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CT like other Big Blue states has forced the middle class to leave so they are left with a U-shaped society; lots of rich and porr people. This being the New Yorker the author to think what happens in the Tri-State area is a microcosm of the nation. The fact is CT has been run by liberals for generations and the results are entirely predictable.
1 posted on 09/04/2014 7:34:04 AM PDT by C19fan
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“It has the highest per-capita income of the 50 states. It’s got America’s best pizza, for God’s sake.*”

This invalidates the credibility of the author.


2 posted on 09/04/2014 7:47:00 AM PDT by Boogieman
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It started when one Christopher Edge wrote into the letters section to say he had had it and was moving out in a brief tirade entitled “Farewell, Connecticut.” More positive residents then chimed in with their support for the Nutmeg State. “Running away is not the solution,” chided one Patricia Karwoski....In short, Connecticut has somehow managed to become both the richest and worst economy in America. And what’s worse, America has started to look more and more like Connecticut.
"...and then I asked myself, 'where would people never notice a town full of robots?' Connecticut!"
- Claire Wellington (played by Glenn Close), from the film remake of The Stepford Wives

"I'm in hell. Connecticut is the fifth ring of hell."
- Gus the cat burglar (played by Denis Leary), from the film The Ref


3 posted on 09/04/2014 7:47:46 AM PDT by Alex Murphy ("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
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Except for a two stint in Chicago, I’ve lived in CT for 55 years. In the last 20 it has driven itself straight into the ground as fast and as hard as it can. We have about 2-3 years left here and then it’s on to VA. I’ll miss the pizza but not much else.


4 posted on 09/04/2014 7:49:28 AM PDT by muir_redwoods (When I first read it, " Atlas Shrugged" was fictional)
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How many minorities are there in Connecticut? The more blacks and Hispanics, the more extreme poor, the more it skews the average. If there are a great many people there with traditional middle-class jobs who are struggling, then there’s a problem. But if the “poor” we’re talking about are either chronically unemployed i.e. lazy or the types of jobs they can do are only minimum wage jobs, then there is no solution.


6 posted on 09/04/2014 7:51:41 AM PDT by driftless2 (For long term happiness, learn how to play the accordion.)
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What the article left out was how expensive the nice areas of Connecticut are. The wealthy, beautiful areas have housing prices no middle class family could afford. The formerly nice middle class areas are in rapid decline. There are fewer good jobs. The crime ridden, welfare supported hell holes are growing.
7 posted on 09/04/2014 7:52:53 AM PDT by detective
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The question is, at what point with the U shaped economy will CT fulfill Maggie Thatcher’s take on Socialism and lose the ability to financially support the poor with the earnings of the rich? They’re headed in that direction, but not quite there yet.


12 posted on 09/04/2014 7:57:47 AM PDT by tanknetter
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Lowell Weicker. It was all down hill from there.
14 posted on 09/04/2014 8:00:43 AM PDT by McGruff (You can lead a human to knowledge but you can't make him think)
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Pick any Central American country, and the wealth demographic looks identical.

CT has the economy of Mexico. Very, very rich people and the poor. The middle class have become economic prisoners, trapped in their mortgages and their kid’s college bills.


16 posted on 09/04/2014 8:06:53 AM PDT by RinaseaofDs
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Foley may beat Malloy in November (most polls show Foley with a 3-5 point lead), but with an overwhelmingly leftist legislature and a liberal suburban soccer mom culture (let alone the minorities and illegals) there is little Foley can accomplish. Remember, in CT the Marxist beat Romney 57-41. As well, Foley doesn’t strike me as a revolutionary type who will shake things up (aka, RINO). Expect more of the same.


18 posted on 09/04/2014 8:09:41 AM PDT by BlueStateRightist (Government is best which governs least.)
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Will the last conservative to leave please turn off the lights?


22 posted on 09/04/2014 8:37:46 AM PDT by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
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The most redeeming thing about Connecticut is that it is a long ways from here.


24 posted on 09/04/2014 9:20:17 AM PDT by wjcsux ("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
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I left “toney” Fairfield County, CT for Idaho and I’ll never go back. CT is a prison for tax slaves.


26 posted on 09/04/2014 9:33:40 AM PDT by Dr. Thorne ("Don't be afraid. Just believe." - Mark 5:36)
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