[Henry10]

Originally Posted by JayCT

It looks like Governor Malloy is going to be proposing a very "lean" budget this year. One that proposes no tax hikes and redistributes aid more to our distressed cities. Hopefully it will get the state's finances under control. Will see. Jay

Malloy continues to prep CT for lean budget | HartfordBusiness.com

Article talks about three sides need to come together to solve the fiscal crisis which is getting worse by the day -- Malloy, Unions and Cities. Am I the only one with the full confidence that they will make it even worse?

[ayoskillz]

Originally Posted by Mr_250

How is everyone feeling about this CCM change?! If this passes, the arguement of "we'll at least we don't tax groceries" is thrown out the window. Also, tax put sales tax on gas, why not. And in some counties it will cost you a sales tax of 8.25% to eat out. The sad part is I will never reap the benefit because I live in an above average town.
CCM: Pair sales tax hike, bargaining changes to bolster cities, towns | The CT Mirror

No matter how much you tax certain things people still will buy. Tax clothes people still buy. Tax food people still buy. Gas ect

[Mr_250]

Originally Posted by ayoskillz

No matter how much you tax certain things people still will buy. Tax clothes people still buy. Tax food people still buy. Gas ect

You're right, the items listed above are needed to fit into a normal society. Sounds like the CT government is taking advantage of the so called "nessesities" and taxing them because we as a community need to buy them in order to run our daily lives.

Sounds fair...

Sounds like a north end drug dealer. "No matter how much I raise the price they still keep coming back because people will still buy."

I just keep seeing this money grab by our legislators and no real reason behind it other than wealth distribution.

[RunD1987]

Heard States are pushing for higher sales tax and lower property taxes.

I say cap property tax and car tax at 45 Mill Rate. Raise sakes tax to 8%. Slowly do away with income tax and replace income tax with toll taxes.

Legalize marijuana. Place a 12% excess tax on marjuana, alcohol, and cigarettes to pay for DMHAS/Hospitals.

Gas tax bring down to 25% and taxes go to general State funds.

[Mike 75]

There are a couple of things I like in this proposal - special ed costs are borne by the state, regional services are not subject to collective bargaining and these new tax revenues are exempt from the arbitration review process. Even better would be to rid municipalities of all unfunded state mandates. But its also pretty apparent to me that this is a thinly veiled attempt to bail out the city of Hartford, to which I am totally opposed. Hartford is a poorly managed and spendthrift city which needs to address its spending problems before looking for additional revenues from the rest of the state. Good money after bad. That said, if this proposal was coupled with a Hartford bankruptcy, it might be palatable.

[ads94]

Not too happy with the sales tax hike. Waterbury would shove it up to the max instantly. Will just stop eating out in Waterbury, and look elsewhere. I do not like the "regional tax" component. No idea why when I buy groceries in town that some of the money goes to Waterbury. I am unsure if I am reading it right, but that's what this seems like.

[Matrix2791]

Originally Posted by Mr_250

How is everyone feeling about this CCM change?! If this passes, the arguement of "we'll at least we don't tax groceries" is thrown out the window. Also, tax put sales tax on gas, why not. And in some counties it will cost you a sales tax of 8.25% to eat out. The sad part is I will never reap the benefit because I live in an above average town.
CCM: Pair sales tax hike, bargaining changes to bolster cities, towns | The CT Mirror

I'm fine with the sales tax on gas, but only if the gas tax is abolished.

[Henry10]

Originally Posted by Mike 75

There are a couple of things I like in this proposal - special ed costs are borne by the state, regional services are not subject to collective bargaining and these new tax revenues are exempt from the arbitration review process. Even better would be to rid municipalities of all unfunded state mandates. But its also pretty apparent to me that this is a thinly veiled attempt to bail out the city of Hartford, to which I am totally opposed. Hartford is a poorly managed and spendthrift city which needs to address its spending problems before looking for additional revenues from the rest of the state. Good money after bad. That said, if this proposal was coupled with a Hartford bankruptcy, it might be palatable

Good observation. State has been bailing out the cities for a long time. Or in other words, State collects money from suburbanite stiffs to re-distribute to City's parasites and criminals.

CT has gotten to a point that stiffs can't do a single thing about it, except move out. Right now, cities choose politicians, which of course know where their loyalty lies. So this is a deteriorating spiral, and "bleed to death by a thousand cuts"

[BPt111]

Connecticut's minimum wage could rise again thanks to new bill - WFSB 3 Connecticut

[ayoskillz]

Originally Posted by BPt111

Connecticut's minimum wage could rise again thanks to new bill - WFSB 3 Connecticut

Not good... thats Meaning more jobs will move out due to them not making enough money to pay taxes and employees