Is it me, or are there just more and more people and organizations with their hands out. Entitlement is their mantra. They feel they deserve something.
The “Occupy” movement is quite an interesting example of this. I saw one interview with a young person complaining about his inability to get a job - after all he had a degree in film study! He felt entitled to a job!
Then there are the corporations being lured to Connecticut by our Governor. Why? The giveaway of taxpayer money. I don’t know enough about the Jackson Lab deal; but at face value it does seem pretty one-sided to me. If it was such a great deal, why did Florida debate it so long and walk away from it?
Then there is the buying of votes. Is it a coincidence that just prior to the election that Rosa DeLauro is advocating for taxpayer subsidized diapers! Diapers will now become an entitlement in the US.
Enough is enough. We can’t sustain all the giveaways.
How about an entitlement for me the taxpayer? I earned my money and I am entitled to keep it. I’m entitled to pass on my earnings to my spouse and children and to donate to worthy causes I support. I’m entitled to send my child to college for a film study degree if I want to; knowing the repercussions of doing so but not demanding charity when the degree does not tie to a profession that compensates for the initial expenditure.
We at the municipal tax level are the lowest rung on the ladder. It all flows as they say; downhill. We get saddled with higher taxes all the way down; and when it comes to the delivery of services in our city we get less and less; while paying more and more.
New Britain can’t afford higher taxes and the politicians who give away our hard earned money. There is only one choice for Mayor this year and that is Mr. Mark Bernacki. Mr. Bernacki needs a strong Republican Common Council with help from free thinking Democrats like Mr. Carlozzi and Mr. Sanchez. Mr. O”Brien will just continue to play Robin Hood and protest against new business for not giving enough away.
We citizens are all compassionate and will help those in need but can’t be foolish and flush away our basic way of American life: working for a living; taking intelligent risk and gathering the rewards when successful, and being creative to accomplish set goals. When you do these things, you should be able to live your life; not support someone else’s.
Michael W. Wanik
New Britain
A member of the CPOA
Sunday, November 6, 2011
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I saw one interview where the protester said he was fed up with corporate CEO's making more than everyone else. He seemed to feel that everyone in America should be paid exactly the same whether they even work or not. I guess these protesters, just like the Democratic Party, will not be happy until they achieve total communism in the USA.
Ask the former Soviet Union how successful that was for them?
It is great to have the cpoa's President speak out against the socialist adversity that Tim O'Brien will do to our city if elected as mayor
We need to get out and vote in large numbers. There are more beggers in NB than there are do'ers. The hard working, decent, moral,and proud need to be sure to vote or the latter will control us.
Tim O'Brien has dreams of sugarplums in his head right now.
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