Swick Speak

Let us all sequester. Let us all cut spending. But do not cut my federal budget-raises taxes instead! The economic stupidity taxpayers li...

More taxes. More spending. New tolls. Higher deficits. Higher unfunded liabilities. More of the same. It seems to me that Hartford...

I wonder if Governor Malloy actually lives in Connecticut?  I know he travels a great deal at taxpayers expense and really wonder if he live...

Let us spend more. Let us tax more. Let us borrow more. Let us have four more years of an economic debacle. The Obama economic solution...

A famous politician once said "We have nothing to fear but fear itself", he was also a liberal Democrat.  Here in Connecticut and ...

In my economic opinion Connecticut is in an economic depression of its own making.  For many years now the irrational economic policies of H...

Connecticut's One Party Rule in Hartford never ceases to amaze me with their lack of knowledge of whats left of our state economy.  The ...

Taxes and Connecticut go hand in hand.  Our one party dictatorship in Hartford seems never to have enough money to spend.  Money to spend on...

Lobbying and Connecticut.  The two go hand in hand.  Sort of like a pimp with his prostitutes.  A recent article by Don Michak of the Journa...

More, more, more.  Mr. Malloy will give Connecticut his third State of the State speech today.  As much he wants to believe that he is, was ...

Gee another tax break for General Electric.  Gee it was placed in the fiscal cliff legislation.  Gee we are going to pay more in taxes excep...

I would like to wish all my loyal readers a very happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.  Continue to try to strive to become debt free and ...

Several thoughts and questions for Thursday. As far as fiscal cliff talks are concerned why isn't the focus on spending cuts, improving...

What no wasted spending in a $20 billion dollar budget?  What is a $415 million dollar deficit?  No nothing a little soda tax wouldn't d...

What is Inflation? According to Investopedia http://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/inflation it is "The rate at which the general lev...

It is a simple economic concept that has been proven time and time again.  Higher taxes will equal higher spending.  As the supposed fiscal ...

Oops.  Connecticut now needs to borrow to operate.  We are the Greece of America, along other poorly run states like Illinois, California an...

A shortfall.  No a budget deficit.  No $60 million. No $365 million.  No more like $415 million.  Pick a number, any number and welcome to o...

30 Days is a long time.  I decided to take a break from Swick Speak to rest and recover from the election.  Those who actually voted decided...

Vote Tuesday Let us help change our country and our state. We have had enough words without actions by the Democratic party in both Washin...