Hard to Soak the Rich When They’re Sopping Wet
As Gov. M. Jodi Rell and state legislators struggle to close the state budget deficit and balance the next one, a familiar chorus has risen on the left
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A Penance for Using Plastic
You're sensitive to the environment. You reduce, reuse, and recycle. But to a group of radical environmentalists and state legislators, you are an ecological sinner if you carry your groceries home in a plastic bag. As penance, they want you to pay a "plastax" of 5 cents on every bag you use. This new tax should be rejected.
Dairy Problem: Too Many Cows, Farms
They say sacred cows make the best hamburger, so here goes: To save Connecticut's dairy industry, we need to slaughter cattle instead of subsidizing farmers.
Raising Taxes No Solution
The first rule of holes is: If you are in one, stop digging. Legislative Leaders in the Connecticut General Assembly have demonstrated they haven’t learned this lesson yet.