[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by synchem

Honest question, what are the republican CT centric core values?

Usually, it begins with fiscal conservatism, something the democrats clearly don’t promote.

[BobNJ1960]

Originally Posted by synchem

Honest question, what are the republican CT centric core values?

s/b limited government, modest taxation levels, only essential regulations

[New Englander]

Originally Posted by synchem

Honest question, what are the republican CT centric core values?

Agree with Kidyankee, BobNJ and would add:

Believing in the rule of law, support for entrepreneurs, promoting opportunity through hard work..

[MrGompers]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

Usually, it begins with fiscal conservatism, something the democrats clearly don’t promote.

Republicans are not fiscally conservative in CT or nationwide. There is the oddball like Paul Ryan that emerge from time to time, but he's the exception.

All you need to know about the 2 parties.

Democrats tax and spend.

Republicans borrow and spend.

[JayCT]

Originally Posted by MrGompers

Republicans are not fiscally conservative in CT or nationwide. There is the oddball like Paul Ryan that emerge from time to time, but he's the exception.

All you need to know about the 2 parties.

Democrats tax and spend.

Republicans borrow and spend.

You hit it! Remember the Connecticut Republicans wanted to borrow billions for transportation improvements but proposed no way to pay for it. Jodi Rell borrowed $1 billion to balance her budget. On the national level, Trump and the Republicans cut taxes for the wealthy with no way to accommodate the lower revenue and it raised the National Debt by trillions. They talk a good fiscal conservancy game but the truth is the Republicans are just as bad. Jay

[RoundTableKnight]

Originally Posted by MrGompers

CT Democrat party has not had a super majority in decades if ever.

So, house needs to have 101 Democrats and Senate needs to have 24 Democrats.


This hasn't happened in my lifetime.

I think they're about 4 people in the House away from achieving this.

[BobNJ1960]

Originally Posted by JayCT

You hit it! Remember the Connecticut Republicans wanted to borrow billions for transportation improvements but proposed no way to pay for it. Jodi Rell borrowed $1 billion to balance her budget. On the national level, Trump and the Republicans cut taxes for the wealthy with no way to accommodate the lower revenue and it raised the National Debt by trillions. They talk a good fiscal conservancy game but the truth is the Republicans are just as bad. Jay

Reagan cut taxes. National Revenue soared. That should pay for it, except generally liberal legislatures spend even more like drunken sailors. We need state and national leaders with the guts to veto budgets, allow government shutdowns on a massive scale. We need leaders refusing to fund government w/o reducing headcount as sharply as the private sector thriving corps do all the time. With increased technology, residents per government employee should be soaring far faster than the COL. That occurs by doing as private sector corps do-backfill just a small % of roles open due to attrition. Eliminate the rest of the positions that open up.

[MrGompers]

Originally Posted by BobNJ1960

Reagan cut taxes. National Revenue soared. That should pay for it, except generally liberal legislatures spend even more like drunken sailors. We need state and national leaders with the guts to veto budgets, allow government shutdowns on a massive scale. We need leaders refusing to fund government w/o reducing headcount as sharply as the private sector thriving corps do all the time. With increased technology, residents per government employee should be soaring far faster than the COL. That occurs by doing as private sector corps do-backfill just a small % of roles open due to attrition. Eliminate the rest of the positions that open up.

Just like Gov Malloy did during his admin. 2500 state Govt workers S-canned. You should build a shrine to the guy. Maybe propose a state holiday in his name.


In contrast Republican Rowland tried to lay off unionized workers and the state is paying for it. It was deemed illegal by a Fed court.


This article is from 2015

https://ctmirror.org/2015/04/28/rowl...tate-millions/

Nearly 11 years after John G. Rowland’s resignation, Connecticut is being asked to accept a multi-million-dollar settlement of damages arising from the former Republican governor’s layoffs of more than 2,000 unionized state employees, an act deemed illegal by a federal appeals court.

This cost the state over 100 million dollars. So much for fiscal Republicans. They can't even lay off people correctly.

This is amateur hour here. You Republican lovers have very short and selective memories.

And now the convicted felon Rowland is collecting a pension of 95k per year. These are the people you idolize? These are the people you think are going to fix things ?

[BobNJ1960]

Originally Posted by MrGompers

Just like Gov Malloy did during his admin. 2500 state Govt workers S-canned. You should build a shrine to the guy. Maybe propose a state holiday in his name.


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He laid off 6k, rescinded the higher lay off quantity after stating his prior offer, not accepted, was last, best offer.

Like most blue states, our government headcount is far too high per capita.

If private sector ran it, we'd have half the staff doing the same functions.

Rowland, like the other clowns, erred in allowing static headcount to be in the contract at all. It should be by management discretion always.

[synchem]

Originally Posted by BobNJ1960

s/b limited government, modest taxation levels, only essential regulations

What about core values of CT republicans on social issues. Are those differences (if there really are any) basically ignored between D's and R's or is that argument essentially fought as a proxy through tax levels?

I mean personally I think most people in CT regardless of what side you're on are fairly similar in terms of major social values. I know when I'm voting most of those issues aren't really needed to be considered and it's basically voting on differences in fiscal policy.