Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis University of Connecticut There is a no jobs recovery in sight. Assuming national growth trails off from the unsustainable 5.7% of the fourth quarter, Connecticut continues to lose jobs through 2011; the rate of loss simply slows from the predicted rate in the previous CCEA Outlook. The state’s economy...
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UCONN Says: There is no jobs recovery in sight for Connecticut
We’ve been living with the illusion that manufacturing is so 20th century.
That we could succeed by concentrating, for example, on complex financial instruments while abandoning the industrial base that sustained so many American families. I clearly remember over 20 years ago as I drove to my job at UTC, an elected official announcing that Connecticut’s future lay in the service industry, not manufacturing. Who made...
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Marlborough Charter Revision
From Ken Hjulstrom via email: Regarding the Charter Revision issue, it will be interesting to see who Bill Black decides to appoint. The last time we had a Charter Revision Commission (CRC) back in 2002 the First Selectman largely ignored the people put forth by the Republican Town Committee and instead stacked the committee...
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47% Will Pay No Federal Income Tax
From CNN.com An increasing number of households end up owing nothing in major federal taxes, but the situation may not be sustainable over the long run. NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Most people think they pay too much to Uncle Sam, but for some people it simply is not true. In 2009, roughly 47% of...
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Republican Sign Found With Shawn Fisher, Marlborough DTC Chair
Letter to the Editor from the Marlborough Republican Town Chair. Some disturbing activities have been occurring in recent days In Marlborough in regards to vandalism and removal of Republican political signs. Last week there were several incidents of signs being run down on North Main Street
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Happy Cost of Government Day
From Grover Norquist, Co-Author of the “Contract With America”. Dear friend, Happy Cost of Government Day! Today, August 12, is Cost of Government Day (COGD), the day of the calendar year when the average American worker has earned enough gross income to pay off his or her share of the spending and regulatory burdens...
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Money Flows Down Hill And To Countries With Lower Taxes
American corporate tax rates have remained the same while other rich countries have been cutting theirs. At the margin, higher taxes cause capital to flow elsewhere, which raises the cost of money, the oxygen that business needs to respirate. Wonder why American businesses move overseas? This is a reason, not the total picture, but...
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