It’s honestly no surprise to me most folks don’t approve of Gov. Malloy in Connecticut, after all, those of us middle class folks pretty much headdesk’d when he announced his budget plan and the spell of “new” taxes and increases on existing taxes. Why would anyone in their right mind think increasing taxes at the end of a recession is a good idea?

Frankly, it has less to do with the recession and more to do with the divisive state politics and class warfare around here. Malloy was largely elected by the major cities of Connecticut, and statistically speaking, the majority of those folks are low-income, non-white, many of whom are receiving one or more state benefits such as welfare, unemployment, or food stamps. Most suburban and rural towns did not vote for Malloy in the election, and in the end, he managed a narrow victory off the back of Bridgeport’s voter snafu. So really what this tells me is that for the majority voter, what was important to them was the Democrat platform, taxing the rich and corporations and redistributing the wealth to the lower class. Feel free to tell me I’m wrong, but please link me to someplace that shows how many folks are on government-sponsored benefits programs before you do, because I’d like to know the EXACT number myself.

That really is only a small point though, really, I have no objection to social welfare programs when they are administered to the folks who actually need them, and measures are taken to control costs and eventually put these people back to work and off the dole. Sadly, this is not the case. These programs have spiraled out of control since their inception and folks continue to support the liberal agenda because liberals know all they have to do to get elected is promise more free money to their constituents and they’re guaranteed office. Malloy thought he’d be clever and stir up some baskets with the state employee union, but quickly retreated on his position when they deadlocked, because why the hell would they accept sacrifice or concessions? They’ve been floating off of sweetheart deals and taxpayer-funded incentives forever, and especially from former Governor Rowland.

Speaking of Republicans, they aren’t off the hook either. Their inability to work with the state legislature to fairly compromise with anything for the good of state residents and private business has crippled business in this state. Few large companies exist in this state, and those who do are large insurance corporations and non-industrial or agricultural companies who already outsource a number of jobs outside the US. Small Business in Connecticut is a joke, anyone who survived the years of “Dick Dasterdly” as our AG is probably not even in a position to remain viable in this state. Many are jumping to NY or NJ after the budget plan was revealed. I work for a small private business myself and we are too finding it difficult to remain viable under the tax code in this state. But to be fair, Malloy is only one part of the problem. The state Democrats, much like our national government, feel inclined to continue spending money this state DOES NOT have and borrow against the next generation and to what, fund their comfy retirement?

I feel our government is only a small part of this pie, and the sad reality is a lot of this is being influenced by the social fiber of this country. People no longer see the value in working hard, making a living, raising a family, and making a better life for their children. The Baby Boomers are concerned with retiring comfortably with as much money and benefits as possible, the working middle class is struggling to make ends meet and hold down the majority of this country’s social services, two wars, and a myriad of other things, teens, graduates, and 20-somethings believe they are entitled to pieces of every pie, or are saddled with tremendous government-sponsored debt to attend “college” that does not even place them in a successful job, and everyone else doesn’t even care to contribute to this country’s workforce and simply skates on a free ride of government money and incentives while continuing to multiply cancer cells.

Yes, I compared welfare leeches to cancer. U mad?

You should be.

This country and its people need a new purpose, a new goal to spark innovation and a drive to make things great again. We need a new challenge, we cannot settle for complacency. We had the Industrial Revolution and two world wars, Korea and Vietnam, the rise of telecommunications, television, and radio, blasting off into space and the Moon, the internet and world wide web, and now utilizing that technology to change how we communicate and perceive the world. Everything that was created and sacrificed by many before us we enjoy today, and how do we move forward?

Education. Realization. Commitment. Effort. Our children should learn common sense in addition to facts, our history, what the people sacrificed before them for the liberty and freedom we all enjoy. They should learn what a honest day’s work is and how it builds the foundation for a better life. They should have opportunities as early as middle or high school to find a profession or skill they are interested in and train for it. Post-high school education and college should focus on those skills and build on them, so they can be successful in their job and not spend four years learning “liberal arts” and listening to tenured professors talk about how wonderful the world would be if the rich gave all their money away to the poor, charity, and the government. They should learn that while large corporations are not always honest, without them, there would be nothing for our country to leverage on. Frivolous lawsuits should be banned. The Justice System should level punishment that fits the crime if proven guilty. States should adopt either income tax or sales tax, but not both. The list goes on.

But TLDR: Common Sense. People are the most important asset in a business, corporation, family, or government. Without them, there is nothing. Greed, contempt, jealousy, every human trait and emotion will always be there. You can either choose to coexist with it, or withdraw from society. Innovate, or die. Humans have to adapt, and so can you.