a fix for the state budget must start
with reforms
sen. joseph zarelli, r-ridgefield
The tax increase would be tied to things I view as representing the core
priorities of government. Is it good policy to put high-priority services,
such as education, at risk of losing funding due to a “no” vote, while committing existing revenue to things that don’t qualify as priorities to most
people? I don’t believe businesses fund their most important priorities last.
Government shouldn’t take that approach, either.
From 2005 to 2008, when times were good,
the Legislature increased spending
by a full 33 percent.
Spending was growing
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