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Republican State Senate candidate favors an unprecedented hike in local property taxes
Concord - On Saturday, GOP candidate for State Senate in District 12 Jim Luther stated in an interview with the conservative blog GraniteGrok that he was in "sync" with Republican gubernatorial candidate John Stephen and his reckless economic plan.
Stephen's proposal would empty the pockets of New Hampshire residents with an unprecedented increase in property taxes. The plan, deceptively full of rhetoric and reckless policies, would destabilize New Hampshire's steadily growing economy and put more Granite Staters at risk. Specifically, Luther agreed with Stephen's idea to cut state spending 10% across the board.
"If Jim Luther is so in sync with John Stephen, he should explain to voters in District 12 what Stephen did not: what exactly would be cut?" said Emily Cashman, Communications Director with the New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus. "Stephen's BPT plan alone would cost over $600 million. If that's the kind of fiscal conservatism Jim Luther plans on bringing to Concord, voters better get ready to foot the bill."
Aside from unsound budgeting, the Stephen plan would cut health care for pregnant women, children and seniors. It would eliminate millions in education and municipal aid going directly to local communities, leading to the largest property tax increase in the history of New Hampshire. In addition, the Stephen plan does not list all of the programs that it would eliminate to balance the proposal.
"The voters of District 12 need a plan that offers results, not smoke and mirrors," Cashman continued. "Jim Luther is clearly not offering any real solutions to the everyday concerns of New Hampshire citizens and blindly following Republican ideas that just don't add up."
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