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The Real "Third-Rail" For Commuter Rail

Submitted by Steve Mac Donald on Sun, 2010-02-21 09:29.

Any good liberal will tell you this.  Never talk about how much something really costs, or who will have to pay for it, until after you have convinced them it will be good for them.  You do this by creating an overwhelming desire for fairness, or appeal to some moral phantom named equality, or in the case of massive infrastructure projects with storied histories as terminally bankrupt taxpayer propped up boondoggles, convince them of the “Benefit.”

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No major tax increases; lots of small ones

Submitted by Grant Bosse on Thu, 2009-08-06 05:24.
In the Laconia Citizen, State Rep. Jenn Coffey pens a column excoriating the dozens of small tax and fee increases fueling increased spending.

I know voters do care about these issues and the effects all of these increased fees and taxes are having on their lives. How many are making cuts elsewhere in order to afford the increased fees on their vehicles? How many LLC are now struggling to hold on to their businesses?

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Concord car owners look to avoid increased fees

Submitted by Grant Bosse on Thu, 2009-07-30 12:24.

Shira Schoenberg writes in the Concord Monitor that local motorists are registering their cars early to avoid higher fees under the new state budget:

In a phenomenon rarely seen by bill collectors, a large number of them were paying to renew their car registrations - up to three months early. Their goal: escaping a state fee increase that goes into effect Saturday.

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41 and counting

Submitted by Grant Bosse on Thu, 2009-07-23 12:54.
Just a couple of weeks after our report A Rising Tide of Taxes and Fees outlined 38 new or increased taxes and fees in the state budget, the Governor and Legislature have found three more. New Hampshire Business Reviews outlines the latest changes to state law, including the three tax and fee increases:

• Fees for off-highway recreational vehicles, snowmobiles and the agents that sell and rent have increased. OHRV dealer registrations have gone up from $35 to $45.50, and rental agency registrations went up from $58 to $75.40 for each set of decals.

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Tax Hampshire or Fee Hampshire

Submitted by Grant Bosse on Thu, 2009-07-23 04:48.

Here's the online archive of yesterday's edition of The Exchange on New Hampshire Public Radio.

http://www.nhpr.org/audio/audio/ex-2009-07-22.wax

Host Laura Knoy discusses the 38 new or increased taxes and fees in this year's budget, with guests Charlie Arlinghaus and State Rep. John DeJoie.

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Going up: 38 hikes for NH taxpayers

Submitted by Grant Bosse on Tue, 2009-07-07 07:34.
Dan Touhy writes up the Josiah Bartlett Center's latest report, "A Rising Tide of Taxes and Fees", in this morning's Union Leader:

When he signed it into law, Gov. John Lynch called the budget "a responsible, balanced budget" that funds essential services without burdening residents with a new, major tax. The budget includes layoffs of about 200 state employees and calls on $25 million in additional personnel reductions.

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A Rising Tide of Taxes and Fees- Full Report

Submitted by Grant Bosse on Fri, 2009-07-03 08:12.
Here's is this week's new report from the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy, outlining the rapid escalation of tax and fee increases over the past decade:

http://www.jbartlett.org/files/pdf/NewHampshireTaxesandFees2009.pdf

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Telegraph reports on tax study

Submitted by Grant Bosse on Fri, 2009-07-03 05:25.
Kevin Landrigan writes up yesterday's report from the Josiah Bartlett Center outlining the 38 tax and fee increases in the 2010-2011 New Hampshire budget:

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A Rising Tide of Taxes and Fees

Submitted by Grant Bosse on Thu, 2009-07-02 10:06.

Tax and Fee Increases Rose from 9 in 2003-04 to 38 So Far This Year
Josiah Bartlett Center Releases Report on Taxes and Fees Over the Last Decade

READ THE FULL REPORT

(Concord) According to a report released today by the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy, the legislature has so far passed 38 tax and fee increases costing $318 million. The number of tax and fee increases has risen dramatically in recent years from a low of nine increases in 2003-04.

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Cities, towns unable to charge higher DMV registration fees

Submitted by Grant Bosse on Thu, 2009-07-02 09:36.
Foster's reporter Robert Cook finds that the New Hampshire Department of Motor Vehicles wasn't ready for the fee increases imposed on drivers in the New Hampshire budget:

Dover Deputy City Clerk Susan Mistretta said she could not charge anyone the additional fees that went into effect on Wednesday because the state agency's computer system had not been updated to reflect the changes approved by state lawmakers.

She said she asked the state agency on Tuesday what the city should do and no one at the state agency could tell her.

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