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State House Memo

Finally, Lynch is paying attention

Finally the Democrats in Concord have awakened to the fact that New Hampshire is in the midst of a fiscal crisis unparalleled in the last 20 years. Gov. Lynch, where have you been for the past 24 months? What has the Democratic leadership of the Legislature been doing since it took control in January 2007? Unfortunately, while the recession has worsened, the Democrats have been… 2

February 25, 2010

State House Memo

A terrible tax plan for businesses

Small businesses are the economic backbone of our state. They are they engine that drives the New Hampshire economy, creating 65 percent of all new jobs. Now, Gov. John Lynch and the Democratic leadership in the Legislature inexplicably want to impose new taxes on these entrepreneurs at a rate nearly twice as high as any other taxpayer. And they are justifying it with the lame,… 2

January 25, 2010

My Turn

Democrats are cruising toward a broad-based tax

Years from now if the residents of New Hampshire are seeing income taxes taken out of their paychecks, they will be able look back to the week of Oct. 19, 2009, as the turning point - a time when the foundation for a broad-based tax was laid. House Ways and Means Committee Chairwoman Susan Almy, a Lebanon Democrat who has long been a strong advocate for any tax but especially an… 4

October 22, 2009

My Turn

Casinos no solution to state's shortfall

Gov. John Lynch has warned that the state's financial difficulties could not be solved by "a mythical pot of gold at the end of a magical rainbow." Whether intended or not, his statement directly repudiates the media hype being orchestrated by pro-gambling interests advancing the latest bad ideas for casinos and slot parlors in New Hampshire. 4

February 13, 2009

My Turn

Democratic rule: taxing, spending, borrowing

No matter how hard they try, Democrats in Concord just can't sugarcoat their tax, borrow and spend policies of the last two years. A case in point is the recent opinion piece authored by House Speaker Terie Norelli ("Republicans left costly problems for us to solve," Monitor Forum, June 25). Despite the harsh accusations, half-truths and just plain misstatements, she can't turn… 0

July 13, 2008

State House Memo

Do not go piecemeal on school funding

There is a dangerous premise circulating in the State House that not only flies in the face of the Supreme Court ruling on education funding, but could also represent the first step in a backdoor effort to enact a broad-based tax. The court was clear in ruling that the legislative and executive branches of government have a four-fold responsibility: define an adequate education;… 0

February 2, 2007

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