Swick Speak

Saturday May 21 is Armed Forces Day.  It is a day to reflect and give thanks to all of our Men and Women who serve in our Army, Navy, Air Fo...

Not much.  In trying to understand as an economist and as a taxpayer a complex $20 billion dollar budget in 48 hours or less, there is not m...

Four budgets now here in Connecticut.  Each budget only slightly different than the other.  Each based upon incredible and overly opportunis...

I am exhausted.  As a taxpayer I am tired at the end of the week working my three jobs. On my weekends I still must work on the classes that...

Another week another budget deficit. Another week while Connecticut Democrats play the blame game and Connecticut burns. Burns through mor...

More of the same.  That is the way the new Malloy Budget could be viewed as.  If you are a unionized Connecticut state employee you can view...

It is time to take back Connecticut. Enough is enough. Taxpayers have had enough. Enough of excessive spending for political patronag...

Layoffs. Every state union and non union job is at stake.  Every gold lined pension and benefit job is at stake. Unions are at stake.  Ever...

Economic breaking point.  Economic collapse.  Economic debacle.  Choose the words they all describe the current Connecticut government econo...

Has Connecticut lost its economic way? At what economic point can the economic downturn not be righted? I think we...

No more raises. Not now. Not in the future. Never. Sounds familiar?  Many overtaxed middle class Connecticut taxpayers have not received...

Welcome to the weekly Connecticut budget deficit crisis.  Round and round the budget deficit goes where it will stop the Connecticut Democra...

Connecticut has many economic problems.  Connecticut in my opinion also has a leadership problem.  Connecticut seems to have the same proble...

--> Connecticut’s sometime Governor Dan Malloy manipulates his office well.   In his new re branding as an austerity minded,...

Here it comes.   Hartford’s Omnipotent One Party Rule budget cuts.   The cuts are apparently going to hurt.   Hurt pro...

What does Connecticut do now? Population loss. Excessive and high local and state taxes. Budget deficits, low reserves and massive long t...

Good bye Connecticut Business. It was nice working for you. It was nice that you paid some of the highest state and local taxes in the cou...

Bridgeport State Senator Andres Ayala of Latin decent was appointed back in December 2014 as the new Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicle...

I do not know, what will 2016 bring? We have many economic and political issues that are troubling on both a state and national level. We ...

Maybe the Democratic Party Presidential Debates could be held in a secret location, recorded and then played from 2 am to 4 am on a Wednesda...