Let's see, it works in....
...in Laconia (so far) and has for quite some time in Franklin. Nashua has one, Dover is looking at it hard. Yet, if it works for Cities, why not towns? Where the Cities have Charters that cast it in stone (legally), it could be done at the Town level as long as there is the leadership to promote and guide it through the budgetary process. Hey, even the Selectmen in Meredith have at least raised the possibility of a "voluntary" Tax Cap...so there may well be merit to it.
While the following is also posted over at GraniteGrok for other purposes (we want Ken to win!), I would ask you to listen to the interview that we did.
His main message? Keep the tax cap whole in Franklin. Why? It protects taxpayer monies and forces the city's managers and leaders to think hard and come up with creative solutions. And it has worked well, giving rise to a growth in the State that is well managed and among the fastest in the state. We wish him well and good success in the upcoming race!
Anyways, he promotes the case for a tax cap and why it makes sense better than I do:
