The Connecticut Democrat Party's War On The Trucking Industry

 The Connecticut Democrat Party has declared war on the Trucking industry.  The war will help create more inflation for Connecticut Taxpayers in the future as the cost to deliver goods and services will skyrocket in the state.  Why are they picking on truckers who day in and day out deliver essential items to our state economy without ego nor fanfare?  Why are they so bad?

For those who have forgotten Connecticut Democrat Party HB6688 law of June 2021 becomes effective in 2023 that creates a Highway Use Fee  or truck tax of .025 to .175 cents per mile driven for all trucks in Connecticut and all for all trucks that pass through the state.  This cash grab by the Connecticut Democrat Party was signed into law by Ned Lamont as a way to fund highway/road repairs, etc. in the state.  We all know this tax will somehow find its way into the catch all general fund and be used for things other than transportation.  Who will pay this tax?  Connecticut taxpayers of course.  How do goods get delivered to businesses, stores and homes in the state?  Do the members of the state legislature deliver them by their personal cars?  Or is it by trucks? Where do all the taxes that are paid for by the trucking industry currently go?  Is it salaries, benefits and pensions of state unionized employees?  

Another new horrific law for the trucking industry is for California based implemented emissions laws to become effective with Democrat Party sponsored House Bill 5039 that according to the bill: 

"The bill authorizes the Department of Energy and Environmental
Protection (DEEP) to adopt regulations implementing California’s
medium- and heavy-duty motor vehicle standards and requires the
agency to amend these regulations whenever the California standards
change."

According to the CBIA (Connecticut Business Industry Association) (cbia.com) "California-compliant engines, which HB 5039 allows, could add $57,000 to Connecticut vehicle costs, based on estimates from the Engine Manufacturing Association."  Since when does Connecticut follow California rules and for what reason? Is Connecticut now part of California?  Who is going to pay the costs of these new vehicles?  Why would any trucking company want to do business in the state with this law?  What is the purpose of the new law, is it to satisfy California?  I am going to assume that the complete destruction of Connecticut's economy is the goal of the Connecticut Democrat Party which has apparently ceded control of the state to the California Democrat Party.

It is truly a shame how clueless the Connecticut Democrat Party led by Ned Lamont has become in their quest for a socialist/totalitarian form of government and total control over all Connecticut Businesses and Taxpayers.  The logic behind making trucking cost prohibitive in the state defies economic logic and common sense especially during the Democrat Party created runaway inflation that is happening today.  What is to be gained by forcing the trucking industry to incur these addition costs to benefit a California emissions law?  How is this legal?  The narrative never changes with the Connecticut Democrat Party.  They rule with an iron hand and lies.  Sadly all consumers in the state will pay greatly for these economically irrational laws that will help keep Connecticut last and or near last in all economic categories along with having the highest taxes in the country.  And again this is the platform they are running for re-election on in November.  And this is the platform that they are going down to defeat on election day.  Truckers have had enough.  Connecticut Taxpayers have had enough. It is 1776 again.