At Least We Don’t Have to Pretend Anymore
…that anyone cares about deficits. Least of all the Republicans, who have basically put a gun to America’s head and told Her that everything stops until the uber-rich get whatever they want, deficits...
View ArticleDeal Extends Cuts for the Wealthy
The Washington Post reports a deal reached by Obama and Congressional Republicans will extend the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans in exchange for extending unemployment benefits. The deal...
View ArticleCarol Shea-Porter on the Deal: “Stunning”
Someone’s out for the Rest of Us, at any rate (via email): Shea-Porter Statement on President Obama’s Tax Proposal “What’s stunning to me is the way that people who claimed to care about the debt have...
View ArticleThank You, Senator Shaheen
The news hasn’t been good the last couple of days. From Obama’s compromise with the Republicans to keep the Bush tax cuts, to the death of Elizabeth Edwards, things seem pretty bleak. Luckily, our...
View ArticleShea-Porter Signs House Letter Opposing the Deal
Over the river, VT-AL Congressman Peter Welch has been the tip of the house spear against the tax cut deal (while fellow Vermonter Bernie Sanders plays a similar role in the senate). Welch’s letter to...
View ArticleApropos of Not Much
Still not in favor of the tax cut extensions. It was a Hobbesian Choice, for sure, but as callous and immoral as it might sound, it may be that things need to get worse before we can generate the...
View ArticleI think the word is hypocrisy
I wonder if Frank is OK with the new rules? House Republican leaders yesterday unveiled major changes to House procedural rules that are clearly designed to pave the way for more deficit-increasing tax...
View ArticleTax cutting our way to financial insanity?
An interesting column by Tom Fahey in Sunday’s UL on GOP plans for massive tax cuts. Fahey calculates there are bills in legislative committees that cut state revenues by roughly $240 million over the...
View ArticleChange of direction?
Ok, so I had another rant which I sent to the Ledger as a letter to the editor. And I always want to share this stuff with you all.In December 2009, when the national unemployment rate was 9.7%, NH’s...
View ArticleFrank Guinta: Fealty to the Rich Over All
Frank Guinta has been clear about his desire to dismantle the American safety net. He doesn’t want his children to know what Social Security is, and he voted to end Medicare for those under 55. (Since...
View ArticleSenate Vote for Business Tax Cuts Limits State’s Ability to Invest in...
CONCORD, NH – The Senate today voted in favor of providing tax breaks for businesses that will reduce the state’s ability to make vital investments in education, infrastructure, and other services...
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We Need A New Hampshire Senate That Puts People Above Big Business
This week the Republican controlled State Senate chose to put business profits ahead of working families, by voting to cut taxes for big business. The New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute reported,...
View ArticleNH Senate Republicans Vote For Tax Giveaways And Force Massive Cuts To The...
Today the Senate voted to pass Senate Bill 1, reducing the rate of the business profits tax, and Senate Bill 2, reducing the rate of the business enterprise tax. The Republican-led Senate voted to pass...
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