Copyright Hartford Courant
For the past decade the taxpayers of our state have been among the most overtaxed in the country. And according to the Tax Foundation’s recently released State Tax Competitive Index, Connecticut finds itself once again at the bottom of the pile, 47th among all the states, just behind California, New Jersey and New York. There is little chance that our competitiveness will improve anytime soon. If Democrats have their way, Connecticut taxes will likely be competing for 50th position. Their indifference to the effect excess taxation has on business development and employment expansion is mind boggling. They seem to be oblivious to the individual taxpayers and businesses that have left the state for friendlier environments. And what is never known are the employers who do not even consider Connecticut in their expansion plans. And why would they? While states like Texas, Florida, South Carolina,Tennessee and others have businesses flocking to them, Connecticut has very few, if any, companies even considering a move to our state. With so many better options, no right thinking business manager would even put our state into the decision mix. The excess and unnecessary burden of taxation on an enterprise and its employees make passing on Connecticut a no-brainer. Kenneth L. Boudreau, Farmington
