If you like to spend . . .
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8/2/2006
Outrageously high cost of living; Property taxes pose excessive burdens, and local government is wholly incapable of controlling any type of spending. School taxes are insane and getting worse. Town services are substantially less than what one might expect for this level of taxation. Consumer services (home improvements, auto maintenance, etc.) are priced well above national averages, and are notably higher than elsewhere within the metro Hartford region. Utility costs are ridiculous, due mostly to this state's complete lack of any legitimate energy planning or growth management policies. Grocery prices are criminally high, especially when you consider the archaic (old, beat-up, filthy) stores that sell them.
kevin | West Hartford, CT