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Old 08-10-2009, 01:55 PM
 
Location: oklahoma
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NH is one of the most wonderful states that values giving people freedom to do what they want so long as it does not infringe on someone else's freedom. This mentality means more choice and more power to the people. I fear that NH may just become like Mass. with high taxes, more government restrictions and regulations, more corruption. I really hope this will not happen- yet there are some signs that it already is. Hopefully I will find a job in NH so I can come be with you guys.
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Old 08-10-2009, 02:16 PM
 
Location: Monadnock area, NH
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Small government is good government. Socialism is a spreading disease. IMO we can't stop it we can only slow it down. Every form of government in the history of the world has had a life cycle. Ours is no different.

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Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.
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Old 08-10-2009, 02:35 PM
 
Location: Tippecanoe County, Indiana
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We need the citizens to be more well informed on the issues. Too many people are ignorant regarding town issues and local spending. I think personal responsbility is very important. I am a fiscal moderate and social libertarian. I am debating whether or not to move further north in NH because the central and southern parts of the state are starting to feel MA like.
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Old 08-10-2009, 02:39 PM
 
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Sadly, we are well on our way to becoming just as bad as Mass. I am sure we will hear from people who will disagree and say NH could never become Mass but just look at the changes in increased spending, taxes and fees in the past 6 years. Look at the attempts to take away our personal freedoms and also the smoking ban and ridiculous texting ban. There is a pattern here and it keeps getting worse. Just because we are not as "bad" as Mass yet and we are still "better" than most places does not mean all is well here. As a matter of fact, politicians hope that you will accept the argument that NH is "better than most places" .


As Sgt says, our only hope is to slow it down. Hopefully we can begin to slow it down in 2010. If not then NH will become even more like Mass and I am not sure if there will be any stopping it then.


Good luck and I hope that you find a job here in NH.
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Old 08-10-2009, 07:30 PM
 
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NH is not what it once was......but we are far from being Mass. Just over 5 years ago we had almost 300 state reps out of 400. 18 state senators out of 24. A republican governor, and 5 out of 5 seats on the governor's council. Bush, and his nation-building war, and his open borders pathology drove the republican-brand into a ditch. Bush is gone......and the NH democratic party is so repulsive, and just plain venal that most people involved with NH politics expect them to be swept out of offie in 2010. That said: the NH republican party needs to get on the ball. No more RINOS in leadership positions, and they need to listen to what the public wants.
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Old 08-10-2009, 07:48 PM
 
Location: Tippecanoe County, Indiana
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No more RINOS in leadership positions, and they need to listen to what the public wants.
I hear this often with regard to RINOS? How about a good candidate who represents keeping jobs in NH and growing the economy from within. I would prefer a social libertarian and fiscal moderate. Thankfully, NH has not been overtaken by social conservatives like many other parts of the country.
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Old 08-10-2009, 08:01 PM
 
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I hear this often with regard to RINOS? How about a good candidate who represents keeping jobs in NH and growing the economy from within. I would prefer a social libertarian and fiscal moderate. Thankfully, NH has not been overtaken by social conservatives like many other parts of the country.
NH RINOS have by tradition been closet democrats who support broad-base taxes (sales & income) and run with an R next to their name because otherwise they could not get elected in the past. These days....since the democrats have had more power RINOS are not as big an issue for the NH republican party. I don't want to return to those "bad old days again" when the NH republican party gets back into power so I want NH repblicans to be careful in the future about just who is running as a republican.

Without going into the long history of NH RINOS I will just say that they have done great harm to the NH conservative movement over the years, and I for one don't want to repeat these errors again in the future. When the NHGOP held the house I was involved in recruiting individuals to run on the local level targeting RINOS. I did, and stil very much do consider it unethical that these RINOS ran in republican districts.....and lied throuh their teeth about what their real politics were. It was/is a gross insult to lie to working men & women who often don't have time to check these people out.....so they trust that they are electing conservatives when in reality they were putting into the NH house & senate TAXERS. That's why I loath RINOS ! And that's why it's important to expose them.

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Old 08-10-2009, 08:14 PM
 
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I also think that any political shifts in NH are a result of anti-Bush sentiment and fear of neo-cons as well. So many self-labeled "liberals" are not supportive of the beliefs that many here fear and attribute to the liberal viewpoint; instead they have labeled themselves as liberal in contrast to a strongly religious/socially involved neo-con movement, ie- the "I'm a liberal because I don't think religion has a role in government and I don't think the government should determine who can marry who", etc.
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Old 08-10-2009, 08:32 PM
 
Location: In the middle of nowhere with nothing
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NH is very dependant on Ma for it's economy.Without Ma and other surrounding states unemployment would be much higher in NH.It is also slowly losing it's charm and attractiveness because of of the influence and influx of people and values from the transplants and influence from people from these other places.It is certainly no utopia, people who move here seeking utopia usually live in a dreamworld.It is at best a good place to retire or a good place to raise a family through homeschooling or in one of the the better school districts with good family values and parental support, then NH can be beautiful.It all starts with what you actually value and exemplify as a person.If you are careful it may help you enjoy your life later and appreciate your diligence.
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Old 08-10-2009, 08:35 PM
 
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It all starts with what you actually value and exemplify as a person.
That sums up just about everywhere!

NH is not perfect and never will be; but it does have many positive traits that can make it a great place to live if that's what YOU make it.
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