Connecticut Legislature to Vote on Tax Hike-Laced Budget This Week [Laced With Economic Poison.]

ATR ^ | 2011-05-02 | Patrick Gleason

[92nina]

The Connecticut Senate plans to hold a floor vote today on the budget agreement recently reached by legislative Democrats and first term Gov. Dannel Malloy (D). The plan, which entails two dozen tax increases, would technically be out of balance the moment it is signed into law and therefore unconstitutional.

The problem is that the budget assumes over $13 million in higher revenue from an online sales tax and cosmetic surgery tax. Yet, that revenue is highly unlikely to come to fruition according to Kevin Sullivan, Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services. CT News Junkie has the following on the letter that Commissioner Sullivan sent to the Office of Fiscal Analysis last month:

"Sullivan goes onto say no state that has passed and implemented the tax has started collecting revenue and in all but one state, remote sellers like Amazon have simply ceased doing business with in-state businesses....."

Read more: http://www.atr.org/connecticut-legislature-vote-tax-hike-laced-a6112#ixzz1LJwlGP1D

[92nina]

The state of Connecticut targets itself.

Take this article and others I found to the fight to the Libs on their own turf; put the Left on the defensive at at Digg and at Reddit and in Delicious and Stumbleupon

[y6162]

I live in Ct..not for much longer...

[SuperLuminal]

Scumbag left-wing voters get what they deserve! I want my obamao-loving commie in-laws to experience as much tax pain as possible...

[cashless]

Guess it sucks to live in Conn. How's that whole mainstream, country club, middle of the road, reach across the aisle in the spirit of compromise and bipartisanship Republican thingy working out for ya?