Swick Speak

In 1991 Connecticut's Omnipotent Governor Lowell P. Weicker lied to Connecticut voters and force fed a state income tax on Connecticut T...

Oh well Connecticut doesn’t have a budget.   A special session has to be called and paid for by Connecticut Taxpayers ...

I have taught economics for many years now.  I continue to be amazed at the lack of basic economics understanding by Connecticut's elect...

Connecticut has a dysfunctional government.  It is illogical and irrational.  Its only concern is to maintain a high level of salaries, bene...

Tax Freedom Day for Connecticut Taxpayers is May 21, 2017.  This is the day that Connecticut Taxpayers stop working to pay all of their loca...

Oh well!  Connecticut's Debt got downgraded again by Fitch Ratings, Inc.  No big deal to drop now to A+ from AA-- meaning that the state...

Connecticut Taxpayers are a strong lot.  Connecticut Taxpayers keep being punished over and over again.  Connecticut Taxpayers are despised ...

Connecticut's Legislature has a decision to make in this years budget.  They need to cut spending drastically.  They need to cut wages, ...

Maybe just once the Connecticut Democrat Party could listen to the remaining Connecticut Taxpayers in the state and hear their cries of no m...

Good riddance Dan Malloy.  He is not running for a third term as Governor of Connecticut.  But now we have 20 more long hard months of a lam...

The State of Connecticut has a pension crisis.  You really would not know it because this legislative session has brought us mostly the same...

 With Traveling Dan Malloy's initial budget proposal of shifting a massive burden of state spending to fiscally responsible towns and ci...

Here come the new taxes for 2017 for Connecticut Taxpayers thanks to the Connecticut Democrat Party.  By the way Connecticut still has a bud...

As I look back at my columns written over the years I see a reoccurring theme.  Connecticut for whatever reason embraces a care free attitud...

Dan Malloy wants the Connecticut Republicans budget immediately.  ASAP. Pronto.  Malloy in my opinion needs the Connecticut Republicans budg...

One can be very confused by trying to understand the concept of the Connecticut Democrat Party's rhetoric with regards to new and higher...

Is Connecticut operating in a rational and or logical manner following its state constitution? Is Connecticut following the set of rules an...

Will there ever be a debate between Connecticut Progressives and Connecticut Conservatives?  On the future of the Connecticut economy?  On t...

Governor Malloy loves to raise taxes.  Each budget speech that he has made as Governor has included the yearly highest tax increase in our s...

Yes there are more taxes on the horizon if you are one of the remaining Connecticut Taxpayers left in our "Sanctuary" state.  As a...