CT (1 of 6 all Dem states) passes GOP budget, Gov to veto

[dead0man]

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The Dems budget would have raised taxes $1.8B, which perhaps would have been fine if they hadn't raised them $1.5B in '11 and $1.2 in '15 (running General Electric, Aetna, and Alexion out of state).  And they still have a $3.5B deficit.  Seems you really can't tax your way to prosperity....who knew?

[TheSaint250]

The GOP nominee should campaign on this, especially if Malloy vetoes it.

[GlobeSoc]

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The Dems budget would have raised taxes $1.8B, which perhaps would have been fine if they hadn't raised them $1.5B in '11 and $1.2 in '15 (running General Electric, Aetna, and Alexion out of state).  And they still have a $3.5B deficit.  Seems you really can't tax your way to prosperity....who knew?

It's possible, but difficult, both politically and policywise. A well organized SP could be beneficial to the economy even if taxes were raised to cover 90-110% of costs, as could well organized infrastructure spending. A reaganomic system is not the only way to revive an economy, just the only one that is politically feasible in the present alignment and the only one that think tanks bother making viable policy plans for(both will change, just as the political wheel of fortune turned to reaganism, it will turn away)

[Kingpoleon]

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The Dems budget would have raised taxes $1.8B, which perhaps would have been fine if they hadn't raised them $1.5B in '11 and $1.2 in '15 (running General Electric, Aetna, and Alexion out of state).  And they still have a $3.5B deficit.  Seems you really can't tax your way to prosperity....who knew?

It's possible, but difficult, both politically and policywise. A well organized SP could be beneficial to the economy even if taxes were raised to cover 90-110% of costs, as could well organized infrastructure spending. A reaganomic system is not the only way to revive an economy, just the only one that is politically feasible in the present alignment and the only one that think tanks bother making viable policy plans for(both will change, just as the political wheel of fortune turned to reaganism, it will turn away)

dead0man isn't exactly an advocate of Reaganomics.

[RINO Tom]

All too familiar of bullshlt goin' on over there.

[GlobeSoc]

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The Dems budget would have raised taxes $1.8B, which perhaps would have been fine if they hadn't raised them $1.5B in '11 and $1.2 in '15 (running General Electric, Aetna, and Alexion out of state).  And they still have a $3.5B deficit.  Seems you really can't tax your way to prosperity....who knew?

It's possible, but difficult, both politically and policywise. A well organized SP could be beneficial to the economy even if taxes were raised to cover 90-110% of costs, as could well organized infrastructure spending. A reaganomic system is not the only way to revive an economy, just the only one that is politically feasible in the present alignment and the only one that think tanks bother making viable policy plans for(both will change, just as the political wheel of fortune turned to reaganism, it will turn away)

dead0man isn't exactly an advocate of Reaganomics.

I'm not too familiar with him, I just read what he wrote here and assumed that.

[Ye We Can]

All too familiar of bullshlt goin' on over there.

[Indy Texas]

Connecticut and New Jersey are disasters because they became giant pyramid schemes in the mid-20th century.

Vacuum up affluent white people who are scared/tired of NYC and borrow against the low taxes they're paying now to fund the roads and pensions of tomorrow. The population will always keep growing, so what could possibly go wrong?

[ilikeverin]

Connecticut and New Jersey are disasters because they became giant pyramid schemes in the mid-20th century.

Vacuum up affluent white people who are scared/tired of NYC and borrow against the low taxes they're paying now to fund the roads and pensions of tomorrow. The population will always keep growing, so what could possibly go wrong?

That's a cogent analysis, actually.  CT bet big on suburbs.  And, well... it didn't pay off.  Oops!

[choclatechip45]

As someone who lives in CT and is a democrat I hope republicans campaign on this awful budget. Hopefully someone comes out and says how all these cuts will effect UCONN basketball the only thing people care about in this state. I really hope th Citizens Election Program doesn't get cut.

[dead0man]

so, what you're saying it's either raise taxes (again) $1.8B or else Uconn basketball is done for?  And it's the most important thing in the state?

[choclatechip45]

so, what you're saying it's either raise taxes (again) $1.8B or else Uconn basketball is done for?  And it's the most important thing in the state?

No what I'm saying is people care more about UCONN basketball more than they care about the university. So UCONN will threaten the basketball program to get the funding they want. Our taxes are still less than New York. My dad is a real estate lawyer in New York and the whole reason why I was raised in CT was due to that.

[Orser67]

Connecticut and Kansas should be forced to switch governors for like a month, just to see what happens.