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Tax Cuts & Jobs Act Signed
The Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (TCJA) has passed Congress and been signed into law by President Trump. The White House National Economic Council has issued a summary of the Act, which includes: Projected economic impacts of the new law Expected Benefits Tax Rates for...
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 members and for others who share our values. We're thankful...
GST Supports Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) is scheduled for a vote this week. The House is expected to vote on the bill Tuesday 12/19/17. The bill would then go to the Senate for vote. If passed, the changes would be in effect for 2018 taxes, with tax returns for 2017...
Grover Norquist Speech 12/12/17
Grover Norquist Gave an Excellent Speech at the GST Christmas Party Dedicated tax fighters who braved the weather were excited to hear Grover speak last Tuesday night. Over 120 persons RSVPd for the event, but inclement weather (snow and freezing rain) held attendance...
Who is our speaker!?! Grover Norquist? 12/12/2017
Grover Norquist (Twitter: @GroverNorquist) is president of Americans for Tax Reform (ATR). A taxpayer advocacy group he founded in 1985 at President Reagan’s request. ATR works to limit the size and cost of government and opposes higher taxes at the federal, state,...
Frank Edelblut to Introduce Grover Norquist
Frank Edelblut will introduce Grover Norquist at our 12/12/17 Christmas Meeting! Frank is the Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Education. He's working to improve thew quality of education for children of New Hampshire. Keynote Speaker Norquist will...
Yankee Book Swap at Christmas Party
We'll have a Yankee Book Swap at the GST Christmas Party. Bring a wrapped political or economics book for our Yankee swap at the end of the evening. Do you have an interesting political book or two that you'd like to (unload) share? Wrap it up nice and bring it with...
GST Opposes Toll Increases
Granite State Taxpayers Opposes Highway Toll Increases! On Wednesday, December 6, the Executive Council will consider a Grinch-style Christmas present for New Hampshire: a 27% highway toll increase that will cost us $36 million each and every year! Click here to see...
Who Said This?
"The important thing about tax reform is you make the tax code less complicated, easier for people to understand." Grover Norquist. Meet Grover Norquist personally, and hear him at the Granite State Taxpayers Annual Christmas Meeting talking about tax reform and Taxes...
Spending is Not Caring.
Who said that? “Spending is not caring. Spending is what politicians do instead of caring. Spending more does not guarantee success. Politicians like to measure spending because it is easier than measuring actual metrics of accomplishment.” A Conservative… Who will be...