Category Archives: taxes

NH Democrats “Improve” HB 628: They Cut The Benefit Time in Half and Hike the Income Tax by 34%

The New Hampshire Income Tax is not dead yet. Yes, the subcommittee recommended the bill as inexpedient to legislate, and odds are improving that the full committee will follow suit, but the subcommittee minority report included an amendment that is (presumably) meant … Continue reading

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New Hampshire to fight internet sales tax

CONCORD — Gov. Chris Sununu and Attorney General Gordon MacDonald announced Wednesday that the state of New Hampshire will argue to the U.S. Supreme Court that it should not overrule existing precedent in a manner that would expose New Hampshire … Continue reading

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NHHFC Comments on House Commerce Committee Recommending Defeat of Paid Medical Leave Bill HB 628

Concord – The New Hampshire House Freedom Caucus (NHHFC) today commended the House Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee for recommending HB 628 as Inexpedient to Legislate. The bill would have created a 0.5% tax on income, paid by the employer, … Continue reading

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I Guess The NH Media Want’s New Hampshire to Tax Your Income

Is there a Media editorial blackout on opposition to HB 628, a tax on income disguised as an unnecessary, poorly written “family leave act” entitlement? Opponents of the measure report that while they have submitted letters to the editors of several … Continue reading

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Is New Hampshire Ready For Another Unsustainable Social Experiment?

There is a bill currently making its way through the legislative process in our state that should be of great concern to NH’s fiscally responsible and liberty-minded citizens. HB628 (Family Medical Leave Insurance) would implement a bureaucratic social scheme above and … Continue reading

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HB 628: You Can Opt-In (to Pay the Tax) Any Time You Like (But if You Didn’t Opt-Out) You Can Never Leave

Currently, HB 628 sits in the House Commerce and Consumer Affairs committee. This bill claims to be a government-run Family and Medical Leave insurance bill, but it is actually an income tax bill. The bill places a 0.5% tax on income for … Continue reading

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Reminder: These New Hampshire House Republicans Voted for An Income Tax

HB 628 (An Act that would institute a New Hampshire Income tax) passed the NH House 183 to 151 on January 9th, 2017. The bill has another hearing this week followed by another vote. Here is a reminder about the 33 Republicans whose vote for … Continue reading

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Taxpayers Deserve Legal Standing!

Taxpayers Should Be Able to Sue the Government! Support CACR 15 to Reinstate Taxpayer Standing! CACR 15 proposes a Constitutional amendment enabling taxpayers to bring judgments against the government. Granite State Taxpayers supported such an amendment (then numbered CACR 5) in … Continue reading

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GST: View Grover Norquist’s Speech

Grover gave an informed, insightful and witty commentary on a range of topics: Status (as of 12/12/17) of the tax reform legislation in Washington Expected benefits from tax reform for the economy and job creation History of tax reform under … Continue reading

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Dems Propose Amendment to Seize Half of Businesses’ Tax Reform Savings”

“…nothing is more “Democratic” than the mantra “your money is our money – you just haven’t realized it yet”.  They proclaim “why can’t we do this; we are a wealthy country” as if they truly believe that your money IS … Continue reading

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