CONCORD — The “Cut Our Property Taxes” group unveiled a proposal on Tuesday to create a 3 percent education income tax with a 3 percent statewide property tax, arguing it would lower local property taxes, help fund schools statewide, and raise $1 billion a year in revenue.
Shortly after Andru Volinsky announced the plan Tuesday, the Libertarian Party NH posted on X, formerly Twitter, “Governor candidate Andru Volinsky is threatening the forced conscription of millions of hours of labor. Under libertarian ethical theory, it is perfectly permissible to kill him. (not an encouragement to do so, as we wish to follow the X TOS).”
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