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We demand a state budget that invests in our future, not one that smothers our hope for the basic American dream.
Gov. Ayotte’s budget forces working families to pay hundreds or even thousands more for Medicaid. It’s a new tax on working families —so the wealthy and big corporations can keep their tax breaks.
Why It Matters
It's an income tax on working people. These new costs aren’t small —they’re hundreds of dollars a month, draining household budgets.
It risks our economy. When families can’t afford care, they delay treatment—leading to higher emergency costs for everyone.
It threatens opioid recovery efforts. 82% of Medicaid enrollees in NH with opioid use disorder rely on Medicaid-covered treatment.
Hospitals will pay the price. More uninsured patients mean higher costs for all.
Reignite the emergency room boarding crises preventing people from getting the mental health care they need and leading to overcrowding at hospitals.
The Bottom Line: This isn’t about balancing the budget—it’s about shifting the burden onto workers and their families to fund tax breaks for rich CEOs and multinational corporations.
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Stop the Health Care Tax on Young Granite Staters
As young Granite Staters, we demand a budget that invests in our generation—not one that raises costs on working people while protecting unfair tax breaks for the ultra-rich and big corporations that we all pay for.
Gov. Ayotte’s proposed budget would force working families and young people to pay Medicaid premiums—a new health care income tax on those who can least afford it. This plan robs us of the future we deserve in New Hampshire by making it harder to stay, build a career, and raise a family.
It risks our economy. When families can’t afford care, they delay treatment—leading to higher emergency costs for everyone.
It threatens opioid recovery efforts. 82% of Medicaid enrollees in NH with opioid use disorder rely on Medicaid-covered treatment.
Hospitals will pay the price. More uninsured patients mean higher costs for all.
It reignites the emergency room boarding crises, preventing people from getting the mental health care they need and leading to overcrowding at hospitals.
We know the game is rigged: multinational corporations and their rich CEOS dodge their fair share in taxes while working people pay the price with higher taxes. Young workers are already struggling with rising rents, student loan payments, the crushing cost of child care, and really just the basic costs—and now, Ayotte wants to force us to pay more just to keep our health care.
We, the undersigned, demand a state budget that invests in our future, not one that smothers our hope for the basic American dream. No new health care tax on young workers. No more tax giveaways for the corporations and the ultra rich. Just a fair budget that puts Granite Staters first.