New Year More Challenges for the 2018 G.A.

We here in CT have a new legislative year quickly approaching with looming debt, layoffs and either much higher additional taxes or huge additional budget cuts coming - a lot of very hard choices to make

What will happen in the "Lame Duck" weeks and months of our government in CT?

What SHOULD happen and what WILL happen of course are 2 very different things. 

The democrats still control the general assembly until the new senators and representatives are sworn in next January;  let's hope the 2018 elections change that.

What SHOULD Happen is attacking the enormous budget problem but the democrats have other plans which will result in raising our taxes again and forcing homeowners and taxpayers in small towns and the suburbs to pay for the mismanagement and corruption of the cities that are doing poorly for their choices and continued refusal to spend their money wisely...

Ideally our elected officials will do the hard work of properly downsizing our bloated government and find solutions that will make the needed part of government that is required to run more efficiently while providing Better Service for those necessary items while managing to Lower the Costs of providing those services.

It is going to be a very hard job if the elected officials have the fortitude to make the cuts going through the budget line by line and department by department...

Each department and all of their offices need to be opened up; looked at separately as well as to how they relate to the whole wider government.

Weigh whether the department is in fact needed or has it become an old outdated form of government that really does not meet the needs of the citizens of Connecticut in the 21st century...

Weigh out exactly what each position does from the very top to the bottom in each of these departments which positions should be eliminated entirely or adjusted for our present and future needs?

Asking very Important questions like:

What expenses are being paid to out of state and even out of country businesses that should be instead contracted with Connecticut businesses? Taxpayer moneys should be spent in CT whenever possible

Can the position be done more effectively in the private sector? 

Can the position be done more effectively at the town level?

Can the job be done in an electronic manner to reduce time and cost?

How many employees are actually needed vs how many are high level titles that really shouldn't be there in the first place because they do not actually assist in getting the work done for the people in Connecticut?

If you were able to make changes in our government what suggestions would you make to which departments and why would you make them? 

Leave me your thoughts in the comments below.

#nq

Connecticut Attorney General weighs in on potential third casino

They keep pushing for a 3rd casino for our state...

What don't people understand about the Law of Supply and Demand?

The more of an item there is the less value it is so the costs and in this case PROFITS Go DOWN...

The problem with the east coast region is that there are way too many casinos within a few hours drive so there is no longer the profits that the 2 CT Casinos used to have because people are going elsewhere...

The elected officials are gambling with our future with a very losing hand...

#BrokeBronin #BeggingForBailOuts Tour - Newington CT

Newington CT is going to be a hard sell for Luke and the town councilors of Hartford.

Since Newington is stuck in the middle of both New Britain and Hartford when Luke goes to town to try to hit up the homeowners there to bail out Hartford their question is "Why should we help out Hartford when we're already affected by and stuck helping out New Britain?"

Scheduled for January 30th at the Newington Town Hall in the lower level auditorium at 6pm.

Luke will be up to bat to push forward the failed policies of corruption and the cronyism that has been going on in Hartford's capitol halls both at the state level and city level for decades and generations ... 

But Newington doesn't want to be stuck with #MalloysMess... already the active townspeople there have fought back and won against the forced regionalism, they will lead the way again

What kind of fools does #BrokeBronin take the taxpaying citizens of Newington to be? 

The fireworks are certain to be flying in this discussion as these working families have to pay for the increased taxes due to the failure of the MDC and Hartford to pay it's bills making the plan for the surrounding towns to be stuck with Hartford's water bill and; the MDC's real estate speculation investments...

New Year New Challenges Approaching 2017

We here in CT have a new year quickly approaching with looming debt, layoffs & either much higher taxes or huge budget cuts coming - a lot of very hard choices to make

What will happen in the "Lame Duck" weeks of our government in CT?

What SHOULD happen & what WILL happen of course are 2 very different things. 

The democrats still control the general assembly until the new senators & representatives are sworn in in January; where the senate will then be tied 18 to 18 & the difference in the house is greatly reduced.

What SHOULD Happen is attacking the enormous budget problem but the democrats have other plans which will result in raising our taxes again & forcing homeowners & taxpayers in small towns & the suburbs to pay for the mismanagement & corruption of the cities that are doing poorly for their choices & refusal to spend their money wisely...

Ideally our elected officials will do the hard work of properly downsizing our bloated government & find solutions that will make that needed part of government that is needed to run more efficiently while providing Better Service for those needed items while managing to Lower the Costs of providing those services.

It is going to be a very hard job if the elected officials have the fortitude to make the cuts going through the budget line by line & department by department...

Each department & all of their offices need to be opened up & looked at separately as well as to how they relate to the whole wider government.

Weigh whether the department is in fact needed or has it become an old outdated form of government that really does not meet the needs of the citizens of Connecticut in the 21st century...

Weigh out exactly what each position does from the very top to the bottom in each of these departments which positions should be eliminated entirely or adjusted for our present & future needs?

Asking very Important questions like:

What expenses are being paid to out of state & even out of country businesses that should be instead being contracted with Connecticut businesses?

Can the position be done more effectively in the private sector? 

Can the position be done more effectively at the town level?

Can the job be done in an electronic manner to reduce time & cost?

How many employees are actually needed vs how many are high level titles that really shouldn't be there in the first place because they do not actually assist in getting the work done for the people in Connecticut?

If you were able to make changes in our government what suggestions would you make to which departments & why would you make them? 

Leave me your thoughts in the comments below.