Tax Freedom Day measures how long Americans work to earn
enough money to pay the year’s tax obligations at the federal, state and local
levels. On May 5, 2012, Connecticut had the dubious distinction of being the
last state to achieve “freedom.”
This year, Connecticut has finally attained tax freedom on
May 13. Again, we are the last state to be free of taxes for the year. It took
us eight more days to accomplish that last place finish.
And your tax freedom could arrive even later in 2014.
Why?
- The largest gas tax hike in Connecticut history is
scheduled to take effect July 1.
- Taxes on businesses, which were supposed to sunset this
year, might not.
- State
aid to cities and towns is being shifted and could result in higher local
property taxes.
- Connecticut
could soon approve borrowing hundreds of millions of your tax dollars to
pay for ongoing state expenses. Guess who will be called upon to pay
off those maxed-out credit card bills?
Have you had
enough?
I hope you will
stand with me in demanding spending cuts and reductions to our
highest-in-the-nation tax burdens.
How can you
help?
Call your state legislators. Call Governor Malloy at 860-566-4840. If they don’t
respond, keep calling them.
On this “Tax
Freedom Day”, we recognize that our freedom is being eroded.
Together, we can reclaim
it, but I need you to demand it.
