Letters to the Editor

Editor’s note: Kristin Smith, associate research professor of sociology at the University of New Hampshire and a family demographer at the Carsey School of Public Policy, wrote this letter to the House Labor Industrial and Rehabilitative Services Committee to clarify…

To the editor: Do we really want to cut business taxes, or do we just want to play at it? The current rate for the business profits tax is 8.2 percent. It is scheduled to go to 7.9 percent at…

To the editor: New Hampshire’s economy is at a tipping point. There exists a shortage of skilled workers that serve tech, health care, manufacturing and other sectors. Reasons for these shortages include an aging workforce and the exodus from the…

To the editor: Manufacturers, who employ over 68,000 people, pay the highest hourly wages, and give the best fringe benefit packages, are in danger of having to leave the state of New Hampshire. The biggest crisis is the highest cost…

To the editor: Re the article about long-term care (“Long-term care is on the ropes in New Hampshire”) in the Nov. 25-Dec. 8 issue: The author implies a cost inflation rate of around 13.5 percent compared with payments of 4.5…

To the editor: New Hampshire is a unique and truly wonderful place to work, raise a family and, frankly, seek refuge from the things in life that people in other parts of the country find challenging. The natural beauty of…

To the editor: I want to thank you for keeping on the GT Advanced Technologies story.    As you can imagine, I was a modest investor but nonetheless felt the pain of financial loss but more betrayal and shaken confidence…