Gubernatorial debate coverage starting with CT Post:
Deflecting criticism over his stewardship of Connecticut’s lethargic economy, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy played the wealth card Tuesday night against hard-charging Republican challenger Tom Foley in their second televised debate.
And he did so often.
Malloy cast his rival as a 1 percenter who paid no state or federal income taxes in 2011 and 2012, despite Foley owning a $10 million Greenwich mansion and a $5 million yacht.
Full story here.
Hartford Courant coverage here.
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If I were Tom Foley, I’d criticize Governor Malloy for granting tax breaks to hedge funds, one of which made him a wealthy man.
If I were Dan Malloy, I’d cast Tom Foley as guy who destroys jobs instead of creating them. He’s a bad example of trickle-down economic theory. He’s the anti-preneur.
LE–If you are referring to the Bibb Co., Foley bought and ran that company from 85-96. For all we know the Bibb company would have gone out of business sooner or anyway without Foley’s involvement. At the time to present almost all textile work has moved overseas. Malloy makes a lot of assumptions when he credits/blames Foley for the fate of the Bibb Company. That fate may have been inevitable.
Malloy makes no mention of Solar Change. This fake company was supposedly started a block away from my home. Senator Musto and Bill Finch visited the company (first and last time seen on my block) to announce State funding for this fake company. Around $350,000 went to this company for the creation of over 30 jobs. Weeks later, the company dismantled the solar equipment outside and just disappeared like the money, jobs, Musto and Finch. Marilyn Moore did an excellent job raising this issue. Right, Bob Walsh.
hwww .ctpost.com/news/article/Bridgeport-s-SolarChange-to-hire-31-3459648.php
So they both have smoked pot, they both oppose legalizing pot, and our prisons are full of pot dealers. Anyone else see the irony in this?
I want to know if Foley inhaled when he was smoking weed.
I am NOT voting for either Malloy or Foley, but look at this photo. Foley looks very stately and Malloy looks like a hunched-over weasel.
I don’t see it as that, Maria. It appears to me Malloy is reaching over to shake Foley’s hand, and Foley maintains his up-tight and rigid posturing. Just saying.
Malloy’s criticism of Foley for his taxpaying is nonsense. Foley paid the taxes he owed based on his income. Malloy should blame the people who made those rules, not the people who follow the rules. If I win $100 million in the Powerball and pay $40 mil in taxes and put the other $60 mil in my mattress, how much should I pay in income tax the next year assuming I do not work and live off the $60 mil? Would I be a bad man if I move to a state without an income tax before cashing the ticket? That would save me $6,696,612. I already paid $40 mil in taxes. Isn’t that ‘fair’ enough? The average taxpayer will pay $188,520 in their lifetime. I would have already paid 212 taxpayers’ lifetime bills.
Malloy asserts the ‘rich’ and Foley do not pay their ‘fair share.’ If we had a flat tax the tax rate would be 19% for everyone. That would be everyone paying based on their income without the benefit of our tax code. That would be a 4% increase on most middle class people. That means that, under our current system, a few ‘rich’ are currently paying 4% of the taxes that would be paid by many middle class if we all paid based on our income. If we would expect Foley to pay taxes without the benefit of our tax code, we should expect the same of ourselves.
Exactly.
Malloy Oops on tax returns
www .courant.com/politics/capitol-watch/hc-occupation-wrong-on-tax-return-20140929-story.html
If Malloy is against legalizing marijuana, why did he allow the decriminalization of it? Answer: His son.
A very low and inappropriate comment, Sunshine96–a ray of sunshine you certainly are not.
Why is the recorded truth inappropriate and low? All I’m doing is stating a fact.
Oh.
Who do you think you are to come here and use the term “a ray of sunshine” here? I reserved that only for OIB Webmaster Ray Fusci. Next time you do that, you will disappear from this blog as if you’ve been shot with a giant ray gun.
I’m feeling better about Malloy every day. Especially when people are harping on the occupation listed for his wife on the tax form. Here is a news flash. That is not a crime. But Republicans obviously think it is. Maybe they will try to Al Capone her.
They must be worried.
Here you go again. Giving an opinion without looking at the flip side of your Malloy coin.
Remember when Mary-Jane Foster was running in the primary for Mayor? Remember the Mary-Jane Foster’s establishment YouTube video used to question her judgment by pointing out the arrest of Tito Ayala, accusing Coviello of taking money from the mob and me for doing what no man has the balls to do?
Every time Christina Ayala’s name comes up, her mother has to be dragged in, too. You and the likes of you must get their heads out their asses–can’t see either side of a coin with your head in there. 🙂
And now Sunshine feels the need to bring his son’s drug addiction back in the public eye as a way to smear the Governor. What a class act he or she must be. Especially when they have to hide behind a make-believe name.
Come on, Lennie. Your wishy-washy policy about people using their real names shows how stupid it is in a situation like this.
You feel justified allowing this to happen? I don’t care who this person is; public official, city employee, you are assisting ignorant BS like this to go on.
Bob, the point of that comment wasn’t the drug-using son Malloy covered up. It was the idea Malloy used his political office to facilitate his son in acquiring an illegal drug that is on the federal list of controlled substances.
Thank you, BOE! You’re the only one who got my statement.
She IS a class act. Thank you, Bob!