Oppose Statewide Property Taxes and State Control of Zoning
1,548 Comments
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Heather Sargent
5 years ago
Please stop this bill!
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Jason Crouch
5 years ago
No!!!!
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Josephine Irish
5 years ago
NO more or new Taxes! Its no wonder people are moving out; we're #50 on the list of 51 tax states! NO!
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Anonymous
5 years ago
Please stop bad policy
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Maggie Bridge
5 years ago
The mansion tax will disproportionately affect Fairfield County. Almost every property- including the majority of modest housing ends up being more than $300k. We are talking about homes that are 1000-1500 square feet on small lots. These are not mansions. Furthermore adding more taxes only makes it harder for businesses to hire help as the state already is unaffordable. Forcing zoning to make multi family housing only adds pressure to already maxed out school systems and removes the small town feel from many of our Connecticut towns. Why must every town become a city?
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Anonymous
5 years ago
I strongly oppose both of these bill! Enough already with continuing to raise taxes!
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Bruce Irish
5 years ago
NO State RE Tax and meddling in Local Zoning.
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Anonymous
5 years ago
The only thing these programs will achieve is decreasing the value of CT real estate and its property tax base. These bills will in no way have their desired impact and will absolutely have the opposite effect. People are already moving out of CT due to taxes and this will dramatically increase this migration.
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Thomas Sterling
5 years ago
The state should not enact property taxes. They should be controlled by local government. Zoning rules governing multi-family housing should remain with local zoning authorities.
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Katarzyna Wdowik
5 years ago
Unbelievable!!
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Anthony Aulenti
5 years ago
Problems cannot be solved by throwing money at them.
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Anonymous
5 years ago
The zoning stuff is being pushed by the anti-'racists'.
The anti-'racism' movement is actually a racist movement whose goal is actually to attack capitalism by promoting racism against groups like white people and Asian people.
I think it's time for people of all backgrounds to come together and focus on what we have in common rather than our differences.
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Dorota Kingsbury
5 years ago
Due to Covid 19 struggling with payments supplies and mammy other expenses this is unrealistic and offended us citizens who works and others dont living on our taxes
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Wendy B Walsh
5 years ago
Absolutely no to everything in these bills.
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Hilary Haroche
5 years ago
I oppose SB 171 + SB 1024
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Anonymous
5 years ago
No new taxes. I oppose the statewide property taxes and state control of zoning. Taxes are already among the highest in the nation, and if you need to balance the budget, CUT SPENDING! We can’t allow this to happen. The state should not be in charge of town zoning or the town property taxes. I will vote against any politicial supporting these bills.
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pamela Putnam Smith
5 years ago
No and no!
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Louis Gimbel
5 years ago
We need less not more government and taxes. We need incentives for job creators to stay in CT (and NY, NJ) and this kind of legislature is really just a one-way ticket south and/or west for many people!!
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Frances Manganello
5 years ago
I oppose any additional property taxes and the state control of zoning. You don't do a very good job now with the money you get from your citizens...more money will just result in more spending. Local entities should be in control of their own zoning and schools.
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Irene Dietrich
5 years ago
Very difficult to comprehend the whole concept. I appreciate the needs of the identified entities but not sure that this process won’t create many more in need.
Please stop this bill!
No!!!!
NO more or new Taxes! Its no wonder people are moving out; we're #50 on the list of 51 tax states! NO!
Please stop bad policy
The mansion tax will disproportionately affect Fairfield County. Almost every property- including the majority of modest housing ends up being more than $300k. We are talking about homes that are 1000-1500 square feet on small lots. These are not mansions. Furthermore adding more taxes only makes it harder for businesses to hire help as the state already is unaffordable. Forcing zoning to make multi family housing only adds pressure to already maxed out school systems and removes the small town feel from many of our Connecticut towns. Why must every town become a city?
I strongly oppose both of these bill! Enough already with continuing to raise taxes!
NO State RE Tax and meddling in Local Zoning.
The only thing these programs will achieve is decreasing the value of CT real estate and its property tax base. These bills will in no way have their desired impact and will absolutely have the opposite effect. People are already moving out of CT due to taxes and this will dramatically increase this migration.
The state should not enact property taxes. They should be controlled by local government. Zoning rules governing multi-family housing should remain with local zoning authorities.
Unbelievable!!
Problems cannot be solved by throwing money at them.
The zoning stuff is being pushed by the anti-'racists'. The anti-'racism' movement is actually a racist movement whose goal is actually to attack capitalism by promoting racism against groups like white people and Asian people. I think it's time for people of all backgrounds to come together and focus on what we have in common rather than our differences.
Due to Covid 19 struggling with payments supplies and mammy other expenses this is unrealistic and offended us citizens who works and others dont living on our taxes
Absolutely no to everything in these bills.
I oppose SB 171 + SB 1024
No new taxes. I oppose the statewide property taxes and state control of zoning. Taxes are already among the highest in the nation, and if you need to balance the budget, CUT SPENDING! We can’t allow this to happen. The state should not be in charge of town zoning or the town property taxes. I will vote against any politicial supporting these bills.
No and no!
We need less not more government and taxes. We need incentives for job creators to stay in CT (and NY, NJ) and this kind of legislature is really just a one-way ticket south and/or west for many people!!
I oppose any additional property taxes and the state control of zoning. You don't do a very good job now with the money you get from your citizens...more money will just result in more spending. Local entities should be in control of their own zoning and schools.
Very difficult to comprehend the whole concept. I appreciate the needs of the identified entities but not sure that this process won’t create many more in need.