[nep321]

Originally Posted by STEVEN 1

Connecticut is no different then any other state. Every state has expensive areas, every state has college educated, skilled trades, low income jobs, mid income jobs, high income jobs, black people, white people, cities and small towns.

The only negative to Connecticut is that it is taxed to death and it run by blue-state liberals who are not nor ever been good at job creation and being tax friendly in order to attract new business, socialism doesn't work, Connecticut, New York, and the rest of ya'll up there need to abanden the idea.

Connecticut government is far from anything remotely resembling socialism. Socialism is when the government owns production of things such as agriculture, energy, manufacturing, housing, etc. Like almost every other state, CT imposes an income tax, sales tax and a few other taxes. And the income tax rates in CT are fairly average and well in line with the rest of the nation. No county governments here either, so that's one layer of government eliminated. Connecticut is a solidly capitalist state, just like the other 49 states. And almost every Republican governor has increased certain taxes, over the past 20 years. We may have a few more business regulations, but hey, maybe we don't think it's good for workers to be subjected to hazardous working conditions. Texas, on the other hand, has less regulation, but has the MOST worker related deaths and injuries per capita in the nation.

Conservatives are simply pissed off that Malloy stepped up gun control a bit, by banning assault weapons. But who cares? No one needs a damn assault weapon for any reason. It's just a catalyst for conservatives to blame the governor for being "anti-American." When in fact, all CT citizens are perfectly allowed to own as many guns as they want, other than purchasing assault weapons in this state, subject to background checks of course. Anyone who leaves the state because of gun laws seriously has their priorities SCREWED UP.

With the second lowest effective corporate tax rate in the nation, I don't see how Connecticut is anti-business. Numerous other states have even higher corporate and individual tax rates.

Now, it's the PROPERTY TAXES in CT that are the killer. But property taxes are imposed at the municipal level, not the state level. So you can't blame the state or the governor for that. It's the town's fault.

Conservatives of today are an absolute joke, and all about God, guns, gays and anti-government of ANY kind.

There is nothing more or less socialist about CT than pretty much any other state, except maybe for the states with no income tax. But even those states have to rely on federal funding anyway, because they are cheating and don't have their own tax base.

Anyway, I proudly voted for Malloy and I'm sure he will do great things for the state over the next four years.

[STEVEN 1]

Assault is an action, not an object, under that theory a baseball bat can be considered an assault weapon as well as a car, knife, spoon, Burger King is an assault weapon because it serves food that can harm or kill people with obesity and heart disease. Sounds silly don't it? A AR15 is dangerous because of people, not because it's a gun, by itself it would never harm anyone.

Are Connecticuts taxes bringing back apprenticeships? Improving infrastructure? Lowering the cost of college tuition so more people can afford to go without taking on debt? How much of those tax dollars are going into tourism, improving the states economic future by attracting out state revenues from tourists like I would be?

That's where the northeast is backwards, you have local governments setting the rules when the Govenor who is federal should be setting the standard, federal always over rules state, Connecticut has too many chiefs and not enough Indians, that's the problem.

[whome224]

Originally Posted by STEVEN 1

That's where the northeast is backwards, you have local governments setting the rules when the Govenor who is federal should be setting the standard, federal always over rules state, Connecticut has too many chiefs and not enough Indians, that's the problem.

When you live in CT, then feel free to talk about its problems. Until then, it's best not to over-analyze CT's shortcomings. CT is doing far better than random backcountry areas down south.

[STEVEN 1]

I'm only discussing what everybody already knows, the northeast is a higher tax region and if all those taxes were for the greater good then people wouldn't be seeking lower cost of living areas.

Personally I'm a supporter of Connecticut, 90% of my posts on this forum are not negative toward the state, I've spent most of my time on here sharing the good things I've found about CT.

[AntonioR]

Originally Posted by STEVEN 1

Connecticut is no different then any other state. Every state has expensive areas, every state has college educated, skilled trades, low income jobs, mid income jobs, high income jobs, black people, white people, cities and small towns.

Sure, if that makes you feel better.

For the rest of us, we like to keep our feet well placed on the ground.



