Tag Archives: Spending
House Lawmakers to Hear New State Budget
House budget writers will try to sell their new state budget proposal to fellow lawmakers Monday at the Statehouse. The spending plan will be up for a vote in the full House on Wednesday. Republican leaders of the House Finance … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News
Tagged Budget, NH House, NHPR, Spending
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Big Ben, Parliament
Rumor has it Mr. Obama gave a speech yesterday about something. I didn’t watch it and with good reason. Been there, done that. Two faced, self contradicting, tired, and repetitive. Put another way, Big Ben, Parliament. Continue reading
Posted in Debt/Spending, Democrats, Economy/Economics, Hypocrats, Local NH Politics, National News, taxes
Tagged Budget, Obama, Speech, Spending, taxes
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The (other) Picture of The Day
New Hampshire may have a chart just like this one, so with any luck someone will be kind enough to provide it. Until then this shows us what Ohio Education Association Union Employees make compared to the other suckers who “also pay taxes.” A theme repeated in every state most likley. Data is reported to be from the US Dept of Labor. Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Unions
Tagged Benefits, politics, Spending, Unions, Wages
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US House Kills TARP
I’d be interested to hear the rhetoric from Political consultant and former congressman Paul Hodes who claimed he was against TARP but voted to spend paid back TARP funds on other left-wing stimuli. Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Economy/Economics, Local NH Politics, National Politics & Policy
Tagged Carol Shea-Porter, Deficits, Hodes, NH, nhsteve, Paul Hodes, Spending, TARP
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The Cost of Defining “Adequate” In Merrimack NH
A funny thing happened on the way to the ‘off-hand comment’ on the Merrimack TEA facebook page. I was accused of not using “real and accurate data” and that my “rhetoric was not doing anyone any good.” Continue reading
Posted in Debt/Spending, Education, Local NH Politics, Public Sector Unions
Tagged Budget, Merrimack, New Hampshire, Public School, Spending, UNH
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Two Congressman And A Free Throw
The US House just finished it’s work on HR1, cleaning up after democrats who in 2010 abrogated yet another obligation when they found themselves incapable of writing the budget they really wanted right before an election. Continue reading
Posted in Debt/Spending, Legislation, National News, National Politics & Policy, taxes
Tagged budgets, Charlies Bass, Defict, Frank Guinta, New Hampshire, Spending, taxes, US House
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Merrimack Starts A TEA Party
Former Merrimack Town councilor Mike Malzone has decided he has had enough. What tipped him over the edge? An 11 pm town meeting decision to implement pay as you throw after just about everyone had gone home. I’ve met Mike. … Continue reading
Posted in Debt/Spending, New Hampshire News, taxes
Tagged Mac Donald, Merrimack, Mike Malzone, New Hampshire, Spending, Steve, taxes, TEA Party
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Supporting A Corrupt Business
Would you stand up in a public hearing and defend an organization implicated in aiding illegal activity, sexual abuse, statutory rape and sex trafficking? What kind of people would? How about democrats, union members, and greedy corporate stooges on the take? Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Democrats, Health Care, Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News, Progressives, Unions
Tagged democrats, NARAL, New Hampshire, Planned Parenthood, Progressives, SEIU, Spending, taxes
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Norelli Tries To Feed You The Blue Pill (again)
Democrats latest rallying cry is that we can’t cut the state budget if it means downshifting costs on the towns. But they didn’t seem to care too much about all the downshifting when they were doing it. Continue reading
Posted in Debt/Spending, Democrats, Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News, Progressives, taxes
Tagged Debt, Deficits, democrats, New Hampshire, Spending, Steve Mac Donald, taxes, Terie Norelli
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A Modest (Budget Cutting) Proposal
There are plenty of towns like mine trying to figure out where they can cut costs. But every conversation seems to end at cutting education or safety services. While I find it hard to believe that there is nothing else … Continue reading
The New Media Militia 