We invite your feedback on which groups are doing good work on behalf of the beleaguered taxpayer. Feel free to add to the discussion started in the February NHLA Newsletter.
Taxpayer Advocacy Groups in NHThe Coalition of New Hampshire Taxpayers (CNHT) -
http://cnht.org CNHT is a New Hampshire-only grassroots taxpayer advocacy group that strives to keep taxes low, government small and honest, protect individual rights and freedoms, and preserve the "New Hampshire Advantage."
Rochester Concerned Taxpayers Association -
www.rochestertaxpayers.org RCTA is a non-profit, non-partisan organization which serves in the interest of the taxpayers of Rochester. Our primary goal is to provide information and education on matters associated with or affecting city, school and county taxes and spending habits.
Goffstown Citizens for Fiscal Responsibility -
www.gcfronline.org Mission: "To ensure the citizens of Goffstown receive accurate and unbiased facts about our local government's budgets, contracts and spending; and to propose … alternative solutions that enable our local governments to operate sensibly."
The Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy -
www.jbartlett.org An independent think tank focused on state and local public policy issues that affect the quality of life for New Hampshire's citizens. The Center has as its core beliefs individual freedom and responsibility, limited and accountable government, and an appreciation of the role of the free enterprise system.
Several national groups have affiliates or links to NH-based orgs as well. Try National Taxpayers Union, Americans for Tax Reform,
www.FairTax.org, and
www.Cato.org.
[Our P/C disclaimer: The NHLA does not necessarily endorse the groups listed above. We encourage you to do your own research. If you find some good ones, please tell us about them!]