Friday, April 26, 2013

Do Not Worry Connecticut's Rulers Are Well Above Any Laws

It really never ends for taxpayers and their lack of representation in government.
Our biased media again gives a free ride to the Esty clan of Connecticut for their actions.
First we see that our Department of Environmental Protection Czar Dan Esty briefs USB Securities about pending legislation.  This briefing in my economic opinion is insider information which can be used to influence the purchase and or sale of a traded security to benefit the insider.  It apparently has been given its blessing by our government and media.  Obviously, Esty denies any wrong doing, he has made a public statement that he did nothing wrong.
However in my economic opinion his discussion of pending legislation can and will influence the purchase of stock and securities that are directly related to that legislation.  It is illegal.  However here in Connecticut our ruling elite are above any laws.
Dan's wife United States Representative Elizabeth Esty from the Fifth District decides to finally return campaign contributions that she received from Northeast Utilities executives and lobbyists.  She apparently only decides to do this after the National Republican Congressional Committee brings to light that she received this money from a company which is influenced by her husband's decisions as Department of Environmental Protection Czar.  Dan Esty was also a paid consultant for Northeast Utilities for eight years from 1997 to 2005.  Thus she finally gives the money back two years later.
Again we hear little about this nor is it really questioned by our government or media.
I guess this is how she truly represents those people in her district.

To me there are few laws that govern our elected and paid governmental officials here in Connecticut.  There is little done to prevent unethical behavior, crime and corruption using taxpayers monies.   It is the corruption of our government along with our forced taxed support of it which continues to be unanswered.  It is a crime and rape that taxpayers must endure here in Connecticut.


Wednesday, April 24, 2013

The Political Gain In Flight Delays Or How To Damage Our Economy More

Let us now punish those who fly.
Let us now have political gain by the Obama Administration.
The sequester cuts which have now taken hold by the Federal Aviation Administration are forcing air traffic controllers to be furloughed and thus creating an economically manufactured crisis of the greatest proportions for those who fly.
And how safe is our air flight now with even less air traffic controllers on duty?
Thus we must examine how much extra economic burden this is now creating in our economy.  The loss of time and money is now enormous for those who must travel for business purposes.  The loss of time and money for those carriers who carry freight and products is now enormous.
The economic blame should be placed directly on the FAA and Mr. Obama.
Yet we still see the President flying anywhere in the country he chooses.  Maybe that money could have been used to stop these furloughs.
Yet we still see no cuts to the additional $123 million dollars to Syria.  Maybe that money could have been used to stop these furloughs.
Yet we still see no cuts to the $750 million given to Mexico.   Maybe that money could have been used to stop these furloughs.
Yet we see no cuts to salaries and benefits or staffs to our Congressional Representatives and Senators.  Maybe that money could have been used to stop these furloughs.
In my economic opinion there were many other ways to save money in the FAA rather than punish those who fly.
My suggestion to resolving this issue is to bill three fold, the FAA, your elected US Representative and your elected US Senators for your time wasted and lost due to these excessive waits and delays for your flights.  That will create some economic realism for these economically illiterate paid and elected officials who supposedly represent us.

Let us now punish those who fly.
Let us now have political gain by the Obama Administration.
Let us now bill them for our lost productivity and time.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Why Negotiate With North Korea?

Why should the United States negotiate with North Korea?  What is the purpose to continue to allow this rogue, anti humanitarian country to continue to exist?  What is the point?
North Korea has brutal human rights violations.  North Korea has no economy except for its military.  It despises freedom and the free markets.  It prefers to starve its people rather than allow for food in its economy. Famine is the way of life in this country.  Its people are brutalized into submission by its government.
Why should the United States negotiate with North Korea?  What is the purpose?
North Korea is an axis of evil.  It serves no purpose other than to taunt the rest of the world with its illogical and irrational military mind games.  It offers nothing.  It is time for the rest of the world to stand up against the North Korean rhetoric and demand that its people be set free.  Strategically North Korea offers nothing for our world except a safe haven for a brutal and unyielding dictator who is given legitimacy by the some countries in the world.
We must take a strong stand against this country immediately.  There is no purpose in negotiating with North Korea.  It is time for this regime to go for the good of our world.  No negotiations, now or in the future.  Let its people become free.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Connecticut's Unfunded Liabilities Keep Growing And Growing

