Tax and Spend Democrats

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So long, sucker: Lick the candy tax

10 hours, 43 minutes ago

AMONG THE bills introduced this legislative session to "raise revenue" for the state (increase taxes) is House Bill 820, titled "An act establishing a tax on candy."

HB 820 is one of those bills the sheer needless complexity of which baffles the imagination. Rather than simply impose a sales tax on candy, the bill would require all sellers of candy -- retailers, wholesalers and vending machines -- to be licensed by the state. Candy vendors would then have to buy tax stamps for every individual piece of candy they sell. Yes, tax stamps, to be affixed to each piece of candy. (Fittingly, the sponsor of this new Stamp Act was born in England.)

The candy tax rate would be a whopping 50 cents per pound.

No, there are no exemptions for school children or non-profits. To raise money by selling chocolate bars, schools, scouting organizations and other groups would have to be licensed by the state. If they order their chocolate unstamped from an out-of-state vendor, they'd have to buy the tax stamps and stamp each piece.

This plan is only one of several tax-hiking bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Rep. Catherine Mulholland, D-Grafton. In addition to candy, Rep. Mulholland also wants to tax or further tax beer, cigars, snuff, chewing tobacco, all bottled beverages, entertainment admission charges, commercial and industrial property, vacation homes, luxury cars worth more than $30,000, estates worth more than $3 million, business payrolls higher than $10,000 a week, gambling winnings and "any item costing $10,000 or more."

It is not surprising that a Democratic legislator would seek to tax so many of life's pleasures and economic stimulants. This is the logical extension of the reasoning that produced last year's (and this year's) cigarette tax hike.

The question is whether the leadership of her party will doom their newfound majority by supporting these punitive measures to squeeze revenue out of people who engage in behaviors of which some Democrats disapprove.”

“Thank goodness they're going to save us from ourselves by hiking up the price of candy. How did we survive this long.”

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sumthing for stovie to whack his pud over”

“There's my favorite cowardly troll.
Come on Vile, grow some nads.”

“Um Stovey, far be it from me to shout ya down cause ya know I'm your biggest fan but...I wouldn't be talking about tax and spend democrats when our republican president has been spending like a drunken sailor for the passed six years.”

“Hey I'm just trying to save ya some embarrassment dude. I just when my heroes look silly. :)”

“Popeye drinks?”

“If you READ the post, you will see it's from a State (NH) and not National, so it's completely correct to make fun of the tax and spend Dems that have been running that State for many years.
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“Well if it's a state then that's a bit different. They don't have an income tax in NH. The state has to get money from somewhere.”

““Well if it's a state then that's a bit different. They don't have an income tax in NH. The state has to get money from somewhere.”
dayhiker
11:46:52 AM
3/13/07

Correct, there also is no state sales tax as well.
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“And............."The Democrats" have not been running New Hampshire for many years...........ignoramus.”

“Who put this bill up, ignoramus? LOL”

““Who put this bill up, ignoramus? LOL”

That's not the point, Jerky.

New Hampshire has been until quite recently a bastion of rock-brained conservatives.
Meldrim Thomson was elected governor of New Hampshire in 1972, defeating a Republican incumbent in a primary. He transformed the state Republican party and, through imitation, the state Democratic party. His influence, after he completed three two-year terms, is still strong. New Hampshire was the only New England state won by George W. Bush.

"Ax the tax," "Keep your guns," "Live free or die." Mel Thomson was a great man, though (or perhaps "and so") he was despised in Hanover, home of Dartmouth College. Accused by liberals of having 19th-century ideas, he replied, "They are wrong: My beliefs are rooted in the values of the 17th century, and I'm proud of it." He died at his farm in Orford, N.H., at 89.”

“"Ax the tax," "Keep your guns," "Live free or die."

Yep, those are certainly things no Democrat would ever say.”

“Democratic-controlled congress failed to renew the Bush tax cuts.

Thanks a lot jerks!”

“Grow up and talk about spending. You've got to take the credit card away the Scrub and that congress. Then when spending abates work on a sensible tax reorganization that replaces all the subsides for use of energy like travel, entertainment to let business return to a realistic bottom line. It's no different from illigration punish the employers the talk about some form of reform.”

“Bear Stearns is getting a fed bail out. Cramer is going ballistic on CNBC . This country needs to be invaded and taken away from this controlling government.Stop paying taxes.

probably in response to the tax cut game.
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“You still won't listen to Ron Paul.”

“salebored - I've criticized Bush for his spending on here several times. If you think I am behind everything Bush does, you haven't paid attention. http://www.thebackpacker.com/trailtalk/thread/49494,-1.php”

“Sarge it's not about you.

That wasn't fair, Sorry, but I don't see directing that comment to you and seldom do I speak to a specific person without naming them.
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“Except you addressed me and made it about me. (as did rosey, but I'm not going to humor him)”

“Surprised to see they aren't going to do anything about earmarks either. (rolls eyes)

Many "conservative" Repubs are guilty here too.”

“Repubs ran both houses for twelve years, but the thread title shows how blame is misplaced. Nothing will happen until the congress has to use the military in this country to collect taxes.”

“you mean tax and tax and spend congressmen? It does not matter which side of the aisle they sit, They all are gouging the american people...”

“Yes Sir they are. But , everyone of them is popular at home when earmarks arrive.”

“Did you vote for your representative, because of an earmark?”