state by state speak your mind about...new hampshire

[Vinca]

15. I live in New Hampshire.

It's not "Live Free or Die," it's "We Don't Care If You Die." That's why I couldn't afford medical care until demon "Obamacare" came along. It's a physically beautiful state - with some exceptions - with a nasty undercurrent of teabagger mentality. The "free staters" have decided to adopt New Hampshire as their own because of low taxation. By now they must have figured out why taxes are so low. It's because any fees associated with anything the government can cash in on are extremely high. Just the permits to install a replacement septic system are hundreds of dollars. When I get my car registered it costs a small fortune because they keep taxing the thing over and over and over again. I don't know about the textile and logging industries you mentioned. I suppose there must be some businesses like that, but most of what I see are big box stores in shopping malls and fast food emporiums. If I had investigated the politics of New Hampshire (I wasn't interested in any politics at the time), I probably would have bypassed a great real estate deal and continued looking in Vermont. Now we're reluctant to pull up roots because we've been here 15 years and love our own little spot.