The Immigration Bill-Nobody Especially Taxpayers Need To Read It

Hats off to the United States Senate.
We really do not need to read the new Immigration Bill that will be voted on in the Senate.
Senators do not need to read the 1200+ page bill.
Taxpayers do not need to know how much it will cost.
Legal and law abiding citizens do not need to know how it will impact their personal freedoms.

Here are some of the actual amendments in the bill:
Youth Jobs Fund which will add $1,500,000,000 to this fund-what it will do besides cost taxpayers $1,500,000,000 is beyond me.
Under additional border patrol funds is the indefinite funding for the Corporation for Travel Promotion that apparently funds a Nevada tourism fund which obviously is Harry Reid's piece of pork in the bill.
A Summer Work Travel Program In Seafood Processing is also included which will somehow force the State Department to layoff temporary immigrants who work in Alaska's seafood processing plants.  That amendment should really help border security.
There are more which I can not research not find information on.  Just another dirty secret of "public" bills in our government.

Hats off to the United States Senate.  Their illiteracy is astounding.
I applaud Texas Senator Ted Cruz who is fighting against this bill, it is too bad we in Connecticut have no representation in the Senate.
Hats off to the United States Senate.
We really do not need to read the new Immigration Bill that will be voted on in the Senate.

Only In Connecticut

Only in Connecticut.
Land of high taxes.
Land of poor economic opportunities.
Land of less personal freedom.
Land of corrupted state government.
Land of waste, fraud and deception.
Land of lasts.

Only in Connecticut can a $400 million tax increase be considered no increase in taxes.
Only in Connecticut can a 4% increase in state spending be called a budget cut.
Only in Connecticut can our State Legislators double dip being able to earn taxpayer's monies and then be influenced by his or her employer in voting favorably for legislation that helps that employer.
Only in Connecticut can the State Constitutional Cap on spending be disregarded and the law be broken by our elected officials.
Only in Connecticut can not a damn thing be done that helps taxpayer's in any way, shape, or form.

Only in Connecticut.
Land of high taxes.
Land of poor economic opportunities.
Land of less personal freedom.
Land of corrupted state government.
Land of waste, fraud and deception.
Land of lasts.

Only in Connecticut can Hartford's One Party Rule ruin a state in so many different ways.

Connecticut- Famous For Economic Lasts

Connecticut and Hartford's One Party Rule should be proud of all of the categories that we rank last in and near the bottom of 50 states economically.  With the new budget which is an economic nightmare and unsustainable we should have a few more lasts in the near future.
Here is the record that Governor Malloy and Hartford's One Party Rule will run on in 2014:
One of the highest workers compensation costs in the country-Rank 49 out of 50 states
Worse state in the country to retire in.
$49,000 per citizen debt burden, one of the highest in the country
Ranks last in the country in credit quality.
Last state in the country to achieve Tax Freedom Day-May 5th.
Dan Malloy a "F" grade on Fiscal Policy from the Cato Institute.
Educational achievement gap in public education is the worse in the country.
Highest fuel taxes in the country beginning on July 1.
Third highest overall tax burden in the country.
One of the worse road and bridge infrastructures in the country.
Last in economic growth in the country with a falling gross domestic product for 2012.
Near last in job creation.
Massive population decline over the past 20 years.
$60-$80 billion dollars in unfunded liabilities.

Please remember this is the record that Governor Malloy and Hartford's One Party Rule will be running on in 2014.  This is the Democratic party's record for 2014.
Maybe just maybe it is time for a change.

My Connecticut Economic Dream

I dream a great deal.  I had a dream the other night which I knew was a dream only.
In my dream Connecticut was a robust and dynamic state once again.  In my dream I saw well kept neighborhoods with citizens prospering and working jobs of all sorts.  In my dream I saw students learning in the public education system, gaining skills and learning self sufficiency.  In my dream I saw the state income tax eliminated and state spending cut back dramatically.  In my dream I saw the state government eliminate laws that encroached on our personal freedoms.  In my dream I saw in my dream businesses flourishing and expanding creating jobs and income for all.  In my dream I saw a dynamic transportation system with well maintained roads and bridges.  In my dream I saw a renaissance of economic activity and personal freedom.

But then I woke up in a cold sweat-then I remembered.
I remembered how bad our state and government is.
I remembered the entitlement mentality of our state government.
I remembered how many personal freedoms we no longer have.
I remembered how bad our road and bridge structure is.
I remembered how businesses have and will move out of state.
I remembered how many jobs are permanently lost in our state.
I remembered how high taxes are in our state.

My Connecticut economic dream instead is a realistic economic nightmare.
A lack of personal freedoms.
Poor road and bridge infrastructure.
Excessively high taxes.
A poor business climate.
My Connecticut economic nightmare is real.

The Wasted Connecticut State Legislature-Or The End To Open Government That Taxpayers Support

Connecticut once again has wasted an entire legislative session.  However when one reads the glowing and self serving comments that Governor Malloy and Hartford's One Party Rule give themselves, one wonders where their fantasy comes from?
Does it come from the massive increase in taxes that we have endured since Governor Malloy has taken office?
Does it come from the massive defunding of governmental watchdog agencies so that laws can be broken at will with no consequences by Hartford's One Party Rule?
Does it come from bills being written in secret and against the standard laws of our state constitution?
Does it come from bills being passed with no public hearing on them?
Does it come from a false budget which can only create deficits in the long run?

There were no answers by this session-only more severe economic problems for the future.  What we have in Hartford's One Party Rule is a free-for-all of personal gain, personal promotion, unethical and illegal behavior which is supported by you and I the taxpayers of Connecticut.

The battle line has been drawn, Hartford's One Party Rule must end quickly.  We as taxpayers need to voice our displeasure at this mockery of government.  Better yet we as taxpayers must defund Hartford's One Party Rule today.

Connecticut's False Budget

Hartford's One Party Rule has just passed one of the most pathetic budgets in our states history.  Amid gimmicks, transfers off line of the budget, higher taxes, greater long run deficits-Hartford's One Party Rule calls this a budget.
In reality it is a lie to call this a budget in economic terms.  It is just more tax and spend gimmicks.  And I am shocked that three Democrat Senators actually would vote against what their party dictates for them to do and actually vote against the budget.  Too bad a fourth Democratic Senator did not have the same guts..
Here is the economic reality of this new budget.
First it still increases taxes.  The Secret Gross Earnings Tax on gasoline goes up July 1 by four cents a gallon to make Connecticut have the highest gas taxes in the country.  $300 million in taxes that were supposed to end on July 1 will continue.  Apparently Hartford's One Party Rule has new definitions as to what tax increases mean.
Second it still increases spending.  Spending is up once again by 4%.  It creates an automatic budget deficit for the coming fiscal years.  The unconstitutional move off budget of $6.4 billion dollars to a separate fund is illegal and wrong.  It is one of the most blatant lies that Hartford's One Party Rule has force fed taxpayers.  My economic question to Hartford's One Party Rule is simple-what happens if federal funding ends for this off budget account?  What do you do then?
Third the shell game continues as funds were raided, money being transferred from one account to another.  Why was this done?  It make no sense economically.
And finally since nothing has been done for the $80 billion dollars in long term unfunded liabilities the state owes, we will be in a long term fiscal free fall for future generations.  The state no longer has the taxing capabilities to get out of this long term fiscal obligation with continuing losses in jobs, employers, citizens and tax revenues.  It can not be maintained.
Hartford's One Party Rule has brought Connecticut's economy to its knees.  This budget has helped to seal the coffin that taxpayers must work in.