Who pays taxes?

August 6, 2008 Union Leader Who pays taxes, and how much, might surprise you Don’t tax you; don’t tax me; tax that fellow behind the tree. Everybody’s favorite tax policy is to tax the guy behind the tree. I pay too much in taxes, and I’m...

Bedford Officials Overpaid

Goffstown pays less than Bedford to town, school employees Goffstown pays its school and town employees less than its neighbor to the south, reflecting the economic disparities between the two communities. A comparison of the incomes of the top 25 earners among the...

Windsor Situation Now Like “Hatfields and McCoys”

This is the speech of the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen in Windsor, NH who has resigned apparently over the tax collecting issue. Dear Townspeople of Windsor: I am saddened by the tone that Windsor is being portrayed to the public as, through the gossip mill, the...

Tax-cap Issue Faces Voters in Manchester, Concord

From the Union Leader… An anti-tax group that aims to curb municipal spending has wrapped up its petition drives in Manchester and Concord, announcing it has collected enough signatures to ensure its proposal will go before voters in both communities this...

City Tax Cap Petitions Submitted

From the Concord Monitor… The push to enact a municipal tax cap in Concord cleared a major hurdle yesterday, when backers submitted petitions that they said contain more than enough signatures to put the cap on the ballot in November. The measure, which caps tax...