Because of the deductablity of state and local taxes, when itemizing (which people of means generally do as they can almost always find more than the standard deduction in write offs) tax increases in state taxes and local taxes while annoying were not prohibitive for people living in high tax states. … …they knew they could mitigate the effects for the rich who would be getting the biggest hit because that 2% tax which would became 9% along with those high property taxes they were already paying, would come right off their federal taxes. | Keep Reading at DaTechGuyBlog
High Tax Blue States Meet the Trump Free Market
Posted in National Politics & Policy, taxes
Tagged Blue States, DaTechGuy Blog, State Taxes, Tax Reform
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Progressives Are Making A Big Mistake Abandoning Freedom Of Speech
I recently read a downright alarming opinion piece. It worried me in a multitude of ways.
It worried me, first of all, because of what it said about the future of political discourse in our society; about the condition of our shared social values; and about the direction of the progressive movement.
In the piece, the author — a colleague of mine at HuffPost Canada — asserted that free speech is “not worth fighting for.” | Keep Reading at HuffPo
Posted in Culture, Democrats, Free Speech, Progressives
Tagged Free Speech, HUffPo, Progressives
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Keene Recognized as Top Bitcoin City by FoodTruckOperator.com
In the summer of 2016, Isabelle Rose launched her Keene, NH food truck, “Bon Vivant Gourmet Street Foods”, serving delicious Vietnamese food. From the beginning she was accepting Bitcoin! Though she’s closed for the winter and planning to open a sit-down restaurant next, Food Truck Operator, a food truck industry website, has published a piece featuring Isabelle. | Read More at Free Keene
Leftists never take responsibility for their own lives.
Leftists never take responsibility for their own lives. This is why they must constantly blame others for their problems, cry for resources and sympathy, and expect everyone else to respect them when they deserve none. It’s no surprise that many of these individuals tend to be in favor of nanny-governments. They have no accountability, because they’ve been coddled all their lives, and because they view themselves as victims who need to be compensated for, the leftists have the most deranged and shameless sense of entitlement. They seem to think that the world owes them everything, which is why they have such arrogant and hostile attitude towards everyone else. The whole concept of working to earn something for yourself is lost to them. | Read More at smalldeadanimals.com
Christmas is the Perfect Time to Mock Liberals
When we gather together this Christmas, it’s going to be super-awkward since everybody is dead because Donald Trump pulled out of the Paris Climate Scam, repealed net neutrality, and cut taxes. The depredations of Genghis Khan, the Black Plague, and the repeal of the Obamacare mandate – these are pretty much the same thing. Santa Claus and all of our dreams are dead too. | Keep Reading at TownHall.com
H/T GG
Posted in Culture, Democrats, National Politics & Policy
Tagged Kurt Schlichter, Townhall.com
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Democrats Suddenly Don’t Want Public Education Used as a Political Weapon?
Dave Solomon, writing in the Union Leader, opens a State House Dome Column titled “‘Edelblut bill’ aims to restrain commissioners” on the matter of Democrat-sponsored SB 466. The Legislation is supposed to keep the State’s Commissioners from engaging in political activity like running for or holding elective office, serving as the officer of a political party or political committee, | More at GraniteGrok.com
Posted in Democrats, Education, GraniteGrok, Legislation, Local NH Politics
Tagged Education, Frank Edelblut, politics, SB466
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‘Edelblut bill’ aims to restrain commissioners
Senate Bill 466 is sponsored by nine of the 10 Senate Democrats, with only Manchester Sen. Lou D’Allesandro’s name left off the list.
It states that “during their term of appointment, a commissioner may not hold or campaign for elective office, serve as the officer of a political party or political committee, use his or her name in support of or in opposition to a candidate, participate in or contribute to political campaigns or act as a lobbyist.”
The legislation doesn’t name the commissioner, but it might as well be called the Edelblut Bill. *| Read More at Union Leader.com
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Tagged SB466. Frank Edelblut
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Hanover on Top of a Volcano?
In an article entitled Huge Bubble of Hot Rock May Be Rising Under New England, National Geographic Magazine says that “the discovery is a sign that it may be time to rethink the region’s geology.” We’ll enter the headline in the hyperbole column, but the interesting takeaway is that one of geology’s significant recent discoveries incorporated data from the College’s Shattuck Observatory — the same one that Phil wants to ditch in order to build his monster dorms. |Keep Reading ar DartBlog
WMUR and NHPR Blackout Democrat State Representative’s Assault of Woman Participating in Recount
WMUR and NHPR initially ignored the story. After numerous tweets about it from the official twitter account of the New Hampshire GOP and from various conservative activists -including tweets noting the mainstream media blackout- NHPR finally ran a very brief story a day later. | Read More at the Ed Mosca Blog
The New Media Militia 