The Tax Man Cometh...

DigitalJohn · 11-30-2004, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by HUH

35% increase here in gilford.. Its out of control !!!
This cant be ... What happened to "Live free or die"
We need a new school , we need a new police station , we need a new library, we need new ball fields, we need to spend your money to outsource a study on how we should spend your money ... Im realy sick of this !!!

"It's Live Free AND Die" this is the price of no broad based tax, also in Moultonboro, the taxes go up at a double digit rate excluding the state school tax, but they have nice schools, police station, fire station, much better than my town in MA has. It's nice to have people like us that don't vote that you can soak.

Lakegeezer · 12-01-2004, 08:52 AM

Sorry DigitalJohn, I disagree with half of your reply. Broadbase taxes would add more money at the state level to be spent by the wealthy governors we tend to elect. More money, more ways to spend it. Budgets go up, local taxes stay high. Broadbase tax is only a way to provide more services, not reducing taxes. Keeping the money local is the NH advantage, because it is more difficult for special interest groups to get funds when they have to go to each town. The courts attacked this advantage, thanks to the lawsuit that the welfare towns of Franklin and Claremont filed. Now, the state adds a tax and plays robin-hood, forcing rural towns like Moultonboro to help fund sewer systems and baseball fields for Manchester. The real problem is the lack of accountability by those at the local level. They can spend on those who live there year round, and fund it from those who can't vote on local issues but pay more than their share of taxes. Taxation without representation is the issue.

phoenix · 12-01-2004, 09:36 AM

I have less concern with the schools in Moutonboro than the sewer in Manchester. As many town that have a large seasonal property base and tax that base, the state is doing the same thing. It has real funding problems and rather than fix it more permanently ,they also tax the Moultonboro summer people. LG understand your point but hopefully this governor who has an education background will find a fairer way to raise education money

PROPELLER · 12-01-2004, 04:53 PM

Phoenix, no he doesn't. I have e-mailed his office several times. His only response is to raise cigarette tax, thats it. He will be no different than any of the other govenors.

HUH · 12-01-2004, 05:11 PM

Its the locals that need to be riegned in.. Non voting taxpayers are "the goose that laid the golden egg" ..
Gilford is builing a New high school, police station and library ..but there is a pothole the size of a swimming pool in front of my house !!

12-01-2004, 08:52 AM	#2
Lakegeezer Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 1,683 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 356 Thanked 641 Times in 292 Posts	Broadbase not the answer Sorry DigitalJohn, I disagree with half of your reply. Broadbase taxes would add more money at the state level to be spent by the wealthy governors we tend to elect. More money, more ways to spend it. Budgets go up, local taxes stay high. Broadbase tax is only a way to provide more services, not reducing taxes. Keeping the money local is the NH advantage, because it is more difficult for special interest groups to get funds when they have to go to each town. The courts attacked this advantage, thanks to the lawsuit that the welfare towns of Franklin and Claremont filed. Now, the state adds a tax and plays robin-hood, forcing rural towns like Moultonboro to help fund sewer systems and baseball fields for Manchester. The real problem is the lack of accountability by those at the local level. They can spend on those who live there year round, and fund it from those who can't vote on local issues but pay more than their share of taxes. Taxation without representation is the issue. __________________ -lg

12-01-2004, 04:53 PM	#4
PROPELLER Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 340 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Education funding Phoenix, no he doesn't. I have e-mailed his office several times. His only response is to raise cigarette tax, thats it. He will be no different than any of the other govenors.

12-01-2004, 05:11 PM	#5
HUH Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 230 Thanks: 21 Thanked 14 Times in 8 Posts	Good points LG Its the locals that need to be riegned in.. Non voting taxpayers are "the goose that laid the golden egg" .. Gilford is builing a New high school, police station and library ..but there is a pothole the size of a swimming pool in front of my house !!

12-01-2004, 09:36 AM	#3
phoenix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: phoenix and moultonboro Posts: 1,562 Thanks: 63 Thanked 276 Times in 194 Posts	I have less concern with the schools in Moutonboro than the sewer in Manchester. As many town that have a large seasonal property base and tax that base, the state is doing the same thing. It has real funding problems and rather than fix it more permanently ,they also tax the Moultonboro summer people. LG understand your point but hopefully this governor who has an education background will find a fairer way to raise education money