Retire Income & Dividends Tax
Rep. Joe Sweeney comments on New Hampshire's remaining tax on income. His comments were posted to Politics at NHJournal on April 03, 2023....

New Hampshire AGAIN Rated #1 State for Taxpayer ROI
WalletHub again rated New Hampshire as the #1 State for Taxpayer Return on Investment of Taxes. Different states have dramatically different tax burdens. Do people in high-tax states receive superior government services? Are low-tax states more efficient or do they...

Taxes Have Consequences
Why Taxes Matter From the Committee to Unleash Prosperity on February 28, 2023. CSPAN and FreedomWorks aired Arthur Laffer and co-authors Brian Domitrovic and Jeanne Sinquefeld discussing their new history of the impact of tax policy on growth and prosperity. It’s a...

Executive Council Reports from Councilor Janet Stevens for 2023
Executive Councilor Janet Stevens Reports on Meetings of the Executive Council. Councilor Stevens issues periodic reports to inform constituents about business conducted there. We're happy to post her status reports on issues before the Executive Council. It's...

State House Reports from Rep. Carol McGuire for 2023
Representative Carol McGuire, R-Epsom, Reports on Events in the NH House. Carol issues periodic reports to inform her constituents about legislation and how she voted. We're happy to have her permission to post her reports on the status of legislation in Concord. It's...

Happy New Year!
Here's wishing for a safe, healthy, prosperous and successful New Year 2023 for you and yours!

GST Report on 2021 – 2022 Activities
Granite State Taxpayers has announced the following report on 2021 – 2022 activities. This report was delivered at the GST Biennial Meeting on December 12, 2022. GST efforts include research on issues, website and Facebook posts, Member and Legislator emails,...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Seasons Greetings from Granite State Taxpayers! The Board of Directors and I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We're thankful for the members of Granite State Taxpayers and for others who share our values. We're thankful for men...

Elections Made Simple
Democrats Say They Want to Make Elections "More Accessible." More accessible to non-residents, non-citizens, dead people, etc. Or to make the election law more complex and with less security against fraud. Democrats in Washington tried to take over elections for the...