Category Archives: Debt/Spending
Tales from the BudComm: we don’t need no stinkin’ private sector
Cemeteries. Usually a very small part of any town or city’s budget but it is there. It seems that every town has at least one within its boundaries; mine, due to historical reasons, has a bunch of them. Many of … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, GraniteGrok
Tagged Budget Committees, Gilford, Skip Murphy
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Tales from the BudComm – “raised by taxes”
Now those of you that have been reading the ‘Grok for a while know that one of my big bugaboos is the combination of TANSTAAFL and “free money” – the former being “There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, GraniteGrok, taxes
Tagged Gilford, Skip Murphy, TANSTAAFL
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Laconia Daily Sun Aids Belknap County Budget Shell Game Deceptions
The shell game continues on County Drive. It’s understandable that this sleight of hand would lead to errors in the Laconia Daily Sun’s article covering the Belknap County budget. Commissioner DeVoy, according to the Sun, said: “…it was poor budget management on the … Continue reading
Proposed school budget features $1.7 million jump
CLAREMONT — Claremont School District administration released on Wednesday night an initial draft of the proposed 2018-2019 school year budget to include a more than $1.7 million increase from the current operating budget. In total, the proposed budget would cost … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Education, Local NH Politics
Tagged Budget, Claremont, School District
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Manchester school board implements spending freeze
MANCHESTER — City school board members voted Monday night to implement a spending freeze in the district on non-essential materials. The motion approved by board members authorizes the spending freeze, while giving Superintendent of Schools Dr. Bolgen Vargas “the latitude … Continue reading
Posted in Debt/Spending, Education, Local NH Politics
Tagged Bolgen Vargas, Manchester, Public School, School Board
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Spending is Not Caring.
“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.” | More at Granite State Taxpayers
Electricity Costs in New Hampshire
When we switch on the lights here in New Hampshire, we pay more than residents in 45 states. That’s right, the Granite State has some of the highest residential electricity rates in the country. And industrial employers pay more for electricity … Continue reading
Posted in Debt/Spending, Economy/Economics, Energy
Tagged AFP-NH, Electricity, Greg Moore
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BitConnect collapse “impending,” says Crypto Insider
| RidleyReport
Posted in Debt/Spending, Economy/Economics, Ridley Report
Tagged Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency
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Congressional Dems propose taxpayer-funded private pension bailout
Congressional Democrats want a federal bailout of private sector pensions. An expert thinks that states like Michigan, New Hampshire and Illinois, with a combined hundreds of billions of dollars in public pension debt, would try to be next in line, … Continue reading
Posted in Debt/Spending, Unions
Tagged Bailout, Congress, Pensions, Public Sector, Unions
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“…what say you now about Obamacare costs? Start groveling with abject apologies – Part 3”
One or two or three stories may be anecdotal – but this is starting to turn into a flood and we have only Obama and Democrats to thank for this. They designed it, they legislated it, they passed it, they … Continue reading
Posted in Debt/Spending, GraniteGrok, Health Care, National Politics & Policy
Tagged Insurance, Obamacare, Premiums
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The New Media Militia 