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01-15-2022, 09:08 AM #126man of ice
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My Dad was a doctor with the State (i.e. psychiatric) Hospital system in Mass. for many years and he used to say that NH is a great state to live in if you're young, healthy and sane.
The people who would move from Malden or Methuen or Haverhill or wherever to Nashua when they started making some money to avoid taxes but who then moved back when they were broke and needed services used to particularly bug him.
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01-15-2022, 09:23 AM #127
Was that back in the horse and buggy days?
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01-15-2022, 09:59 AM #128man of ice
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He finally retired in '05. Retired from the state before that though, I guess like '98 or something. Maybe 2000, not positive.
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01-15-2022, 10:13 AM #129
Cool story bro
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01-15-2022, 10:17 AM #130man of ice
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Hey you asked when it was.
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01-15-2022, 07:09 PM #131
He's not wrong. NH has very little in terms of services or social support as a lot is municipal. The state is starting to take a bit more of a role on a few things now, but I doubt you'll ever see a meaningful implementation of lots of social support.
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01-16-2022, 10:46 AM #132
Legit question for those moving to NH due to taxation of retirement funds in VT, do you support higher taxes at the highest income brackets in order to eliminate that? I e. Before Ronnie Raygun? Do you support rolling back the policies and rulings that got us here? Money has to come from somewhere. Reducing services is a violation of the social contract.
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01-16-2022, 10:57 AM #133
The school district issue and teacher pay issue is a legit problem in VT. I've watched some stupid shit play out in some very small towns. Belvedere and Waterville just completely blew my mind with their entrenched positions and unwillingness to work together, all because of control issues. That was 30+ years ago and based on the two new schools they each built 20 years ago, after bickering for a decade or more, it can't have gotten any better. And that's state didn't make it any better. They push a lot to the local level. Some of that is deserved, as in "if you can't be helpful, then work it out amongst yer damn selves, we're sick of your shit."
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01-19-2022, 10:07 AM #134
Truly classic. I've found a segment of our population that bitch about taxes/policies are the ones who use social services more than others, but are completely clueless as to where the money comes from.
The other segment are the wealthy who don't give a shit about anyone but themselves and don't need social programs unless it's corporate welfare of course.
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01-19-2022, 03:44 PM #135
Can confirm—you don’t want to live in NH if you have a mental health issue that may need inpatient stabilization, unless you’re rich(or a Veteran with VA benefits). If you’re an older adult with MH issues? Yer fucked. Definitely seen patients board for WEEKS in community EDs in New Hampshire awaiting a psych bed. I’m sure that does wonders for one’s mental health.
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01-20-2022, 06:45 AM #136
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