Connecticut Senate Approves Budget With Special Tax of Millionaires

AP Breaking, via TBO.com ^ | 25 April 2002 | Matthew Daly

[fogarty]

Notice to all Connecticut millionaires:
There's plenty of land here in the South. Come on down, and bring your business investments with you.

[KansasConservative1]

Attention Millionaires: Do not move to or build any new industry in Connecticut! They do not want to build your big house, service your needs or work in the jobs you create.

[Rate_Determining_Step]

But Democrats said it was only fair to target the wealthy, since the state had already raised taxes on poor people by increasing the cigarette tax by 61 cents per pack.

But-but-but, I thought they were helping the poor with their compassionate tax on the evil weed!

[sphinx]

I saw a "special" on a Camel pack for $3.65. How can poor people even afford to smoke? Or perhaps that's why they're poor?

I'd like to know how the black market in cigs is developing.

[wingnuts'nbolts]

Oh, but there is so much more you will get. I love Florida. We'd be glad to have you!

[wingnuts'nbolts]

It's called the "Intangible Tax". Not too bad.

[MissMillie]

"But Democrats said....

I'm always leary about a non-attributed statement. Which Democrats?

[wasp69]

Wouldn't that be Ten Years After?

[wasp69]

Notice to all Connecticut millionaires:
There's plenty of land here in the South. Come on down, and bring your business investments with you.

But for the love of God, leave the idiot commies there! FReepers and conservatives are welcome in Dixie anytime, dirtbag communist NE ivory tower liberals are not!

[LaGrone]

When will these socialist liberals learn that you don't improve the poor by dragging down the rich. Class warfare, part 7 from the liberals. Nothing new here!

[willyone]

Drive around Norwich,Bridgeport,New Haven,New London and Willamantic. I think you will begin to see a pattern and gain some insight.

[fogarty]

I agree. I would say among the lesser known millionaires, most of them are conservative. You're right on that point though - let the socialists swim in the swamp they created.

[grania]

Check #61 on this thread. Jwalsh07 provided lyrics.

[tortoise]

Florida, with no income tax, is getting a flood of very wealthy people from other states. I believe most pro-atheletes now "live" in Orlando.

While probably not the biggest in absolute numbers, Nevada has had the fastest growing state population percentage-wise for a couple decades now, comprised largely of wealthy individuals. Boat loads of Silicon Valley types take off for the Lake Tahoe/Reno area when they've made their small fortunes. It is also about the nicest tax jurisdiction in the country. It only has a modest sales tax (6.5-7.25%), no income tax at all (per the State Constitution), the county effective property taxes range from very low to average, and the miscellaneous excise taxes (gas, tobacco, etc) are a good bit lower than average compared to other states.

Of course, across the border is California with a sales tax of around 8%, income tax of almost 10%, and lethal tax laws, so it is no wonder that people from Silicon Valley make the 3-4 hour move to Nevada.

[Tribune7]

On the other hand, a lot of (most) of those CT millionares are liberal types that look down on the red sections of the map. I think of it as poetic justice.

[thatcher]

I am making my florida house my primary residency.

[thatcher]

But Democrats said it was only fair to target the wealthy, since the state had already raised taxes on poor people by increasing the cigarette tax by 61 cents per pack.

This statement suggests that the "wealthy" are somehow responsible for supporting the poor's smoking habits which are so expensive because of the taxes imposed on cigarettes by the very political party which claimed the right to impose heavier taxes on cigarettes because they claimed that the heavy tax would dissuade those who could not afford to smoke from such a bad habit, and that the extra taxes were needed to pay for the excessive medical cost rung up by smokers on the government tab. Now they want the wealthy to help pay for the 'poor's'  unaffordable addiction so that the state can keep taxing it?

Are they poor because they smoke, or do they smoke because they are poor?