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Texter, Newfields

Thanks for the question.

New Hampshire's government still regulates them. New Hampshire's government makes sure fraud is not taking place. New Hampshire's government makes sure the health insurance companies are covering what they say they are going to cover.
- Ken Stremsky, Manchester, NH

Ken Stremsky, Manchester,
If people are allowed to buy health insurance plans sold in other states, what governmental body in this state is going to ensure that the buyer gets what he or she pay for?
- Texter, Newfields

If we want more businesses to create good paying jobs and great paying jobs in our country, we need to reduce the federal income tax on people and businesses.

The higher federal income taxes are on businesses the more likely they are to fire workers in our country and then make products in other countries that they then import to our country. Do members of Congress understand this? Do members of Congress want to reduce unemployment? Do members of Congress want it to be easier for families to raise children? Do members of Congress want it to be easier for people to pay for health care and health insurance? Do members of Congress want it to be easier for people to save for college educations and retirements?

If the highest federal income tax on people and businesses is NOT greater than 15 percent, businesses are more likely to create jobs in our country. People will have more money to spend. People will have more money to save for college educations and retirements. Many families will be better able to raise children and have 1 parent stay home with the kids which may help the kids do better in school. Many state governments will be better able to increase their taxes on people and businesses helping them to fund education and other things. People will be better able to pay for health care and health insurance.

People and businesses should be allowed to buy health insurance plans sold in other states.

People should be allowed to deduct the full cost of their health care and health insurance from their federal taxes.

If the business profits tax in New Hampshire is less than 5 percent, more businesses are likely to create jobs in New Hampshire and local governments are likely to obtain more property taxes from businesses.

If the rooms and meals tax is 5 percent, more tourists are likely to visit New Hampshire and stay longer.

If restaurants and hotels are allowed to have poker matches, other card games, slot machines, and other types of casino gambling, New Hampshire is likely to obtain more business profits tax revenues and rooms and meals tax revenues from many restaurants and hotels. New Hampshire may charge people a fee to gamble in restaurants and hotels, tax gambling revenues of restaurants and hotels, and tax gambling winnings of restaurants and hotels. Local governments may charge people a fee to gamble in restaurants and hotels. Some of the fees and taxes may used for dealing with gambling addiction, police, education, and infrastructure. If you are against casino gambling, do you think the state lottery should be eliminated which may be as addictive or more addictive than casino gambling?

I would like New Hampshire to spend some of the money it obtains from gambling on better highways, other infrastructure, transportation, and public transportation. If New Hampshire has better highways, other infrastructure, transportation, and public transportation, more businesses may want to create good paying jobs and great paying jobs in New Hampshire. Fewer people have to work in Massachusetts. New Hampshire and local governments may have bigger business tax bases.
- Ken Stremsky, Manchester, NH

Thank God that Obama is creating all these jobs! Good Government jobs that pay well and won't go away.
- David, Manchester

What hope? What change?
- Mark, Manchester

And for those not out of work, we are doing extra duties to pick up the slack
- Harry, Atkinson

Because the New England states share employees across state lines, do the statistics apply to the state you worked in or the state you live in?

I remind people that we have trouble competing with other nations for numerous reasons. The main one is the high cost of living in the US, high salaries to support a lifestyle our TV tells us to expect. Then we have the high cost of health care. I would love to see a realistic statistic on how many people have been laid off because they, or a family member, have health issues. I wonder how many can afford health insurance on unemployment.

What we need in this country is to retain whatever jobs are left, create new jobs producing an actual product that can be exported and give tax incentives to companies that create / keep jobs in the US.

I also think that having a national health insurance pool or a health insurance system that does not tie insurance to your job would be a much better system. It is sad that we, as a nation, spend more on health care (including insurance) than any other nation but we are ranked 32nd in quality of care. How many of you can afford $1200. a month premiums with $10,000 deductible. That is what my spouse and I were quoted and that $10k was for each. That means, out of pocket, we will pay $34,400 a year before the insurance company pays anything. For two people who have had company sponsored health insurance for over 30 years. BCBS told me we had to go to the state pool after having BCBS through work. Health discrimination!

Loss of jobs domino's into loss of insurance and then having to chose between paying the mortgage and buying food or paying for health care.
- Mari, Mont Vernon

But remember the recession is over. We only lost another two hundred thousand jobs in the nation last month. Rejoice, rejoice!

What is worse having a job and competing with the communist nations who now manufacture our goods or sending more of these jobs over too them? It's funny really as China embraces capitalism expanding and growing its wealth; we are told of the evils of capitalism and are in decline.
- Deb, Derry

The reason why there's a lot of variances in the unemployment rate is because for 4 months out of they year people cannot get around as freely as they can because of winter. An hour commute can take 2-3 hours with driving conditions.
In addition NH is still pretty much a blue collar working state with roots still relying on agricultural and seasonal jobs. Theres not very many high tech jobs. We know the federal government isn't going to help us to bring manufacturing back to our country, so that makes it our responsibility to start trying to entice corporations back. We have our community colleges formerly vo-techs. Lets start getting people the skills that are needed.

I'd even be willing to explore the possibility if they come here to let them use the land tax-free if the employ people here. I know I'm going to get a lot of people ranting and raving with this notion. Maybe in lieu of taxes they can contribute a donation to at least cover the cost of police and fire services based on a square footage since that will be about the only thing they will use.

Bold times require even bolder ideas.
- Jack Alex, Manchester