Currey afraid to stick her neck out? Not on tax increases.

Mayor Currey has found herself in the news again. What for this time? Advocating a local sales tax. Is this woman mad? No… I’m afraid she knows exactly what she is doing and just doesn’t care about how if affects us average Joes (and Joans).

From Capitol Watch:

East Hartford Mayor Melody Currey spoke in favor of a regional sales tax, saying she would keep the state’s long-running sales-tax exemptions that currently exist for food and prescription drugs.

“We’ve all had to cut back services,” said Currey, a former Democratic state legislator. “In our communities, we’re doing public safety, public works, and education. That’s all we can afford to do.”

She said that Connecticut has wiggle room on the sales tax because the surrounding states have higher rates. Massachusetts is at 6.25 percent, while Rhode Island’s sales tax is 7 percent. Vermont is at 6 percent, but local jurisdictions can add another percentage point.

Just leave us alone Mayor Currey. First a 9.2% property tax increase proposal… then the $300-$400 per year garbage bag tax… now a sales tax increase!? Odd that Currey is so eager to take a leadership role on raising our taxes yet when the Governor called upon her and other community leaders to serve on an advisory board to find solutions to the state deficit problem at the end of the last year she was short on leadership saying “I’m not going to put my head out and say, ‘Chop it off,’”.

I’m fed up with these crazy tax proposals and frankly Mayor, your head is sticking out too far. I say ‘Chop it off’.