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Originally Posted by John Mercier
Guessing you aren't a native of NH.
We pride ourselves on no general income or sales tax.
And the State considers the acquisition of a second home a choice to expend money... not a necessity.
So not the best argument to use in committee.
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Might be time to swallow your pride – joke
But seriously, perhaps the state needs to take a broader view of the situation. An income tax would not be discretionary, but a sales tax would be. Most likely solve most if not all of the spending issues.
At this point, they have taxed most every generational family camp on the lakes out of existence for multi-million-dollar homes. And if they do hold out, most can’t afford to leave their home to their kids with the tax burden. I suppose a self-fulfilling prophecy at this point. Hey maybe if they get enough people forced off of Bear Island due to the tax burden, someone like Zukerberg can buy the whole island – what a bonanza of tax dollars that would be for the state > Yee-Haw. (Another joke)
Correct, sadly I don’t currenlty live in the state (can’t vote but simply watch) but have been spending summers here for over 40 years. One has to ask themselves – is it better now than it was then? We are heading in the right direction by taxing people out? Personally, I think not.