Top states for millionaires per capita

Yep, CT is 'no different.' Just like Mississippi.

[nep321]

Originally Posted by STEVEN 1

I'm only discussing what everybody already knows, the northeast is a higher tax region and if all those taxes were for the greater good then people wouldn't be seeking lower cost of living areas.

Personally I'm a supporter of Connecticut, 90% of my posts on this forum are not negative toward the state, I've spent most of my time on here sharing the good things I've found about CT.

People aren't fleeing the northeast because of taxes or politics, as conservatives would want people to believe.

People are fleeing the northeast because of the following reasons:

(1) to retire down south where the climate is warm
(2) to be able to afford a house
(3) a job transfer

They're not leaving because of tax rates. 1% here and 0.3% here will not make a difference in the lives of most. But $100K here and $200K there is a huge difference in housing prices that will likely help out most.

Also, people in Texas and Florida have to pay higher federal taxes than people in CT because they can't deduct state income taxes paid or property taxes paid, and cannot deduct as much interest paid on their mortgages, because the mortgages are likely cheaper. They also have to pay higher sales tax and sometimes, tolls.

So, people in more expensive, higher tax states, can take much, much bigger deductions on their federal return, and enjoy MUCH bigger tax refunds.

It's kind of like the minimum wage going up, will benefit the tax burden on businesses, because they can take bigger deductions for the wages paid, and drive down their taxable income, possibly into a lower tax bracket.

It ends up being a near-wash in the end.

[Veyron]

Originally Posted by STEVEN 1

Assault is an action, not an object, under that theory a baseball bat can be considered an assault weapon as well as a car, knife, spoon, Burger King is an assault weapon because it serves food that can harm or kill people with obesity and heart disease. Sounds silly don't it? A AR15 is dangerous because of people, not because it's a gun, by itself it would never harm anyone.

Are Connecticuts taxes bringing back apprenticeships? Improving infrastructure? Lowering the cost of college tuition so more people can afford to go without taking on debt? How much of those tax dollars are going into tourism, improving the states economic future by attracting out state revenues from tourists like I would be?

That's where the northeast is backwards, you have local governments setting the rules when the Govenor who is federal should be setting the standard, federal always over rules state, Connecticut has too many chiefs and not enough Indians, that's the problem.

Amen

[Mr_250]

Connecticut gets picked on, but I love this State.

There is something for everyone. This weekend I did everything from go to a play in hartford to a gun range for target practice in eastern connecticut. For a small state it packs so much stuff in.

So what if it cost a tad more. The services we get are second to none. I'll be staying here my whole life.

We have more retirees leaving than young people coming in which is a problem Connecticuts had for a while but once Hartford gets back on its feet we'll have the number one inbound state.

[wolf39us]

Originally Posted by nep321

Really?! Maybe I'll consider Houston now.

I have made the decision to quit my job here in Stamford some in the spring (after I receive my huge bonus), then give my 30 day notice to vacate my apartment and just move with no job lined up to a new place. It doesn't matter that I will deplete much of my savings, because those savings are useless in lower FFC anyway. Even after depletion, I will still be light years better off in terms of affording a home. I give up on applying to jobs remotely. It simply hasn't worked for me, and I'm only getting older. Every job I ever got, I got while unemployed and it worked out perfectly fine. I'll just have to make sure I choose a place that has plenty of jobs in my field (accounting) with relatively less competition. I'll have over $70K in cash saved up, so I hope that will be enough. I know deep down inside my heart that I will not miss FFC in the slightest. No longer will I be a victim of the highest income inequality in the nation!

I feel exactly the same... Remotely applying for jobs and then knowing at some point you're going to have to do an interview and risk not getting the position while burning money needlessly for transportation is pretty real. There are few jobs that will do final interviews over the Internet... I realize they exist, but I just feel that it's much easier for me to just spam my resume everywhere and go to all of the interviews after moving to my destination!

[MiaMia411]

What's an assault weapon ? We as a citizen have a right, just like others have the right to buy or do what they like . How would you feel if I told you that you don't need to be gay because you shouldn't be . I hate when others want to take someone's right away because they don't like it lol .