Please don't take this the wrong way, as it's evident we are 100% on the same side of this issue.
But, having spent a lot of time observing House committees in the past year, I do not believe you fully appreciate the axe that is being sharpened for our state (to be fair, neither do 95%+ of the NH population)
I meant the education funding fiasco will never translate into dollars beyond what we have today
You are incorrect. We just got our first-ever $10 Billion budget.
Want to bet they're shooting for $13 Billion in 2008?
I'd be willing to put actual money on that prediction, by the way...
The economics just doesn't work. They'll try to quilt something together like this mandatory kindergarten thing... but even that will be more costly than they suspect.
The fact that the economics won't work is the last thing these people worry about. Have you testified before the Commerce committee lately? As a whole, they don't understand how basic supply-and-demand works in everyday situations.
I am not exaggerating.The State has always avoided a general income or sales tax because the Legislature would have to support business growth...
Wrong.We have always avoided a general income or sales tax because
we had a majority of legislators who did not actively want one.THAT IS NO LONGER THE CASE.