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About Jim

A business entrepreneur focused on fixing our economy Jim's entrepreneurial career began in 2003 when he became part owner of a small, successful aerospace company. The company's software product, which uses computational fluid dynamics to compute airflow over aircraft, is heavily used in the defense industry. As an entrepreneur, Jim's experiences with government regulation, the tax code, and big bureaucracy have reinforced his belief in the urgent need to reform and downsize government. Experience grounded in patriotism Jim Forsythe's diverse experiences in military, business, and academics have instilled in him a deep love of this country, a fierce passion to ...

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The LLC Tax

I oppose the "LLC Tax" which is essentially an income tax on small businesses. With record unemployment, there could be no worse time for this tax. To grow our way out of the economic downturn, we must lower taxes, not raise them. Some facts about the "LLC Tax": Passed as part of the budget bill in June late in the process without any public hearings. Creates a 5% Interest and Dividends tax on LLC distributions.  This is a tax on the individuals receiving the distributions, not the LLC itself. There is not another state in the Union that treats ...

Education

I believe that parents and teachers know what is best for educating children.  Kids are educated most effectively when control over the education is as close to home as possible.  I will fight to empower parents and teachers, and prevent the centralization of control of our schools in Concord and in Washington. We must protect the right of parents in New Hampshire to homeschool their children as they see fit.  A growing number of families are homeschooling every year with generally spectacular results.  I will fight for less regulation for the homeschooling community.  Government should be accountable to the people, not ...