jrscommented: Over the past 35 years the share of national income taken by the top .1% has quadrupled, rising from 2.5% of national income in 1975 to 10.4% in 2008. In 2010, the top…
Romney on spending: Guns trump butter
Reducing government deficits Mitt Romney's way would mean less money for health care for the poor and disabled and big cuts to nuts-and-bolts functions such as food…
Apr 23, 2012 3:22 PM
jrscommented: Why do Republicans always vote against tax increases? It goes back to 1986, when Grover Norquist, a lobbyist, had most Republican Senators and Representatives sign a "Taxpayer…
GOP derails Senate 'Buffett rule'
Senate Republicans derailed a Democratic "Buffett rule" bill Monday forcing the nation's top earners to pay at least 30 percent of their income in taxes.
Apr 17, 2012 9:18 AM
jrscommented: If I had a family member who was murdered, I would want revenge. I would like to see that murderer executed. And this is the very reason I don't believe in the death…
jrscommented: It's certainly a debatable subject. In addition to the minimum wage being paid, low income individuals are eligible for food stamps and qualify for the earned income credit.…
Should minimum wage be raised?
Whether you work at the "Golden Arches" of McDonalds, or anywhere else that pays minimum wage for that matter, a higher hourly rate would be nice.
Feb 29, 2012 1:09 PM
jrscommented: The Republicans have a point that including free contraception as part of health insurance should not be dictated by the government if there is a religious objection…
GOP vows to reverse birth control move
Republicans vowed Wednesday to reverse President Barack Obama's new policy on birth control, lambasting the requirement that religious schools and hospitals provide…
Feb 9, 2012 8:17 AM
jrscommented: The Reverend Al Sharpton has a commercial in which he recalls being a kid and he and the neighborhood kids would sneak in the house and eat blueberry pie that their…
Gov to cut spending as revenue declines
Despite almost across-the-board tax hikes, Governor
Dannel Malloy's new budget is already estimated to be in the red.
Jan 20, 2012 8:17 AM
jrscommented: I applaud Gov. Malloy for taking responsibility for the fiscal crisis he inherited. Just look at what tax cuts have achieved at the National level. When George W. took…
Gov to cut spending as revenue declines
Despite almost across-the-board tax hikes, Governor
Dannel Malloy's new budget is already estimated to be in the red.
Jan 19, 2012 10:34 AM
jrscommented: Thank you Governor Malloy for calling Paul an idiot. I've been watching Republican bashing of Obama ever since he was nominated. Your the first Democrat that had the guts…
jrscommented: It doesn't appear that (1) there would be enough demand to justify the cost. People don't want to get on a bus to go anywhere. They want to get in their car and drive.…
Lawmakers ask Boehner to block busway
Two Republican state legislators are asking U.S. House Speaker John Boehner to reject $460 million in federal funds earmarked for a busway from New Britain to Hartford.…
May 21, 2011 11:28 AM
jrscommented: Why don't the Republicans just come out and say what their agenda is. They have no desire to balance the budget. "Starving the Beast" was a policy set up by the Republican…
Boehner discusses shutdown at CT event
The plan long ago was to have House Speaker John Boehner in Connecticut Saturday night for the Annual Prescott-Bush GOP Fundraiser in Stamford. Of course, the problems…
Connecticut has 169 cities and towns, which serve as the fundamental local political subdivision of the state. Connecticut is the 5th of the original thirteen United States.
