Yet Even More Bad Connecticut Legislation Senate Bills 882 And 884

 Connecticut's Democrat One Party Rule State Government and Governor Ned Lamont defy economic logic on a daily basis.   If one looks at the costs and benefits of Ned Lamont's Senate Bills 882 and 884 one wonders why an individual would want to continue to live in Connecticut after these two monstrosities of legislation get rammed down Connecticut Taxpayers throats.  Senate Bill 882-"An Act Concerning Climate Change Mitigation and Home Energy Affordability" does little to make any energy affordable in Connecticut in my opinion.  The bill mandates a reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases to zero by the year 2040 from electricity supplied to electric customers in the state.  It also mandates landlords provide energy efficient appliances in their rentals, all energy costs from the past twelve months and several other energy related costs/information.  As stated in the bill: "If any landlord fails to comply with the provisions of this section, the tenant may deduct an amount equivalent to one month's rent from any sum of rent or payment for use and occupancy due and owing, or to become due and owing, to the landlord."  Thus many landlords after being hammered by not being their paid rent during the state's moratorium on tenants not paying rent during the pandemic will now be crushed with this cost if they do not comply.  They will also have to upgrade all their appliances if they have not done so.  I wonder who will pay for all this?  Will rents now become even higher due to already higher property taxes, maintenance costs and now the higher costs of appliances which are currently in short supply due to the pandemic?  Was any thought actually put into this bill as to where all of this money is going to come from to implement all of these draconian changes?  Does this mean electric rates will go up lets say 300 to 400% over the next few years to enact all of these mandates?  All of this being done while the state's economy is in a massive and never ending recession.  

Another bad bill also will slammed on the state with much higher gasoline taxes and truck tolls.  Senate Bill 884:"An Act Reducing Transportation-Related Carbon Emissions" raises gasoline taxes,  forces Connecticut to join a regional Transportation and Climate Initiative Program and implements truck tolls.  This bill basically will somehow reduce carbon emissions by increasing taxes thus making driving even more expensive than it is already in Connecticut.  The costs of all products trucked into Connecticut will now increase due to the mandated truck tolls (which can then easily be shifted to cars in the near future).  The costs of this bill will be felt for many years into the future as Connecticut's infrastructure continues to disintegrate as our road, bridge and highway system continue to be in a state of disrepair since the bulk of monies used for transportation in the state go to state employee salaries, benefits and pensions rather than any functional road maintenance and repair system.  Again all of this being done while the state's economy is in a massive and never ending recession.  

Connecticut's Democrat One Party Rule State Government and Governor Ned Lamont defy economic logic on a daily basis and I really believe Connecticut Taxpayers are tired of it.  We see two more economically damaging bills being pushed through our inept State Legislature with little coverage about them in our state run media.  Lamont and his political hacks in Hartford have done enough economic damage already during this pandemic.  Connecticut Taxpayers do not need these pieces of garbage laws to deal with also.  Free Connecticut from this economic madness and tyranny.