tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069955.post3592335803182696818..comments2023-10-26T08:02:44.948-04:00Comments on Connecticut Commentary: Red Notes from a Blue State: Republican Party Ditched By GovernorDon Pescihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11167988001948356357noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069955.post-33542059054699953422009-08-26T19:27:16.416-04:002009-08-26T19:27:16.416-04:00Dave also if obamacare passes the health insurance...Dave also if obamacare passes the health insurance industry will be destroyed, guess what that does to Hartford and the Ct tax base. Can you say mini-Detroit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069955.post-52473295737961732772009-08-26T15:09:44.766-04:002009-08-26T15:09:44.766-04:00I'm afraid Jodi (along with many others in CT)...I'm afraid Jodi (along with many others in CT) still doesn't get it. There is a real potential for the Northeast to turn into a mini rust belt (see Maine for an example). Finance and Defense helped support bloated budgets but with both industries down (and under attack by Obama) it will be very difficult in the future.<br /><br />THe myth that people in the NE will not relocate is wearing thin. The most highly compensated people will relocate leaving little to tax. Atlas may not shrug, but will call the moving van.David Moellingnoreply@blogger.com