One of the reasons we need to be villigant about taxes (state) in NH is that our system of state legislators who work little time and are hardly paid. Just imagine if there was a huge pool of money, from an income tax or sales tax avaialble in Concord. Lobbists would make appointments, dinners, schedule golf outings, journeys to Florida in the winter to see new design fire hydrants on the beach (I actually read of that one in the Plain Dealer) creating plenty to do, plenty to spend
. Well if the legislatari are so busy spending the states (not yours anymore) money, they need to be compensated. Soon they become full time, spending more and more, and are well paid (see the outrageous raises recently handed to staff if you want to get an idea of the compensation level the legislatari are seeking.) Money at the state level is sometimes described as honey which draws bees to help spend it. I have other visions of this.
