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2022 Information for Voters
Granite State Taxpayers (GST) Announces 2022 Candidate Surveys and Legislator Scorecards. GST 2022 Candidate Surveys and Scorecard for Incumbent Legislators are posted at: www.GraniteStateTaxpayers.org Granite State Taxpayers has reviewed voting records and surveyed...
Unobtanium: What’s Wrong with Wind and Solar?
What's Wrong with Wind and Solar? "Green Energy" activists continue to act as if the ascendancy of green energy is a given. They portray a migration from the current mix of energy sources as inevitable if we "just have the will." Essential to their effort is "Climate...
Tax Policy Discussion with Jonathan Williams
"Taxes are the price that a state charges you to live or do business there." That's an example of the type of insight Jonathan Williams brings to understanding tax policy. Another is that "Taxes don't redistribute income; they redistribute people." Williams, the Chief...
2022 Candidate Survey
Surveys are Complete for 2022 Primary Candidates for Governor, Council, NH House and Senate. Granite State Taxpayers sent surveys to 961 primary candidates for their positions on taxpayer issues. The surveys were mailed to 490 Republican, 445 Democrat, and 26...
Sharpen the New Hampshire Advantage Summit
Sharpen the New Hampshire Advantage Summit was a Great Success! The GST New Hampshire Advantage Summit was held on Wednesday evening, July 13, 2022. About 60 dedicated tax fighters joined us to hear about Tax Reform in New Hampshire. What’s been done and what’s next?...
Dr. Arthur Laffer Explains Economics and Inflation
Dr. Arthur B. Laffer comments on the current financial situation in the United States. Laffer spoke with Michelle Makori, Editor-in-Chief and Lead Anchor at Kitco News, at the FreedomFest 2022 Conference in Las Vegas. Laffer comments on basic economic concepts and how...
2022 GST Legislator Scorecards
Granite State Taxpayers reviewed the voting record of NH Legislators in the 2021-2022 session. This review shows whether they supported issues and programs beneficial to the interests of taxpayers. The GST scorecard is based on roll-call votes (fifty-one House and...
2022 GST Candidate Survey is Complete
The 2022 GST Candidate Survey is Closed! The survey covered candidates for Governor, Executive Council and the New Hampshire House and Senate. Granite State Taxpayers surveyed primary candidates to determine their positions on taxpayer issues. Granite State Taxpayers...
Covid-phobia as an Absentee Voting Disability is Alive and Well
Pandemic Rules Regarding Absentee Voting Are Still Available. Due to the Covid pandemic, access to absentee voting was greatly expanded for the 2020 election. Revised statute, per HB 1266, made it available to those who feared getting infected by voting in person....
President Biden (not President Putin) Gave us High Gas Prices
Biden blames Putin for high gas prices — but this timeline proves it’s the prez’s own fault! This March 18, 2022 column by Deroy Murdock appeared at NYPost.com. President Joe Biden and prominent Democrats blame Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, alleged oil-company...