Putting the Fun (yes, fun!) in State Budget Funding with Phil Sletten (part 1)

Is everyone talking about the New Hampshire state budget? Well, if they aren't, they should be, as the budget impacts literally everyone in New Hampshire.

In this part 1 episode, Liz and Phil Sletten (Research Director at the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute) talk about what the heck a state budget is, how it is similar to - and very different from - a household budget, and how state revenues have decreased due to choices by lawmakers (not magic).

Liz asks Phil whether he's a robot and Phil asks Liz to show their work in a math problem.

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Links:

• NHFPI’s Budget landing page
• NHFPI’s “Uncharted” Podcast
• Who is Experiencing Poverty in the Granite State? (NHFPI)
• Business Tax Rate Reductions Led to Between $795 Million and $1.17 Billion in Forgone Revenue for Public Services Since 2015 (NHFPI)
• Households with High Incomes Disproportionately Benefit from Interest and Dividends Tax Repeal (NHFPI)
• New Hampshire’s interest and dividends tax – and why it’s a hot campaign issue – explained (NH Bulletin)
• Average Cost of College by State (Education Data Initiative) – New Hampshire has the second highest in-state tuition cost

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