Tension mounts over CT budget

Eyewitness News 3 ^ | June 2, 2017 | Susan Raff and Joseph Wenzel IV

[GuavaCheesePuff]

HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - Connecticut lawmakers were working at the State Capitol on Friday in the final days of the session.

Democrats said they were finding it harder to get bills passed, now that Republicans have more seats and carry more weight.

"They said they wanted to lead. They told the voters in the state of Connecticut give us more seats and we will be at the table,” House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz said. “And you know what we have heard, we will offer no votes."

[Col Frank Slade]

CT is Sears..

[blueunicorn6]

Just borrow some money from Puerto Rico.

[McGruff]

Democrats have driven this state into the ground. Don’t know how it can recover.

[plain talk]

“Just borrow some money from Puerto Rico”

... or Venezuela.

[GuavaCheesePuff]

They’ll blame it on John Rowland and Jodi Rell.

[Rembrandt]

Poor, poor Dim bulbs, when the shoe gets switched to the other foot, it just ain’t fair no more....oh boo hoo,....sob, sob

[JPJones]

“Over 60 percent of those who use our roads, don’t fill up for gas,” state Rep. Tony Guerrera, who is the co-chair of the transportation committee, said. “They drive right through and don’t spend a dime. And yet you and I and everyone else has to pay to fix those roads.”

Totally true, the gas tax in CT is so high, I always wait until I get to MA or RI to buy gas.

[MtnClimber]

Following the decisions of Hugo Chavez will have predictable results.

[Ray76]

Weicker’s tax didn’t work????

[brewcrew1965]

Par for the course in libtard states. They will never learn.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Before CT instituted the state income tax, they were like 47th in taxation. Tax-wise, they were a good state to be in. 25 years later they are 6th.

This is why we fought so hard against an income tax in Tennessee. Politicians promise to lower the sales tax in exchange for a small income tax. But eventually they raise both the income tax and the sales tax.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Check that, CT is the highest taxed state in the union when cost of living is factored in.

[RetiredTexasVet]

So true. In fact, I would fill up in Pa. so I could skip NY, CT, and MA to get to the NH or VT border.

[Deplorable American1776]

I was one of the thousands that was at the anti tax rally and I campaigned for Tom Scott in 94...I was at the Scott headquarters election night. We knew Wicker tax was going to be the road to ruin...12 years later, I moved.

Connecticut's voters, the tolls will be put into the general fund to pay illegals...

[Ray76]

Ax The Tax

[JPJones]

Right. So now, their solution is to raise taxes even more.

CT is dying, the panhandle will be fine the rest of the state will decline slow but sure.

[Deplorable American1776]

Were you there? Tom Scott would have been a good governor. Rowland was okay, not great, but I think CT might surprise in 2018... I think the municipal election this year will be the start of an uprising.

[Repeat Offender]

The obvious answer is to raise taxes so the state will have more money. Those greedy voters are trying to keep too much of the state’s money.

[apoliticalone]

Exactly. BTW a big bingo to your byline.