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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: rangerrebew on May 19, 2017, 05:45:16 pm

Title: America’s Wealthiest State Can’t Squeeze Any More Taxes From Rich People
Post by: rangerrebew on May 19, 2017, 05:45:16 pm
America’s Wealthiest State Can’t Squeeze Any More Taxes From Rich People

May 19, 2017| by Robert Gehl

The wealthiest state in the U.S. is having trouble collecting enough money to pay its bills, and the Democratic governor doesn’t think taxing the rich is the answer anymore, MarketWatch reports.

    After two decades of robust growth, Connecticut forecasts it will come in $400 million short in income-tax collections this fiscal year, worsening a budget crisis that has prompted all three major ratings firms recently to downgrade the state’s credit rating.

    Connecticut’s budget office estimates that income-tax collections will fall in fiscal 2017 for the first time since the recession.

https://downtrend.com/robertgehl/americas-wealthiest-state-cant-squeeze-any-more-taxes-from-rich-people
Title: Re: America’s Wealthiest State Can’t Squeeze Any More Taxes From Rich People
Post by: beandog on May 19, 2017, 08:14:36 pm
He should only tax rich liberals.  They like to pay taxes, don't they?
Title: Re: America’s Wealthiest State Can’t Squeeze Any More Taxes From Rich People
Post by: Hoodat on May 19, 2017, 10:17:31 pm
Why can't they simply raise the top tax rate to 117%.  Think of the revenues they would collect.
Title: Re: America’s Wealthiest State Can’t Squeeze Any More Taxes From Rich People
Post by: geronl on May 19, 2017, 11:04:26 pm
They have outspent their ability to pay for their crap
Title: Re: America’s Wealthiest State Can’t Squeeze Any More Taxes From Rich People
Post by: LMAO on May 20, 2017, 12:45:15 am
They have outspent their ability to pay for their crap

@geronl

That's what  will eventually be written on the tombstone of progressivism