If some more tax increases don't work, maybe a new busway and another minor league venue will fix all their problems.
President Hillary and the new Democrat Senate will bail them out, oh...
Hmmm, Democrat Legislature, Democrat Governor, Democrat-appointed Judiciary - what could possibly go wrong?
sarc/
Maybe they can borrow some money from Puerto Rico.
Sanctuary city—the bondholders need to say “no”.
2banana’s Rule:
Long term democrat rule + public unions + free sh*t army = misery, ruin and bankruptcy
The real solution for Hartford’s comeback:
1. Declare bankruptcy
2. Tear up all public union contracts and pensions
3. Ban all public unions
4. Throw corrupt democrat leaders in jail
5. Cut taxes to the bone
6. Watch city grow and blossom as working people and businesses flock there
States can’t legally declare bankruptcy - not sure if cities can not either.
Anyway - we NEED government bankruptcy / default.
There will be no change otherwise.
For anyone curious, Hartford’s 2018 budget runs to $613 million.
Just raise taxes. Voila. Problem solved.
The only way to make it viable, might be to end all support for welfare there, so as to force all the welfare recipients to move elsewhere.
I would love to hire more cops but not until they revamp the entire pension system to make it more in line with normal private industry...
as it is, the cops and firemen can retire quite early with fat pensions and excellent health care..
they need to go strictly to 401ks and have cops fully engaged in their retirements...
same with all federal/state/county employees and military....