"Lynch" Mob

By Dave Buhlman

In one of the Sunday New Hampshire Union Leader's editorials on February 17, the idea of taxing cigars at 60 percent was described. Cigars in New Hampshire are not taxed now and even Massachusetts "only" puts a 30 percent tax on cigars. The owner of the Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem said that this tax would cause him to close down. This owner left Massachusetts a few years ago when that state levied its first tax on cigars. He "voted with his feet" and escaped to the relative freedom of New Hampshire but, with the Democrats now in charge of the state, Massachusetts has caught up with him. If this tax passes, there will be nowhere for him to run.

Following are points from the New Hampshire State Republican Party on the budget crisis created by Democrats overspending

Today Gov. Lynch called for a hiring and spending freeze. This is too little, too late. The appropriate time to show fiscal restraint was when he was raising spending by 17.5%.
Blame for the budget crisis the state is currently facing falls squarely on Governor Lynch's shoulders. He created the deficit through his own irresponsible spending hikes and by using rosy revenue projections while ignoring warnings of an economic downturn.


While Gov. Lynch claims that we’re facing a $50 million dollar deficit, but that’s only for this year. Lynch’s own department heads predict a much larger shortfall. Lynch needs to be more honest with taxpayers and give us a full picture of this looming crisis.

From what I heard, the Democrats taking over the state legislature in 2006 was based on a negative reaction to President Bush's policies, especially the War in Iraq. Many who voted straight-ticket Democrat in Novemebr 2006 voted for Bush in 2004. It's a shame they had to shoot themselves in the foot twice.

Dave Buhlman is a former New Hampshire State Representative, published author, and supporter of our return to the Constitutional Republic. He and his wife, both Boston natives, voted with their feet about ten years ago.