Reply #36: "There are no property taxes there"

[SoxFan]

Whoa, nelly.

NH has some of the highest property taxes in the country. Worse, there isn't any sort of a homestead exemption. If you're a homeowner on a fixed income, you're basically screwed.

Of course, the current political leadership of both the Democratic and Republican parties are deathly afraid of doing anything to fix the problem. If you suggest that it might make sense to tie taxation to a person's ability to pay, the demagogues crawl out and start screaming "income tax! New Hampshire advantage! booga booga booga!", and that's the end of the discussion.

Sadly, the current Democratic governor is among the worst offenders when it comes to stiffling debate about our dangerously obsolete tax structure.