In This Together CT

Stephen Anderson, Air Pollution Control Engineer

“Governor Rell recently provided testimony to Congress on the nation’s economic downturn.  Reading her comments, I can’t help but worry about where her allegiance lies, who she will protect, and who will be thrown under the bus.

It’s clear her allegiance lies with big business and the same Wall Street cronies that got us into this mess. It doesn’t take more than about a hundred words before the Governor tells us what she sees as the real crisis, that “Wall Street bonuses and bonuses for top executives…will be dropping dramatically.”

She goes on to talk about how much Connecticut “depends” on income tax revenues from financial sector employees. Where was the Governor when a progressive solution such as the “millionaire tax” was proposed?  Wouldn’t that have been a good way to stave off the crisis we are in today? (more…)

Marsha Tulloch talks to reporters about the challenges she and her Department of Labor co-workers face trying to help thousands of jobless Connecticut residents stay afloat in perilous times. Congressman Chris Murphy toured the Hartford unemployment call center to talk to front-line workers like Tulloch. (more…)