Rep. Murphy: Taxes an “Incredible Injustice”

Writing in support of CACR 13, a proposed constitutional amendment to prohibit new taxes on personal income, state Rep. Keith Murphy (R-Bedford) says it would be an “incredible injustice” to ask the New Hampshire residents to pay some portion of their income to support their state government.

[T]he income earned by the citizens of our state is theirs and theirs alone, through their hard work and risk and savings. Granite Staters of every profession and income level work hard … and it would be an incredible injustice for the state to demand some portion of that money.

In an unrelated op-ed, former Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter responds.

We benefit when we “pool” our money. As citizens, we have a common interest in creating and sustaining a great nation that can pay its bills and invest in its people. Clean up duplicate efforts. Catch the cheats. Hold recipients of our money accountable. But Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. had it right when he said, “Taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society.

The New Hampshire House is expected to vote on CACR 13 tomorrow.