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> So by being "anti-business" what you mean to say is: "Didn't give away tons of tax payer's money to a private corporation." Actually, Connecticut only succee
by AndrewUnmuted 11y ago
> So by being "anti-business" what you mean to say is: "Didn't give away tons of tax payer's money to a private corporation."
Actually, Connecticut only succeeds at maintaining huge corporations relying on government subsidies. Hartford, CT is the country's insurance capitol. The reason the state is so "anti-business" is precisely because they give a bunch of taxpayer's money to publicly-traded mega corporations. The income and property tax cost this saddles on normal taxpayers and small businesses is enormous, and they get very little benefit from it.
- gwright 11y agoThat and the fact that the CT government payroll/benefits expenditures are out of control. Lots of reasons for this but public sector unions and their relationship with politicians (in both parties) plays a big part.
- tmaly 11y agoThey gave us the income tax, and it was supposed to be a temporary thing. We still have it many years later. Spending in CT is out of control. They keep revising the deficit as they use too many rosy assumptions in their budget projections.