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Lawrence Cook May 2, 2013 at 02:49 pm
Let's see the GOP spending and revenue plan for the poeple of Conencticut.
Spiff May 2, 2013 at 10:50 am
Don't worry Lawrnece, there is still time. But, I do have a couple of questions for you. So, you…Read More support the Democrat's proposed budget? You think we should continue to borrow money to pay our operating expenses? You think moving our state forward means borrowing against our children's future?
Lawrence Cook May 2, 2013 at 10:28 am
Still waiting for the GOP's revenue and spending plan that "gets it right." So far,…Read More crickets.
Erin Quinlan (Editor) April 30, 2013 at 02:07 pm
Hi Eric,
I'm happy to announce that the "nearby Patch" button is back.
-Erin…Read More
http://ellington-somers.patch.com/groups/how-to-use-patch/p/you-ask-patch-listens-towns-nearby-is-back_04d627da
Erin Quinlan (Editor) April 17, 2013 at 03:21 pm
Hi! You're not missing anything. The "nearby Patch" button will be coming later, so for…Read More right now, you have to go to each site individually. You could also go to Patch.com and see the full list of Patch sites and hop that way. Hope this helps! -Erin
Erin Quinlan (Editor) April 17, 2013 at 12:50 pm
Hi Robert. Is there anything in particular that I can help you with? Maybe help you find your…Read More favorite stories? Show you how to post things? Let me know what I can do to make your experience better. -Erin
Spiff April 15, 2013 at 09:40 am
Great article, Mr. Stearns. I whole-heartedly agree with all your comments. The Dems just don't…Read More get it! They try to force their garbage on all of us with little regard to what we want. Unfortunately, most people don't pay attention, and that is why they keep winning elections, especially here in CT. The class-warfare rhetoric is also very appealing to the uneducated.
J. Wiley Dumas April 13, 2013 at 07:21 pm
A blatent attempt at State-controlled media at its very best. Welcome to Connecticut. Excellent…Read More post, Mr. Stearns.
Megan Bard (Editor) April 6, 2013 at 09:57 pm
Hi Hunter,
The comments on previous articles and blogs are in the process of being migrated over to…Read More the new site, so you should see those again in the coming days.
Aside from the delayed comment migration, what is it about the old site that you prefer to the new?
Best,
Megan
Observor April 3, 2013 at 12:39 am
Nor any other type of loan. But the truth is that the lenders are the ones with the financial…Read More savvy, and consumers are conditioned to believe that if they qualify for credit the bank has determined that they will be able to pay it back. The problem with student loans is that they are given to people who could never otherwise qualify because the government guarantees them. Are those consumers naive or badly informed? Probably, but the statute books of the federal government and all fifty states are planted thick with laws to protect borrowers who lack sophistication.
The student loan bubble is no different than the housing bubble. Give people loans for which they are not really qualified so they can buy something they want and you flood the market with cash. In response, the prices of things people want to pay for with their loans (diplomas and houses) skyrocket, the sellers knowing that Uncle Sam will keep pumping more cash into the system. The housing bubble burst and when there are enough people unable to carry the non-dischargable debt they took on to pay $40,000/year tuition the student loan bubble will also burst.
Since we taxpayers will be picking up the pieces I am not willing to just say "nobody forced you" and leave it at that.
J. Smith April 2, 2013 at 09:17 pm
Two professional, hard working Taxpayers, perhaps if they continue to be employed, pay their taxes…Read More and stay off the dole, the Government will see they deserve a break. The Government does have high hopes for their projected revenue (taxes) in the future. “I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.”
Steve April 2, 2013 at 08:55 pm
Maybe they should not have deferred and chose to overpay the outstanding debt on the student loans.…Read More Looks like they make a pretty good buck between them, maybe 150k a year. Tell them to look in a lower price range, maybe they need to work up to the dream home. I did, and so did a lot of the rest of us who paid off their student loans and didn't put it off.
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