Category Archives: taxes

Democrat State Rep./Manchester Ward 8 Alderman Arrested on Tax Evasion Charges

New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald and Commissioner John T. Beardmore announce that Manchester Ward 8 Democratic Alderman and State Rep. Thomas Katsiantonis (age 44), of Manchester, was arrested and charged with 4 counts of tax evasion, 2 counts … Continue reading

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Senate budget shoots for more business tax cuts, higher Section 179 deduction cap

The budget the NH Senate is expected to pass this week will not only slightly accelerate already scheduled business tax cuts but greatly expand a tax break for businesses that buy qualifying equipment. The budget, or rather the trailer bill … Continue reading

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Manchester Alderman Chris Herbert wants the elderly to GET OUT

Yesterday a video of a Manchester Committee meeting was posted to YouTube. The meeting took place on May 24th but there was extremely disturbing and interesting commentary made by a Manchester Alderman. … Alderman Christopher Herbert (Democrat), who is also a … Continue reading

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Democrats Lie About Gas Tax in California, Not Unexpectedly

I have been following the aftermath of the California legislature’s massive gas tax hike, which is slated to be implemented in January. The Democratic Party supermajority swore up-and-down that the new funds would totally go to road repair and the … Continue reading

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Governor Jerry Brown calls California taxpayers “freeloaders”

The last time we checked on Crazy California, many of its taxpayers were rebelling against the legislature-created gas tax and were mounting a recall challenge against one of the Democrats who made that hike possible. During a speech in Orange … Continue reading

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New Hampshire Should Support the Massachusetts Soda Tax

Every jurisdiction that has imposed their progressive will in this manner has seen a drop in sales and jobs, which migrate just beyond the reach of said tax. I’m no geographer and I don’t play one on the internet, but … Continue reading

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Massachusetts Lawmakers Weigh Tax On Soda

BOSTON (AP) — Lawmakers on Beacon Hill are joining activists in other states pushing for taxes on sodas that they say will ease the rise in obesity-related diseases and bring in money for programs aimed at improving the health of … Continue reading

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What Happens When a Select-woman Challenges the Town of Piermont? – Part 5

First, there is the “View Tax”, or more correctly, the “view factor”, which, despite self-serving articles to the contrary that depict it as a useful tool for fairness in property assessment, it is seen in Piermont, as in other areas, … Continue reading

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Tax credit plan would be a giant leap for NH

Would a proposed NH Small Business Jobs Fund create so much economic activity through tax credits that it could reverse rush hour traffic on Interstate 93, as one lobbyist put it, or are such programs a “scam” to let out-of-state … Continue reading

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Phoenix Trump Nazi Billboard Funded with Taxpayer Dollars

A controversial billboard depicting President Donald Trump as a Nazi was funded with taxpayer dollars and was commissioned by an “arts advocate” paid by a U.S. city to “diminish barriers,” records obtained by Judicial Watch reveal. The massive billboard caused … Continue reading

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