Granite State Taxpayers Blog
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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...
SB3 Requiring Proof of Residency Ruled Unconstitutional
NH Superior Court Judge David Anderson has Ruled that SB3 is Unconstitutional. SB3 required that people registering to vote here actually show proof that they are from New Hampshire. Granite State Taxpayers Supported SB3 Early and Often. - Superior Court to hear...
Is it a Crime to Cut your Family’s Hair?
Conservatives continually advocate for fewer government regulations. Here's why. Government regulations reward special interest groups, raise costs to consumers, and inhibit innovation. In the April 20, 2020 Union Leader, Drew Cline describes how government...
What’s Really Happening with the Weather
What's Really Happening with the Weather Joseph D’Aleo, CCM This article is one of a series that counters the Green Agenda by presenting facts about the climate. Government agencies, energy companies, auto and major corporations are increasing their support of...
NEW DATE August 11, 2020 for GST 30th Anniversary Event with Grover Norquist
This post has been updated on May 18, 2020 to reflect a revised date of August 11, 2020. SAVE THIS NEW DATE August 11, 2020 for the GST 30th Anniversary Event! The original date of June 9, 2020 was first revised due to COVID-19 to July. We've again delayed this event...
50 Years of Failed Climate Predictions
50 Years of Failed Climate Predictions Joseph D’Aleo, CCM This article is one of a series that counters the Green Agenda by presenting facts about the climate. Government agencies, energy companies, auto and major corporations are increasing their support of...
CO2 Is Not a Pollutant
CO2 Is Not a Pollutant Joseph D’Aleo, CCM This article is one of a series that counters the Green Agenda by presenting facts about the climate. Government agencies, energy companies, auto and major corporations are increasing their support of de-carbonization programs...
GST Comments on Lift Ticket and Electronics Sales Tax
Among the Worst (Recent) Bills were those to Introduce Sales Taxes on Lift Tickets and Electronics These two sales tax bills were considered in the current Legislative Session: HB 1492: establishing a tax on the retail sale of certain electronic devices to fund...
Stossel: The Red Tape Pandemic
Conservatives continually advocate for fewer government regulations. Here's why. Government regulations reward special interest groups, raise costs to consumers, and inhibit innovation. John Stossel describes how government regulations inhibit corona virus response...