A fan favorite, Phil Sletten (Research Director at New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute), is back! Liz and Phil talk about what even are property taxes? Who actually pays them? Why is New Hampshire so dang reliant on them? And is there ANYONE who can do ANYTHING about them? Spoiler alert: yep.

But first! A flashback to the Interest and Dividends Tax discussion from last summer's episode. Because context.

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Links:

• Property Taxes in New Hampshire: How They Work and How They Compare (NHFPI report)
• Could NH eliminate the property tax? Some lawmakers want businesses to foot the state’s bills. (Concord Monitor)
• New Hampshire lost a fortune with a tax repeal, but I bet the wealthy spent it on lots of cool stuff (NH Bulletin)
• The Impact of State Downshifting on Local Property Tax Burdens in New Hampshire (2015–2025) (New Hampshire Municipal Association)
• October Revenues Set Back by Interest and Dividends Tax Repeal (NHFPI)
• NH DHHS slashes programs to meet $51M budget reduction mandate (NHPR)
• Concord School District grapples with $17 million budget shortfall (Concord Monitor)
• Results: Claremont voters reject school budget cap (Valley News)
• Hold on to your wallets, new property tax rates are in (Keene Sentinel)
• Some Rochester residents see dramatic rise in property tax bills (WMUR)
• Households with High Incomes Disproportionately Benefit from Interest and Dividends Tax Repeal (NHFPI)

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