Business closings in Conn. hit 8-year high

If you have lost your job or business or afraid you might, you can do something about it in three months at the voting booth (or screen or whatever). The pols in Hartford have virtually declared war on business in this state. Their answer to every problem in this state involves raising taxes on businesses and increasing regulations and the cost of doing business. The idiots in the legislature can't seem to figure out the relationship between this approach and the exodus of businesses and jobs. As businesses and good jobs disappear the quality of life in CT will continue to deteriorate.

If you vote the same idiots back in then you can't complain about what you get. Now you have a chance to do something about it.

Bob wrote:

If you have lost your job or business or afraid you might, you can do something about it in three months at the voting booth (or screen or whatever). The pols in Hartford have virtually declared war on business in this state. Their answer to every problem in this state involves raising taxes on businesses and increasing regulations and the cost of doing business. The idiots in the legislature can't seem to figure out the relationship between this approach and the exodus of businesses and jobs. As businesses and good jobs disappear the quality of life in CT will continue to deteriorate.
If you vote the same idiots back in then you can't complain about what you get. Now you have a chance to do something about it.

which is one of the reason why i don't vote, not to regret. with this chance coming up what would change in the new people up for run and who to say they won't do the same.com es time to vote i don't think people would have enough money to drive up to the voting places to begin with.maybe they would give a gas credit for those who vote, don't the people vote count?

A few weeks ago on MSNBC dot com there was a listing of the best states to live in US. They took in factors such as cost of living (we were at the bottom of the list meaning the most expensive), education, quality of life and business friendly (we were near the bottom of the list). Why would anyone want to open or move their business here when the cost of energy is high, we have a high workers comp. expense and unemployement cost in addition to the regulations. I feel bad for all the young people just out of college. Not only is it expensive to live here, where are the jobs that will pay enough to live here. No wonder they are leaving for other states that offer good jobs at a reasonable cost of living. Wake up Governor Rell, the future of CT is going off to live elsewere.

NAM (Nat'l Association of Manufacturers) rates every state. Entire Northeast fares very poorly as business-unfriendly region.

http://www.nambooks.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv...

The business climate in CT is bad. The liberals in power are greedy for taxes.

But we're not in a recession right?

I'm sure that once September rolls around and the value of the dollar does what the Zimbabwe currency does we will be looking back on this and thinking this was "the good old days"

I'm stocking up on tarps to build my next house out of.

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But we're not in a recession right?
I'm sure that once September rolls around and the value of the dollar does what the Zimbabwe currency does we will be looking back on this and thinking this was "the good old days"
I'm stocking up on tarps to build my next house out of.

I can quote you something cute from the bible and proclaim, "we are not in a recession". "And there really were WMD in Iraq".
The legislators in Hartford might have to have fewer catered lunches and cocktail parties if they lowered business taxes.

bob wrote:

<quoted text>Jodi Rell said about a month ago that Employment in the state is going up.She stated that there are more jobs available this year.Now I was wondering what the f.u.c.k. she was talking about then and I am still wondering.The lady is an ****.She really has no clue what is going on in CT or she just does not care.Its just lie after lie after lie out of her mouth.Impeach the B.i.t.c.h.!!!!!!!!!

Bob:

It would impolite to call you stupid, or to suggest that it is actually you "who has no clue what is going on in Connecticut."

So let me politely say it in another way: You must be a state employee bitter about something to have such personal dislike for Rell, because you most certainly don't understand business, attracting business, retaining business, or business and personal taxes.

Are you even a homeowner and/or a taxpayer?

First, Bob, aside from Massachusetts and Vermont, Connecticut is a VERY blue state. That means we have a Democrat-controlled legislature that believes that all business should be strictly regulated by government; that business of all sizes should offer family leave and extended benefits; and that Richard Blumenthal should be the business szar.

Couple that attitude with at least 80 of the 169 communities being very BLUE communities with an emphasis on social serivces, welfare expansion, and business opposition, then it isn't hard to understand that growing or developing a business -- already a difficult task -- is inconceivable in Connecticut.

The alternative is to have everyone work for the state or a municipality.

The problem is they've already tried that in the Soviet Union, and the Russians went belly-up.
You have a Democrat-controlled legislature, with a

bob wrote:

Correct, Murray. BTW, Ct ranks 11-12 states lower based on median income as opposed to often reported mean income.(And when you factor in the Cost of Living, CT doesn't look as rosey. Raw avg salaries don't include that in their calculations.)
Median means, in a group of 11 people, the 6th highest earner (5 >, 5 <, less he/she). Mean adds 11 pays up and divides by 11. When one adds GE's CEO in and simply changes denominator by 1, it skews the average.

CT ranks 4th in MEDIAN household income at $60,551 (2006 US Census). TN ranks 41st in MEDIAN household income at $40,696 (2006 US Census). Maybe that's why housing costs less in TN...

Actually, housing costs far less simply due to the fact land is plentiful in most states across middle America.

BTW, good luck to the many posters here who have indicated they are either thinking of, or in the process of moving.

250,000 did that in the 90s from Ct, and that is why Ct lost a Congressman. It was one of the largest net losers in state-to-state migration, and Ct lost 18k more that way in 2006.

State letting successful people slip away
HUGH S. BAILEY

http://www.connpost.com/ci_6774662...

An excellent article regarding the aforementioned problem.