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Old 02-21-2011, 11:20 AM   #6
Jim in CT
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Originally Posted by TheSpecialist View Post
Seems Connecticut is not in the top 30 on Forbes list....
Table: Who Pays America's Highest Property Taxes? - Forbes.com
I have said that CT has one of the highest total tax rates in teh nation...

The Tax Foundation - State and Local Tax Burdens: All Years, One State, 1977-2008

In the drop down box that says "select your state", if you pick CT, you can see my state's tax rank (1 is highest). Since 1995, CT's tax rank has always been in the top 3. As high as those tax rates are, it's not NEARLY enough to pay for what the unions demanded, as we have massive unfunded liabilities for healthcare and retirement benefits to public employees.

Seems to me that if we have high tax rates, and still not nearly enough to pay for those benefits, that the benefits must have been very rich indeed. Please tell me where I'm wrong?
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