Growing up, my dad, a World War II veteran who grew up in West Haven and worked in the private sector his entire career, taught me to beware of politicians when it comes to tax policies. “They’re always looking for more cookie jars,” he’d say. “Their thirst for more revenue is relentless. They have little […]
Growing up, my dad, a World War II veteran who grew up in West Haven and worked in the private sector his entire career, taught me to beware of politicians when it comes to tax policies. “They're always looking for more cookie jars,” he'd say. “Their thirst for more revenue is relentless. They have little incentive to stop because the consequences of their decisions are often revealed after they're gone from political office.”
I'm a Connecticut native and have operated a small business here for 27 years. I've also had experience working with General Electric, and in my observation, they don't bluff. It takes a corporation such as GE a long time to choose to move. They don't make impulsive, impetuous decisions. However, when they do choose to move, that's it. They're not coming back.
Connecticut politicians seem to think that they can heap more and more tax burdens on businesses, year after year, without any negative consequences. They seem to think that Connecticut is such a unique and marvelous place, that businesses will swallow hard, cough up the money, and never leave. Wrong! When will our power brokers in government realize that they must change their big-spending ways?
Drew Crandall, Founder, Keep In Touch, dcrandall@keeptouch.com