Connecticut's unfunded liabilities.  They keep growing and growing.  Have they been addressed by Mr. Malloy and Hartford's One Party Rule?
The answer is simple-no.  They keep growing and growing.
And growing and growing.  Connecticut has over $20 billion dollars in bond debt.  Money borrowed through bonds for projects and now for day-to-day operational expenses of the state.
It also has about another $46 to $60 billion dollars in unfunded liabilities.  These areas include state employee and teacher pensions, along with state employees post health and life care (retirement benefits).
Mr. Malloy and Hartford's One Party Rule answer to all this is to increase spending by another 10%, increase taxes and look the other way at this massive long term economic crisis that is facing our state.
Mr. Malloy and Hartford's One Party Rule are delusion when it comes to our economic issues facing Connecticut.  With the new costly gun law we will see the remaining gun industry leave the state, thus losing even more jobs and more tax revenues, not to the mention the actual costs of around $25 to $35 million to enact the new law, which in my economic opinion only allows guns to be owned by the police and criminals who will continue to get their guns illegally.
The most simplistic solution is to cut spending in Hartford quickly and efficiently.  There is no longer any need  to have a state our size spend $20 plus billion dollars a year and have the economic blight and poor conditions that we have here.  There is no more need for layers upon layers of upper level management in non producing, non productive, show only state jobs burdening taxpayers with excessive salaries and pensions.
Mr. Malloy and Hartford's One Party Rule are lost economically and need to be voted out of office in 2014.
We can not sustain this path to economic ruin any more.

Thursday, April 04, 2013

For Your Information-Here Was The Vote-And By The Way Where Is The $17 Million Plus To Implement It?

Here is the vote from last night's gun law vote here in Connecticut-by the way the first estimates in is that it will cost $17 million plus to implement this new law.  And for your information taxpayers in Connecticut work the longest to pay for their taxes in the country.  Our Tax Freedom Day is May 13th.  Also for your information 10 Senators and 44 Representatives were brave enough to vote against this "bi-partisan" bill.  And was anything written in the bill by the state to guarantee that we will as tax paying citizens would be protected by someone who pulls an illegal gun on us?
We really need to start voting with our feet.

House of Representatives: vote On Gun-Control Bill
District
State Representative
Party
Vote

