Wrapping up the week...
The special session this week is being hailed -- by those who took part in it, of course -- as a great step forward for Connecticut consumers. Of course I'm referring to the measures related to gasoline prices. Trusth is, lawmakers in Hartford did nothing (something they've become accustomed to doing) in helping anyone except their own re-election. Suspending the scheduled increaase in the gross receipts tax does not lower the cost of gas at the pump, and allowing retailers to offer discounts for cash purchases won't stop the rise in gas prices.
The Ethics Reform measure adopted in the special session did at least put in place a way of stopping convicted public servants from continuing to benefit at the expense of taxpayers -- but only in the future. It's not retroactive. And speaking of the future....why October for the effective date. Are there government officials out there who need the extra time to "clean up a few things" before having their pensions potentially revoked?
Speaking of special session, no sooner than they finished (again in the wee hours of the morning out of view of most citizens) this week's special session, they now want to hold another one on June 23 to try and override the governor's veto of the minimum wage increase bill.
News out of Washington today says U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd "benefitted" from his friendship with the head of Countrywide Mortgages a few years back, getting special rates on mortgages. Dodd's office is denying any knowledge of any special consideration.
And Barack Obama has rejected John McCain's offer of 10 "town meeting" type debate this summer, offering up instead one to be held on the Fourth of July.
The Ethics Reform measure adopted in the special session did at least put in place a way of stopping convicted public servants from continuing to benefit at the expense of taxpayers -- but only in the future. It's not retroactive. And speaking of the future....why October for the effective date. Are there government officials out there who need the extra time to "clean up a few things" before having their pensions potentially revoked?
Speaking of special session, no sooner than they finished (again in the wee hours of the morning out of view of most citizens) this week's special session, they now want to hold another one on June 23 to try and override the governor's veto of the minimum wage increase bill.
News out of Washington today says U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd "benefitted" from his friendship with the head of Countrywide Mortgages a few years back, getting special rates on mortgages. Dodd's office is denying any knowledge of any special consideration.
And Barack Obama has rejected John McCain's offer of 10 "town meeting" type debate this summer, offering up instead one to be held on the Fourth of July.
posted by Ray Hackett at 1:12 PM
1 Comments:
"And speaking of the future....why October for the effective date. Are there government officials out there who need the extra time to "clean up a few things" before having their pensions potentially revoked?"
Good point. Why shouldn't it take effect imediately if it was so darn important?
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