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New Hampshire: Great Depression

May 21, 2009 - 09:23 am
NEWS FEED: Drew Cline

A tax increase for Concord?

By Drew Cline

The Concord Monitor editorialized today in favor of taxing more money out of the pockets of Concord residents during what virtually everyone is now calling the “worst recession since the Great Depression.” The Monitor believes it’s a good idea to raise taxes to save two police officer jobs, keep the library open longer hours and [...]

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March 11, 2009 - 02:31 pm
NEWS FEED: New Hampshire Presidential Watch

Hodes and Gregg on federal budget

By lawsonbri@gmail.com (Cosmo)

U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg and U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes has released statements about President Obama's budget. Below are the key parts from their statements.

U.S. Sen. Gregg remarks at yesterday’s Senate Budget Committee hearing on the President Obama’s FY10 Budget Proposal:

“The budget on balance spends too much, taxes too much and borrows too much, it’s that simple.”

“I do not argue with the fact that we are in a severe economic downturn…the government has had to step up with a massive injection, an historic injection, of liquidity to try to move the markets and move the economy forward, and that has cost money in the short-run and we accept that.

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February 26, 2009 - 01:32 pm
NEWS FEED: Democracy for New Hampshire

Gov. Lynch Announces Increase In Unemployment Benefits For NH Citizens

For Immediate Release

CONCORD - Gov. John Lynch announced today that he has signed an agreement with the federal government increasing unemployment benefits for New Hampshire citizens. The increase is part of the federal stimulus package signed into law by President Obama last week.

"This is the worst national recession since the Great Depression. New Hampshire families and businesses are being impacted and I believe strongly we should do what we can to assist families through these difficult economic times and increasing unemployment benefits is one way we can do exactly that," Gov. Lynch said. "This modest increase will better enable our hard-working men and women to provide for their families as they look for a new job.

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