83
Abercrombie, Catherine F.
D
Y

8
Ackert, Tim
R
N

103
Adinolfi, Al
R
N

50
Alberts, Mike
R
N

99
Albis, James
D
Y

58
Alexander, David
D
Y

82
Altobello, Emil
D
N

14
Aman, William
R
Y

4
Arce, Angel
D
Y

109
Arconti, David
D
Y

30
Aresimowicz, Joe
D
Y

128
Ayala, Christina "Tita" M.
D
Y

52
Bacchiochi, Penny
R
N

121
Backer, Terry
D
Y

15
Baram, David A.
D
Y

19
Becker, Brian
D
Y

73
Berger, Jeffrey J.
D
Y

78
Betts, Whit
R
N

106
Bolinsky, Mitch
R
Y

22
Boukus, Elizabeth A.
D
Y

42
Bowles, Timothy R.
D
N

67
Buck-Taylor, Cecilia
R
N

72
Butler, Larry B.
D
Y

142
Cafero, Lawrence F.
R
Y

151
Camillo, Fred
R
X

95
Candelaria, Juan R.
D
Y

86
Candelora, Vincent J.
R
N

32
Carpino, Christie M.
R
Y

2
Carter, Dan
R
N

63
Case, Jay M.
R
N

124
Clemons, Charles D.
D
Y

105
Conroy, Theresa W.
D
N

65
Cook, Michelle L.
D
Y

75
Cuevas, Victor
D
Y

91
D Agostino, Michael
D
Y

71
D Amelio, Anthony J.
R
N

115
Dargan, Stephen D.
D
Y

117
Davis, Paul
D
Y

57
Davis, Christopher
R
N

21
Demicco, Mike
D
Y

92
Dillon, Patricia A.
D
Y

13
Diminico, Joe
D
Y

116
Esposito, Louis P.
D
N

133
Fawcett, Kim
D
Y

18
Fleischmann, Andrew M.
D
Y

44
Flexer, Mae M.
D
Y

149
Floren, Livvy R.
R
Y

148
Fox, Daniel J.
D
Y

146
Fox, Gerald M.
D
Y

111
Frey, John H.
R
Y

90
Fritz, Mary G.
D
Y

10
Genga, Henry J.
D
Y

104
Gentile, Linda M.
D
Y

138
Giegler, Janice R.
R
N

23
Giuliano, Marilyn
R
N

110
Godfrey, Bob
D
Y

3
Gonzalez, Minnie
D
Y

129
Grogins, Auden
D
Y

29
Guerrera, Antonio
D
Y

54
Haddad, Gregory
D
Y

16
Hampton, John K.
D
Y

127
Hennessy, John "Jack" F.
D
Y

39
Hewett, Ernest
D
Y

94
Holder-Winfield, Gary A.
D
Y

112
Hovey, DebraLee
R
Y

120
Hoydick, Laura R.
R
N

53
Hurlburt, Bryan
D
Y

134
Hwang, Tony
R
Y

56
Janowski, Claire L.
D
Y

49
Johnson, Susan M.
D
Y

37
Jutila, Ed
D
N

59
Kiner, David W.
D
Y

114
Klarides, Themis
R
Y

101
Kokoruda, Noreen S.
R
Y

132
Kupchick, Brenda L.
R
Y

131
Labriola, David K.
R
N

11
Larson, Timothy D.
D
Y

143
Lavielle, Gail
R
Y

17
LeGeyt, Timothy B.
R
N

96
Lemar, Roland J.
D
Y

100
Lesser, Matthew
D
Y

24
Lopes, Rick
D
Y

12
Luxenberg, Geoff
D
Y

119
Maroney, James
D
Y

7
McCrory, Douglas
D
N

5
McGee, Brandon L.
D
Y

97
Megna, Robert W.
D
Y

45
Mikutel, Steven T.
D
N

36
Miller, Philip J.
D
Y

122
Miller, Lawrence G.
R
N

145
Miller, Patricia Billie
D
Y

66
Miner, Craig A.
R
N

144
Molgano, Michael L.
R
N

28
Morin, Russell A.
D
Y

140
Morris, Bruce V.
D
Y

40
Moukawsher, Edward E.
D
Y

85
Mushinsky, Mary M.
D
Y

27
Nafis, Sandy H.
D
Y

79
Nicastro, Frank N.
D
N

74
Noujaim, Selim G.
R
N

61
O Brien, Elaine C.
D
Y

125
O Dea, Tom
R
Y

69
O Neill, Arthur J.
R
Y

48
Orange, Linda A.
D
N

113
Perillo, Jason
R
N

137
Perone, Chris
D
Y

76
Piscopo, John E.
R
N

70
Rebimbas, Rosa C.
R
N

102
Reed, Lonnie
D
Y

46
Riley, Emmett D.
D
Y

38
Ritter, Elizabeth B.
D
Y

1
Ritter, Matthew
D
Y

9
Rojas, Jason
D
Y

118
Rose, Kim
D
X

51
Rovero, Daniel S.
D
N

123
Rutigliano, David
R
N

139
Ryan, Kevin
D
N

80
Sampson, Robert C.
R
N

25
Sanchez, Robert
D
Y

84
Santiago, Hilda E.
D
Y

130
Santiago, Ezequiel
D
Y

55
Sawyer, Pamela Z.
R
N

60
Sayers, Peggy
D
N

107
Scribner, David A.
R
N

47
Sear, Brian H.
D
Y

33
Serra, Joseph C.
D
Y

135
Shaban, John
R
Y

88
Sharkey, J. Brendan
D
Y

62
Simanski, Bill
R
N

108
Smith, Richard A.
R
Y

31
Srinivasan, Prasad
R
Y

126
Stallworth, Charlie L.
D
Y

136
Steinberg, Jonathan
D
Y

26
Tercyak, Peter A.
D
Y

147
Tong, William
D
Y

43
Urban, Diana S.
D
Y

6
Vargas, Edwin
D
Y

20
Verrengia, Joe
D
Y

35
Vicino, Thomas A.
D
Y

93
Walker, Toni E.
D
Y

150
Walko, Stephen G.
R
Y

98
Widlitz, Patricia M.
D
Y

68
Williams, Sean J.
R
N

64
Willis, Roberta B.
D
Y

141
Wood, Terrie
R
Y

77
Wright, Christopher A.
D
Y

41
Wright, Elissa T.
D
Y

87
Yaccarino, Dave W.
R
Y

34
Ziobron, Melissa H.
R
N

81
Zoni, David
D
N

89
Zupkus, Lezlye
R
N


State Senate: vote on gun-control bill

District
State Senator
Party
Vote

23
Ayala, Andres
D
Y

13
Bartolomeo, Danté
D
Y

26
Boucher, Toni
R
Y

5
Bye, Beth
D
Y

4
Cassano, Steve
D
Y

30
Chapin, Clark J.
R
N

2
Coleman, Eric D.
D
Y

17
Crisco, Joseph J.
D
Y

9
Doyle, Paul R.
D
Y

25
Duff, Bob
D
Y

34
Fasano, Leonard A.
R
Y

1
Fonfara, John W.
D
Y

36
Frantz, L. Scott
R
Y

6
Gerratana, Terry B.
D
Y

35
Guglielmo, Anthony
R
N

10
Harp, Toni Nathaniel
D
Y

15
Hartley, Joan V.
D
Y

32
Kane, Robert J.
R
N

21
Kelly, Kevin C.
R
Y

7
Kissel, John A.
R
N

3
LeBeau, Gary D.
D
Y

27
Leone, Carlo
D
Y

33
Linares, Art
R
N

11
Looney, Martin M.
D
Y

16
Markley, Joe
R
N

18
Maynard, Andrew M.
D
N

28
McKinney, John
R
Y

24
McLachlan, Michael A.
R
Y

12
Meyer, Edward
D
Y

22
Musto, Anthony J.
D
Y

19
Osten, Catherine A.
D
N

14
Slossberg, Gayle S.
D
Y

20
Stillman, Andrea L.
D
Y

31
Welch, Jason C.
R
N

29
Williams, Donald E.
D
Y

8
Witkos, Kevin D.
R
N