Monthly Archives: April 2011

The assessments of homeowner properties in Berlin and New Britain, Connecticut: Is it a rigged game against the homeowners?

Timothy Stewart, Mayor of New Britain, recently ran for State Senator in Connecticut’s 6th District. Read the Barefoot Accountant’s reaction to Tim’s claim that he controlled spending and taxes in New Britain. Continue reading

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How to fix our American economy and create jobs: a 17 point progressive program

Our country is bleeding to death. Property values are plummeting; property taxes are increasing; jobs continue to go overseas; the trade deficit continues to climb; energy prices are skyrocketing; health insurance costs are at an all-time high; real disposable incomes continue to shrink; militarily spending absorbs too much of our GDP….Our country needs answers. We need solutions now.
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President Obama intends to lower corporate tax rates!!!

President Obama intends to lower the corporate tax rate from 35% to 26%! The rich keep getting rich, the middle class keeps getting poorer and poorer…. Continue reading

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GOP takes a gamble with birther theory. Is Donald Trump as much of a fake as his hair looks? Trumped as usual….

The Huffington post’s Alex Wagner and Salon.com’s Steve Kornacki talk about Presiden Barack Obama’s response to the growing birther claims from the Republican Party. More nonsense from the Donald. Continue reading

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MSNBC TV Live Stream: Watch Cenk Uygur, Chris Matthews, Lawrence O’Donnell, Dylan Ratigan, Ed Schultz, Rachel Maddow

Follow world news and American politics here on Connecticut Politics. You can watch Chris Matthews on Hardball, Lawrence O’Donnell on the Last Word, Ed Schultz on the Ed Show, Cenk Uygur on MSNBC TV, Rachel Maddow, and Dylan Ratigan. Continue reading

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Town of Berlin Connecticut Not Excluding Nontaxable Income on W-2s Issued to Volunteer Firefighters and EMS Personnel?!?!

Town of Berlin, Connecticut is not reporting nontaxable income on the W-2 forms of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders, possibly subjecting them to erroneous income and employment taxes. Continue reading

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