NH Answer to High Gas Prices: Add more taxes

songkrai · 03-07-2013, 06:00 PM

Every governor since Mel Thompson that I can remember promised to cut waste, fraud, and abuse.
So there should be nothing left to cut.

Federal money cutting back.

No sales or income tax.

What's left?

Don't want this to turn political.

Was reading an article awhile back. Seems the NH Liquor Commission decided that revenues were not what projected. So the NH Liquor stores raised prices. And what happens? Revenues go down. Not up. As the out of staters didn't make the trip because the prices were not low enough to make the trip worthwhile.

Raise prices on cigarettes? Certainly, smoking should be discouraged. But as for NH state revenue income raising prices will not increase the state coffers. Will just make the smokers poorer and more to never start or quit. And state revenues go down more.

Cut state spending. Well, make a list and send off to your house representative and state senator.

03-07-2013, 06:00 PM	#2
songkrai Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 743 Thanks: 35 Thanked 150 Times in 102 Posts	Every governor since Mel Thompson that I can remember promised to cut waste, fraud, and abuse. So there should be nothing left to cut. Federal money cutting back. No sales or income tax. What's left? Don't want this to turn political. Was reading an article awhile back. Seems the NH Liquor Commission decided that revenues were not what projected. So the NH Liquor stores raised prices. And what happens? Revenues go down. Not up. As the out of staters didn't make the trip because the prices were not low enough to make the trip worthwhile. Raise prices on cigarettes? Certainly, smoking should be discouraged. But as for NH state revenue income raising prices will not increase the state coffers. Will just make the smokers poorer and more to never start or quit. And state revenues go down more. Cut state spending. Well, make a list and send off to your house representative and state senator.