Deval-u-ing your borders

Deval Patrick knows spending, and so he also knows taxes.  And when you think you might have taxed your own state about as much as you can–and no I don’t think he’s even come close to that yet–you start taxing other states.

“What I would love to see is … border tolls at all of the interstate entrances, maybe Route 3 as well. In other words, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York. If we did that right, it would be possible to remove all of the tolls inside of the Commonwealth. Maybe you’d keep something at the tunnel,”  -Gov. Deval Patrick as reported in the Boston Globe

Three thoughts come to mind.  First, just another reason to spend my money in New Hampshire; Second, if he charged people to leave the state he’d make alot more revenue; third, who does he think he’s kidding with that “it would be possible to remove all the tolls inside the Commonwealth…” schtick.

Obama keeps a promise (maybe two)

Today President Obama reached out to the global community in a way that only he could.

Effective, well now, he is bailing out people in foreign countries who want an O-bortion (including late term O-bortions) and want it paid for with American tax dollars. (That includes New Hampshire Tax dollars)

Sure, there’s some stipulations about family planning, but you should always remember the time worn maxim; federal funding for abortions doesn’t kill unborn babies, the guy who authorizes it does.

 

Cross-posted at NHInsider.com

Merrimack Town Council says No! to spending cap.

The Merrimack Town council sent Mike Malzone’s motion to put a spending cap charter amendment on the ballot down in flames. With a vote of 6 to 1 against, with only Councilor Malzone in favor, the councilors made it known that they were uncomfortable with the cap, and were not certain it would be any better than what amounted in their opinion to a town that had already demonstrated responsible spending habits.  

The course of the debate was predictable.  What good would it do for the council to embrace a cap when the School board and school budget could blow the entire project out of the water?   There were comments that the cap was not adequately tested and some general concern over how the board might look every time they needed to execute the majority rule to override the cap for emergency spending measures.

So if the town is so responsible what risk is there in a spending cap tied to cost of living increases?  I don’t recall anyone asking that question, not even me.   Does the town need to spend more money each year than inflation requires and if so why?  Again, no one asked that, not even me. (I have an excuse–I’m new to this.)