[BobNJ1960]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

You’re giving CT voters, particularly the large uneducated chunk who blindly vote Democrat, far too much credit.

Bingo. Malloy (term 2 election) overcame a GOP lead with a last minute Bridgeport vote, a city in far worse shape than Ct with a far larger % dependent on government.

It is not the educated middle class the Democrats rely on. Its a coalition of state union workers, their families, teachers unions, and those dependent on government to sustain them, along with a MINORITY share of the educated middle class.

[Lincolnian]

The problem is that the Republicans have no workable plan to solve the pension funding issue which is the central economic problem. Their playbook has been to run on national themes of cutting taxes and regulations without the details of how that would solve Connecticut's specific problem with pension funding. What is annoying to me is that both parties are willing to borrow money we, as a state, don't have with the Republicans using it for tax breaks and the Democrats using it to expand social programs. Neither party has presented a workable plan for the pension problem and Lamont is quickly learning that he, like Malloy, will be led down a narrow path with few opportunities to make any significant turns in direction. For a major turn to occur a large number of business and the public need to make a very public demand that the pension funding issue be addressed.

[JayCT]

Originally Posted by Lincolnian

The problem is that the Republicans have no workable plan to solve the pension funding issue which is the central economic problem. Their playbook has been to run on national themes of cutting taxes and regulations without the details of how that would solve Connecticut's specific problem with pension funding. What is annoying to me is that both parties are willing to borrow money we, as a state, don't have with the Republicans using it for tax breaks and the Democrats using it to expand social programs. Neither party has presented a workable plan for the pension problem and Lamont is quickly learning that he, like Malloy, will be led down a narrow path with few opportunities to make any significant turns in direction. For a major turn to occur a large number of business and the public need to make a very public demand that the pension funding issue be addressed.

Exactly. If they had a real sustainable plan, they would have won the Governor election and gained in the Legislature. That is why I am so critical of them. I see them waste a good opportunity again and again and cringe. Jay

[BobNJ1960]

Originally Posted by Lincolnian

. For a major turn to occur a large number of business and the public need to make a very public demand that the pension funding issue be addressed.

Business will just pick amongst 49 other states instead, hence our near bottom USA Business ranking and % of Recovered Great Recession job losses.

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by Lincolnian

The problem is that the Republicans have no workable plan to solve the pension funding issue which is the central economic problem. Their playbook has been to run on national themes of cutting taxes and regulations without the details of how that would solve Connecticut's specific problem with pension funding. What is annoying to me is that both parties are willing to borrow money we, as a state, don't have with the Republicans using it for tax breaks and the Democrats using it to expand social programs. Neither party has presented a workable plan for the pension problem and Lamont is quickly learning that he, like Malloy, will be led down a narrow path with few opportunities to make any significant turns in direction. For a major turn to occur a large number of business and the public need to make a very public demand that the pension funding issue be addressed.

The Republicans seem to have a plan that works quite well in other states that aren’t infiltrated with the Democratic anti-corporate agenda.

https://www.investors.com/politics/c...n-study-finds/

To ignore the Republicans because they haven’t outlined a “plan” that’s to individual voter satisfaction is the right of any voter - but don’t expect anything to change.

[BobNJ1960]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

The Republicans seem to have a plan that works quite well in other states that aren’t infiltrated with the Democratic anti-corporate agenda.

https://www.investors.com/politics/c...n-study-finds/

To ignore the Republicans because they haven’t outlined a “plan” that’s to individual voter satisfaction is the right of any voter - but don’t expect anything to change.

Agree. I would judge Ct GOP only after they control all Ct political chambers for at least 4 straight years.

[JayCT]

Originally Posted by BobNJ1960

Agree. I would judge Ct GOP only after they control all Ct political chambers for at least 4 straight years.

They can’t nominate an electable candidate even when they are running against a Governor with the lowest approval rating in the country. You should be judging them. And as a Republican you should be demanding better. Jay

[JayCT]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

The Republicans seem to have a plan that works quite well in other states that aren’t infiltrated with the Democratic anti-corporate agenda.

https://www.investors.com/politics/c...n-study-finds/

To ignore the Republicans because they haven’t outlined a “plan” that’s to individual voter satisfaction is the right of any voter - but don’t expect anything to change.

Where is Connecticut Republicans plan? Where was their budget plan this past session? They had none. Rather they just said no to the Democrats with no alternative.

Look at their plan for transportation funding. It calls for borrowing more money and putting our state deeper in debt. It’s a 30 year plan with no way to pay for it. How does that make fiscal sense? Yeah, they are great. Jay

[BobNJ1960]

Originally Posted by JayCT

They can’t nominate an electable candidate even when they are running against a Governor with the lowest approval rating in the country. You should be judging them. And as a Republican you should be demanding better. Jay

Disagree. Until they have complete control, their hands are tied. Malloy had complete control when he led us to bottom of nation business rankings. Had he just had partial control, I would not fault him.

[JayCT]

Originally Posted by BobNJ1960

Disagree. Until they have complete control, their hands are tied. Malloy had complete control when he led us to bottom of nation business rankings. Had he just had partial control, I would not fault him.

So you think we should just blindly trust a party that is proposing to put us billions further into debt with no way to pay for it? This is the same party that borrowed money to balance its budget less than 10 years ago. We just paid off that debt. It’s also a party that did not bother to even try to develop its own budget proposal this year. They would just rather stand there and say no to everything. Where is the leadership? I’ll tell you where, no where. That is why they continue to fail to win elections. Jay