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US House Democrats Propose to Take Over State Election Law
Barack Obama's Chief of Staff said "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste." US House Democrats attempt to use the current crisis to take over voting in all States. https://youtu.be/0M7LWYNnrHg The 1,800 page H.R.6800, the HEROES Act, the "Health and Economic...
Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste II
Barack Obama's Chief of Staff said "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste." House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D) is still trying to use the current crisis to advance favorite projects. The 1,800 page H.R.6800, the HEROES Act, was introduced 5/12/20 by New York...
NEW DATE AUGUST 11, 2020 for GST 30th Anniversary Event with Grover Norquist
SAVE THIS NEW DATE August 11, 2020 for the GST 30th Anniversary Event! We've delayed this event again due to the COVID-19 pandemic and attendant social distancing required. The original date of June 9, 2020 was changed to July 7, 2020, and again changed to August 11,...
Big Spender States Want You to Bail Them Out
High Tax, High Spend States are looking for a "Covid Crisis" Bail-Out from Federal Taxpayers. The impacts of the Covid crisis shutdowns are already driving unprecedented Federal spending. Much of that is to help States with unemployment and other costs of dealing with...
NH State Revenue Post-Covid
NH State Revenue Post-Covid by GST Secretary Dan McGuire April state revenue numbers are in and they were horrible, roughly $80 Million (22%) below plan. April is traditionally the highest revenue month due to April 15 business and interest & dividends tax...
Good Taxes vs. Bad Taxes
Good Taxes vs. Bad Taxes by GST Secretary Dan McGuire Countries and states choose to tax a variety of things and activities in many different ways. New Hampshire is unique in New England by not taxing personal earned income and capital gains, and not taxing retail...
Birdsell: Elections By Mail Aren’t a Good Solution for Granite State
Some politicians are now proposing "mail-in voting" in response to the Covid-19 outbreak. That means sending ballots addressed to everyone on the registered voter list regardless of whether those individuals are deceased or are no longer in the state, are illegal...
Avard: The twisted logic of the Democrats’ voter laws
Democrats will do anything to enable people from other states to vote in New Hampshire. They proposed that we reimburse students for out-of-state financial aid lost by registering to vote in NH. They have sued to overturn HB 1264 and SB 3, laws requiring voters to be...
Getting NH Back to Business
Getting NH Back to Business The responses to Covid-19 have impacted both business activity and consumer spending. That will negatively impact tax revenues and State and Local government expenditures. We already know the direct consequences of specific government...
“Showing up is 80 percent of life.” It’s 100 percent of winning elections.
In the New York Times in August 1977, Woody Allen observed that "Showing up is 80 percent of life." In the case of electing a Legislature that respects Taxpayers, showing up to vote is EVERYTHING! As former President Obama opined: "Elections have consequences." In...