Taxes are crushing hardworking New Hampshire families. While our state has no income or sales tax — a point of pride for Granite Staters — skyrocketing property taxes with diminishing returns from the federal government are squeezing homeowners and renters alike. The tax burden is real, and it’s growing.
At the federal level, wasteful spending drives the need for ever-higher revenue. Every dollar the government wastes is a dollar taken from a family’s grocery budget, a small business’s payroll, or a retiree’s savings. The cycle is vicious: Washington spends recklessly, borrows to cover the gap, and then looks to taxpayers to service the debt.
New Hampshire gets a raw deal from Washington. We send far more in federal taxes than we receive back in federal spending. Our state’s self-reliance and fiscal responsibility are effectively penalized while states with bloated budgets and poor fiscal discipline are rewarded.
My approach to taxes starts with spending. You cannot meaningfully reduce the tax burden without first eliminating wasteful spending. I will fight to audit every federal program, eliminate redundancy, cut programs that don’t deliver results, and redirect savings to reduce the burden on taxpayers.
I also support making the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provisions permanent, eliminating the SALT cap that disproportionately impacts states like New Hampshire with high property taxes, and simplifying the tax code to reduce compliance costs for families and small businesses. The goal is simple: let families keep more of what they earn.