[RunD1987]

Wouldn't mind if a future Governor in lieu of not doing away with income tax instead created a two tier flat tax rate. For income made during the year and at the end of the year that is $60,000 or less is taxed at a 2% rate. Income over $60,000 taxes at 8% rate.

Lower sales tax to 3.5%. Offer tax exemption on clothing, prepackaged foods, meducations, medical services, and medical products.

Allow Cities of 50,000 or more to implement a City Sales tax and tax rate cannot exceed more than 2.5%.

Cap property mill rates at 45. Do away with property tax exemptions on Government buildings, colleges, and hospitals.

Car taxes are to be collected by the State and capped at a 25 Mill Rate. Car Taxes collected go in a lockbox. 50% for rainy day fund. The other 50% distributed to municipalities to fund education.

A flat business tax of 5% with a 3% environmental tax. 1% of the tax is returned to businesses if they can meet State guidelines in being Green and reducing their Carbon footprint. Also offer a 2% tax return to businesses in CT for every 100 people they hire who are rehabilitated offenders, homeless, or CT graduates. Also offer a 2% tax return for small CT businesses of 50 or less for the first two year's.

Do away with the Eatate and Gift Tax.

Make healthcare cost transparent.

Make State Spending Transparent.

Raise gas tax to 50 cents and create a transportation lockbox.

Legalize marijuana. Allow marijuana, cigarettes, and alcohol to be exempt from State tax. Place an excuse tax of 12% on these products. Create a lockbox of funds where money collected goes towards mental health, disability, and addiction services in the State.

Fine and rehab illicit substance users. Longer sentences for dealears.

Sell State Government Buildings to Private Investors and then rent buildings out at a negotiated price (Oz Griebel mention this).

Bring CT services forward to the future. Digitalized and make services that you can be accessed via the Internet.

Privatize certain State services. Have a Government position that audits State departments finances and spendings. Clean up any fraud.

Grandfather pensions of those with 5 or more years with the State. Cap max pension salary at $100,000. 401K and 403B for State employees under 5 years of service. Inceease employee contribution to healthcare and retirement fund. Retirees eligible for Medicaid automatically switch to Medicaid and State insurance covers gap insurance for Life.

Clean up State Assistance fraud. Limit years on State Assistance and create another level of State Assustance for those who need to be on it for long term.

Bring Trade Schools for Adults to the Community Colleges. Lower higher education cost. For first time students make Community Colletes education free and to be eligible have to live/work in State for 2 years or pay back the State.

Do away with Common Core. Bring back skill and trade learning at high school level. Invest in technical schools in the State more. Offer more vouchers to Students and improve/better funding of City Schools.

Improve Cities in CT. Create 10 year plan to revitalize Cities.

Implement a 50 fee in Car Registration that goes into a DEEP lockbox that pays to help improve State Parks and Forest.

Add 3 new State Parks to CT in 5 years. Create a trail that expands from NY to RI in CT. A trail from Springfield to New Haven. Create 2 All Season Parks with camping opitions in the State.

Encourage Cities Cans to Homlessness where cans are collected by Cities and cash goes to local shelters.

Reduce minimum speed limits on State highways and routes by 10 and increase by 10. $500 fine first offense, $1000 second, and $3,000, license revoked for 3 months, & driver reeducation for 3rd offense.

CT says no to driving under the influence of alchol pr illicit substance. $1,000 fine and license revoked for 3 months first offense. $2,000 & 6 months license revoked 2nd time. $3,000 fine, license revoked for a year, and possibly a year in jail.

$1,000 fine if caught littering on State roads or property. Encourage towns and cities to fine those who litter as well.

The Healthy Initiative program $250 back to you by the State of volunteer or participate in 5 out of 10 health events designated by the State.

$250 back by the State of you volunteer with a fire department or ambulance service. $500 back if active firefighter, police officer, or EMT.

[JayCT]

Originally Posted by wetnewspaper

Continue to properly fund pension liabilities properly
Distribute aid (educational and municipal) in a fair manner
Work to end the system of mill rates/local taxes into a more holistic, state-wide approach
Introduce county gov't to streamline currently duplicated services
Continue to invest in public transportation
Build a new arena in Hartford to attract an NHL team
Support a raise in the min wage to $12.00

Since when does adding another layer of government streamline things? It does not. The only way to do this is to eliminate local governments and that would be a disaster. Without local accountability, big government would rule and that never works out. Bigger is not better.

Increasingly towns are pooling their resources to provide services. Towns now purchased goods through the regional planning agency cooperative which saves money. More towns aresharing services like health care and emergency response. It is a start and looks to be working. Jay

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by JayCT

Since when does adding another layer of government streamline things? It does not. The only way to do this is to eliminate local governments and that would be a disaster. Without local accountability, big government would rule and that never works out. Bigger is not better.

Increasingly towns are pooling their resources to provide services. Towns now purchased goods through the regional planning agency cooperative which saves money. More towns aresharing services like health care and emergency response. It is a start and looks to be working. Jay

What’s an example of towns sharing emergency services?

[RunD1987]

Originally Posted by JayCT

They do??? Which one? I have not seen anyone say this. Jay

Oz and Monte

[Mike 75]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

What’s an example of towns sharing emergency services?

The Georgetown Fire Dept. covers parts of Wilton, Weston and Redding.

[JayCT]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

What’s an example of towns sharing emergency services?

Glastonbury’s 911 call center serves East Hampton as well. A number of southeastern Connecticut towns belong to the Quinebaug Valley did patch center. Lebanon uses Willimantic for dispatch services. There are others according to a local newspaper article I read. These were the ones I could find quickly. Jay

[JayCT]

Originally Posted by RunD1987

Oz and Monte

I think you misread what they are saying. Their website says:

“Make decisions regarding fuel taxes, usage taxes, and electronic tolls on the basis of which system most efficiently raises the revenue necessary to properly fund our shared transportation priorities”

This does not mean they would do both. Just means they would look for the best way to fund transportation. Jay

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by Mike 75

The Georgetown Fire Dept. covers parts of Wilton, Weston and Redding.

That’s a volunteer fire department, and it’s Georgetown, so it’s not surprising it covers parts of those communities.

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by JayCT

Glastonbury’s 911 call center serves East Hampton as well. A number of southeastern Connecticut towns belong to the Quinebaug Valley did patch center. Lebanon uses Willimantic for dispatch services. There are others according to a local newspaper article I read. These were the ones I could find quickly. Jay

Interesting - didn’t know that. It’s a small start. Hopefully CT sees more of that in the future.

[RunD1987]

Originally Posted by JayCT

I think you misread what they are saying. Their website says:

“Make decisions regarding fuel taxes, usage taxes, and electronic tolls on the basis of which system most efficiently raises the revenue necessary to properly fund our shared transportation priorities”

This does not mean they would do both. Just means they would look for the best way to fund transportation. Jay

"He said that in his previous business advocacy role, he has for years supported raising the gas tax and implementing tolls, as long as that money goes directly to improving the state’s transportation system. He called those improvements essential to luring jobs back to Connecticut."

https://www.newhavenindependent.org/...ry/oz_griebel/