Craig says she will bring commuter rail to New Hampshire if elected governor

A $20 tax for a round trip to Mass on top of the fuel cost to get there? Another equally silly non-starter of an idea...

eustis22 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2023 5:40 pm $10 tolls on 3, 93, and 95 at the Mass border will fix that right quick.

I wish it were so easy to get money from all the damn tourists we have to put up with....but they'd find a way around the tolls I'm sure.

In that case, I would recommend matching tolls on the Massachusetts side of the border. Or just discontinue those roads, that would cause higher use of Commuter Rail.

That's not how it works.... you don't simply "discontinue" a major interstate.

svobronco wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2023 7:24 am I wish it were so easy to get money from all the damn tourists we have to put up with....but they'd find a way around the tolls I'm sure.

You get 8% on my lodging and food. You tax us tourists already.

>but they'd find a way around the tolls I'm sure.

one hopes these wizards never tell those stacked up at the Hampton tolls there's a workaround

The higher tolls at Portsmouth would probably hurt Maine more than anything else.

Red Wing wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2023 11:37 am

svobronco wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2023 7:24 am I wish it were so easy to get money from all the damn tourists we have to put up with....but they'd find a way around the tolls I'm sure.

You get 8% on my lodging and food. You tax us tourists already.

Not enough.

Those of us who live here pay that same *8.5% tax, so that isn't really saying anything.

A large segment of the tourists to NH are day trippers that don't spend a dime. They bring everything with them, maybe buying a tank of gas only because it's cheaper. Providing zero gain to our economy and plugging up Rt93. I for one would love for someone to come up with a way to tap financially into these freeloaders.

A large segment of the tourists to NH are day trippers that don't spend a dime.

Except maybe at the Wine and Liquor Outlet, where they can spend a lot.

NH's #1 industry is tourism. The disdain New Hampshirites have towards the folks that pay so much to help account for their low tax rates through 8.5% rooms and meals tax, cigarette taxes, liquor stores, fireworks shops, casinos and whatnot never ceases to amaze me. So many hate tourists, but would be complaining ever louder if they actually had to support the state's budget by themselves. Unbelievable.

Allouette wrote: ↑Sat Sep 02, 2023 6:54 am It's worth noting that three of the five Executive Council districts, and about 65% of the legislative seats, will not receive any direct benefit from commuter rail service to Boston. The most direct transit services (Boston Express, Concord Coach) are privately operated, with the State providing only park and ride lots. Any contracts would have to go through the Executive Council, which has rarely shown any support for rail projects of any type, regardless of the Governor's party.

The state of NH subsidizes Boston Express to the tune of MILLIONS each year. It's not just park and ride lots.

You will also notice many of the Boston Express busses have lettering on them stating "Owned by the State of NH". NH bought those busses and leases them to BE. Not really a private enterprise.

artman wrote: ↑Sun Dec 17, 2023 10:18 am NH's #1 industry is tourism. The disdain New Hampshirites have towards the folks that pay so much to help account for their low tax rates through 8.5% rooms and meals tax, cigarette taxes, liquor stores, fireworks shops, casinos and whatnot never ceases to amaze me. So many hate tourists, but would be complaining ever louder if they actually had to support the state's budget by themselves. Unbelievable.

Except, the taxes aren't low, continue to increase (they just doubled on my home), and are pricing locals out of their ability to live up here and own a home as said tourists buy additional homes or retirement properties. I fail to see how putting us further in the hole to serve the greater Concord "metro" area and points south benefits the other 2/3s of us up north...

maybe if you had sales and income taxes your property taxes wouldn't be so high.

of course, you'd need some industry too but all that is in Taxachusetts.