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skullpizza t1_ivy34en wrote

Reply to comment by VenserSojo in I believe NH is waiting to legalize marijuana to sell it like it does with Liquor. I know other people believe this to, so I wanted to ask what others think of this? by JCquitt

Doesn't NH typically operate with a budget surplus every year?

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Icy-Conclusion-3500 t1_ivyrj1n wrote

Budget surplus / deficit doesn’t matter really. An additional revenue stream would mean they could either lower other taxes, or get more infrastructure work done.

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skullpizza t1_ivyx3kn wrote

After you said it, it seems obvious that this makes sense. Thanks

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[deleted] t1_iw3wezs wrote

Increasing infrastructure also means increasing more-or-less permanent spend on maintaining said infrastructure.

I'm definitely all for expanding infrastructure, but people tend to think pretty basically when it comes to economic planning.

There are several examples of projects being done with no thought of maintenance.

For example, it seems like every state is always scrambling to find money when a bridge needs repairing.

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Icy-Conclusion-3500 t1_iw3xoqu wrote

More infrastructure work ≠ more infrastructure. It could be used for maintenance that isn’t on the docket yet, or like you say, an emergency fund.

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