State's working-class ignored by Gov. Malloy
Like many Democrats who assumed Hillary Clinton would be elected, Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy fell victim to his insensitivity to the angry mood of the taxpaying public. He also followed in nearly lockstep with the former Washington administration that appeared to be constantly and consistently alienating most of the white working and non-working middle-class constituents.
If Hillary were elected, many thought the governor would become the transportation czar. She didn't win, and his transportation projects, bus barns and roads to wherever, proved to be costly and questionable projects.
In Connecticut there are 169 towns and several large cities. The perception, whether correctly or mistakenly viewed, was that Malloy didn't care about the towns, and instead, cared only about those in the inner cities.
In addition, the governor should realize he cannot be everything to everyone or every newcomer, especially if his funds are drying up. People who have worked in Connecticut all their lives need to catch a break. They simply cannot afford all the taxes and continue to tolerate those who use the state to further their own fiscal and personal well-being.
As Louis XVI of France found out, you cannot tax the people into oblivion and still have them love you. It just doesn't work.
Alice Burbank
Old Lyme