Here is some math around the use of federal pork to build us a boat ramp.
US population 305 million
NH population 1.3 million
Number of boat ramps Feds would have to build to give every US resident the equivalent water access 234.
New Hampshire should be proud to be ranked 48th in federal spending per capita.
New Hampshire is also ranked 5th in federal tax burden per capita at around $7500 per person. (Proximity to great job markets in MA)
So the natural instinct for a New Hampshire resident should probably be that the less boat ramps the feds build for anyone the better. The less of anything the feds do, the better it is for us. "We" would probably end up paying about $2 for every "free" $1 we get from them.
Oh look, i see a boat.
Happy Memorial Day
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