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Alan Forbes
One of the stark differences between Republicans and Democrats is the degree to which each party wants to impose control over their fellow citizens. In general, Republicans trust their fellow citizens to make the best decisions for themselves and think that less government interference is better. Democrats, on the other hand, tend to think that they know better than the average citizen and that imposing their will onto their fellow man will make the world a better place.
Nothing illustrates this stark contrast more brilliantly than the shameful votes of Portsmouth’s representatives on HB183 regarding a raging public health crisis. No, I’m not talking about COVID-19, I’m talking about that other public health crisis children’s lemonade stands. That’s right, children’s lemonade stands. You didn’t know that lemonade stands are a crisis requiring regulations? Read on.
Should towns be required to spend state aid directly on property tax cuts?
The State House dome as seen on March 5, 2016. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff) ELIZABETH FRANTZ
Published: 2/22/2021 3:24:19 PM
State legislators from both sides of the aisle seem to agree that New Hampshire property taxes are too high. Local property tax rates are a much bigger burden than the statewide property tax, however, so state lawmakers usually try to ease the property tax burden indirectly by providing towns with more state dollars.
Towns have many other spending obligations, however, and state money does not necessarily go straight to property tax cuts. One bill this year, SB 118, would require towns to use 60% of state aid to cut property taxes.