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photo credit: 401K Yesterday, the House Constitutional Review and Statutory Recodification Committee’s vote in favor of allowing for a religious exemption in regards to New Hampshire’s contraception insurance mandate. Overall, the contraception insurance mandate is poor public policy for the following reasons: First, this mandate is an affront to …
Problems with New Hampshire’s Contraception Insurance Mandate Read More »
photo credit: 401K The institution of marriage, as traditionally defined between one man and one woman, is the bedrock of society. Before there can be a government or an economy, there is first the family. It is within the family that children learn the social virtues that made America …
Recently, the Union Leader ran this editorial against expanded gambling stating: It is ironic that Republicans are pushing casino gambling bills, as casinos would destroy the incentive for legislators to behave like Republicans . . . Casinos would erase the discipline Republicans just imposed on the state budget, and any incentive …
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photo credit: Daquella manera As America continues to recover from the “Great Recession,” we’ve heard a lot from politicians how federal spending was critical to preventing an even worse downturn. You’ll have to excuse us for being a bit skeptical. Now, however, you don’t just have to take our …
Same-Sex Marriage and Usurpation by Redefinition By Rep. Paul Ingbretson (Grafton 5) Should any changes to our Constitution be more worrisome to the people than those imposed by simple redefinition or reinterpretation of terms? Having received several emails this past couple of weeks on both sides of House Bill 437 …
New Hampshire Constitution: On Marriage, Morality and Liberty Read More »
photo credit: kenteegardin Ever since our Foster’s Editorial Board meeting for restoring traditional marriage was published, the premise that the decline in the institution of marriage has had an economic price has been called into question. Yet, we are hardly the only ones making such an obvious connection. David …
Traditional Marriage, Demographic Winter and Economic Growth . . . Oh, My! Read More »
photo credit: George Rex A new study, “Demographic Changes, Financial Markets, and the Economy,”does not paint an encouraging picture for the future growth of New Hampshire’s economy now entering Demographic Winter (where a shrinking number of young people cannot support current population levels). From the study: It seems natural that the shifting …
New Hampshire’s Demographic Winter has an Economic Price Read More »
Following on the recent post on New Hampshire’s slide into Demographic Winter, one critical piece of information that we need is whether or not the decline in folks under the age of 18 is a one-time blip or something more permanent? As shown in the chart below, between 1991 …
According to the latest population data from the U.S. Census Bureau, New Hampshire is facing a “demographic winter” which means that there are too few young people to support the current population level. As shown in the chart below, between 2000 and 2010, the number of people under the …
Is New Hampshire Headed for a “Demographic Winter?” Read More »
How many times do you hear that we just need to “tax the rich” to help solve the nation’s problems? The implication is that the “rich” are not like you and me and, just maybe, are from another planet. Well, demagoguery aside, let’s take a more rational approach and examine just …
“Progressive” Politics are an Attack on the Family Read More »
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