Tag: Volume 265 | No. 17 - Page 5 - The New Hampshire Gazette

The Source of Our Discontent

May 7, 2021 by Jean Stimmell

Conservative media and politicians whip their audiences into a frenzy, crying that the sky is falling: that we are losing our birthright as a nation because “hordes” of dark-skinned “aliens” are invading our country. They accuse liberals of being godless heathens for questioning the “natural order” of things in terms of who should be in charge, what it means to be a man or a woman, who we can love, the list goes on and on. In a word, these instigators are fueling moral panic, pitting us one against another, making us ever more polarized as a nation. Tressie McMillan Cottom, a sociologist and prominent …

How Trump Saved Us From Covid

May 7, 2021 by The Alleged Editor

To the Editor: One major media expert after another ridiculed the idea and said it would take a miracle for President Trump to produce Covid-19 vaccines and begin protecting people in 2020. Trump worked that miracle and now almost one-third of the American people are fully vaccinated. Getting the vaccine produced and into peoples’ arms was a Herculean effort that had to overcome many technical, business, bureaucratic, and political obstacles. It required not just creating and beginning to produce nearly a billion vaccine doses but producing a billion vials, syringes, swabs, and other equipment, plus arrangements for refrigeration, transportation, tracking systems, distribution centers, and about …

The Energy Innovation Act Will Cut Pollution And Put Money In Our Pockets

May 7, 2021 by The Alleged Editor

By Ian Hancock and Mark Reynolds Imagine getting to zero emissions by 2050, without big government spending and no new regulations. Not a fantasy—over 3,500 U.S. economists endorsed such a plan, according to the Wall Street Journal (January 17, 2019). On April 1st, Congressman Ted Deutch introduced HR 2307, the “Energy Innovation & Carbon Dividend Act” (EICDA), following the recommendations of those economists. How would the EICDA work? A “carbon fee” is charged on all carbon-emitting fuels when they are extracted from the ground. All collected fees are then handed back to every household as a “carbon cash-back” payment. The program pays for itself, and …

PUC Nominee Lacks Qualifications

May 7, 2021 by The Alleged Editor

To the Editor: Do you know what the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) does? During this pandemic, many customers had difficulty keeping up with heat and electric bills. NHPUC worked with residents and our fuel and electric companies to protect the needs of both. A little extra insulation could save you dollars on your energy bill. NHPUC oversees energy efficiency programs. From their website: “It is the NHPUC’s mission to ensure that customers of regulated utilities receive safe, adequate and reliable service at just and reasonable rates.” Governor Sununu recently nominated a commissioner to the PUC, Daniel Goldner, a Texas Instruments executive. But is he a …

List of Wise Democratic Votes

May 7, 2021 by The Alleged Editor

Dear Editor, This list represents how New Hampshire Democrat [sic] Representatives scattered throughout the state have been voting in the New Hampshire General Court in Concord through April 9, 2021. On all of these votes, more than 90 percent—in most cases 97 percent—of Republicans voted the other way. Taxes & Fees 97 percent AGAINST prohibiting an income tax on earned personal income. (CACR1) 97 percent AGAINST prohibiting any broad-based sales tax. (CACR2) 100 percent FOR requiring state taxpayers to make up for poor investments by the Retirement Board. (HB274) 98 percent AGAINST reducing the cost of electricity. (HB614) 99 percent AGAINST reducing the cost of …