A Letter to Governor Rell and CT General Assembly Regarding The Budget & The Economy

In case you have not already done so, please consider contacting Governor Rell to express your opinion on her budget plans...
She stated on Channel 3 news the other night that she would like to hear thoughts and suggestions from CT residents.

You can also use the same letter to contact your state representative and senator in the CT General Assembly.


Below is the friendly letter that I just sent her.
Feel free to copy and paste if you don't have time to write your own.

Links to Information about the governor's budget plan and
Contact info for the Governor and Assembly are listed at the bottom of this post.

Cheers,

-Todd Vachon

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Dear Governor Rell,

I am writing as a constituent and a concerned citizen to share my opinion about the current recession.

It is my opinion that, in these troubling economic times, cutbacks to education, public services and further layoffs will only continue to hurt the economy. Furthermore, these axe and run practices disproportionately effect our friends and neighbors at the lower end of the economic spectrum. The fallout from decisions made by very wealthy and influential individuals should not be picked up by the collective majority who are the victims of these decisions.

There are alternatives to slashing and burning. There are folks who have made out very well in the past few years riding the economic bubble until it's bursting point. These people can certainly afford to help clean up this mess much better than the rest of us who live in fear each day of whether our jobs will be eliminated. This fear certainly destroys consumer confidence and in turn worsens an already bad situation.

Please consider sending a strong message to CT workers that their jobs are safe, their children's opportunities to enter into higher education are secure and their needed public services will remain intact.

Thank You,

Todd Vachon
Colchester

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The Governor's Proposed Budget:
www.ct.gov/governorrell/cwp/view.asp?a=1317&Q=433326

To Email Governor Rell:
www.ct.gov/governorrell/cwp/view.asp?a=1317&q=257276

To find Your State Representative & Senator:
www.cga.ct.gov/maps/Townlist.asp