Financial Reform and the Legislative Process

by Bill Hagan on June 24, 2010

in Eye on Washington

Meaningful financial reform is an exquisitely complex challenge, and not one well suited to political posturing in the internet age. Can Congress overcome its own narcissism to fashion a competent solution?

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Government Interference With a Free Press

by Hank Karl on June 4, 2010

in General

The Federal Government appears to be starting the takeover of our nation’s press. Apparently, President Obama’s “boycott” of Fox news didn’t work, and so the FTC is going to be the spearhead of this action. The proposal has so many bad things in it that I’ll merely list them, and not comment too much.

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Copiers and Your Privacy

May 21, 2010

Modern copiers may keep copies of everything that they copy. This information is easy to recover after the machines are sold to the lowest bidder. Think about who copies your personal info–your doctor, your bank, your accountant, etc.

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The Town of Bethel’s Best Hidden Secret

May 13, 2010

Bethel has many “secrets” known to its long-time residents. Here’s one that can save you money.

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Washington D.C. is 24 Square Miles Surrounded by Reality.

May 12, 2010

Education policies coming from Washington and Hartford are not what America needs. Each locality has its own problems and a one-size fits all solution is actually a solution that doesn’t meet the needs of most Americans.

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What Connecticut’s Nitrogen Credit Exchange Costs Us

May 5, 2010

The State of Connecticut is playing at being a sort of “reverse Robin Hood” by taking money from cities that cannot afford to upgrade their wastewater treatment plants and giving it to the municipalities that have been able to afford the upgrade. What’s worse is that while I’m sure that this exchange was conceived with the best of intentions, it has become just another tax; a tax that cost the users of the Danbury wastewater treatment plant $1,108,335 in 2009, and gave Stamford $961,118.

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If We Ran Our Businesses Like We Ran Our Schools, We’d Be Bankrupt.

April 26, 2010

The following is the first in a series of postings regarding BRTC member Scott Clayton’s experience at a five day policy conference with the Institute for Educational Leadership in Washington D.C. In summary, Washington generally hasn’t done its homework and doesn’t want to.

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The Tea Party: They Have Awakened a Sleeping Giant

April 16, 2010

Most of the American People have not been politically active until recently. We’ve all been too busy working for a living and raising our children to spend our time on politics. However, recent events in Washington have caused the American People to stand up and say “We’re not going to take this anymore!”

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2010-2011 Bethel Budget: We Need A Modest Increase

April 12, 2010

Last years near zero budget increase caused us to reach a tipping point. The schools are running at a bare-bones level, a decrease would adversely impact them. The town-side of the budget can be trimmed a little bit, but the First Selctman’s salary should not be cut. In short, Bethel needs a modest increase, but one that is not as high as the Bethel Board of Finance has proposed.

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Real Estate: Bethel’s in Good Shape

April 9, 2010

Currently, there is a “foreclosure crisis” because of the economy and because of Government regulations. Connecticut is, in general, doing better than average and Bethel is in even better shape.

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