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'Maybe He Should Try His Hand at President!'

The best of today's comments from Patch account-holders in your town and neighboring communities.

DANBURY: "Maybe he can teach the kids to 'pray away' global warming." wrote this in response to an article about and why he is disliked by so many people.

RIDGEFIELD: "Personally I think the high taxes on business is the main factor. Who can operate a business in this state or for that matter these towns with the TAX increases bestowed on us by the school systems. It is NON PRODUCTIVE FOR BUSINESS. My Son moved to another state and is doing GREAT. Taxes are 50% lower and he hired a new Technician and has a down draft water born booth with the money he saved. This state is the worst place to have a business. That is how i see it. And it AINT GETTING BETTER ANY TIME SOON. People are Cutting and running." wrote this in response to news that .

SHELTON: "Given the abysmal state of foster care in this state/country, I’d say it's a viable solution - or at least a step in the right direction, considering we work toward eventual re-unification of parent/child. But what are we really talking about here - building orphanages next to prisons? Considering the growing prison populations, this may just have to happen." Laura Lenhard wrote this on Shelton Patch's Facebook page in response to proposed legislation that would study the feasibility of

STAMFORD: "If he's doing such a great job why are we paying the highest taxes in the nation? He killed Stamford now he's working on killing Connecticut. Maybe he should try his hand at president!" wrote this in response to a .

WILTON: "The superintendent was paid nearly $300,000 to leave after a child's rights were violated?!?!?!?!?! Are you kidding me??" wrote this in response to news that the General Assembly's education committee approved a after various incidents at a Middletown school. The district's superintendent resigned as a result.

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Eric T Gray May 17, 2013 at 03:54 pm
Jessica, what do you mean 'when society lets them down'? I'm struggling to understand what you areRead More trying to convey... Please elaborate if you can.
Most Popular Poster May 17, 2013 at 02:03 pm
"Bethel teachers are not only educating students, but when society lets kids down, it’sRead More teachers who step in to fill the gap." Explain to me how an average salary of $60,000 per year for working 183 days during that year and an EXTREMELY generous retirement package (compared to the 240 a year the rest of us have to work) considered "society letting them down"?
Most Popular Poster May 17, 2013 at 09:42 am
It was a great job Mike and the EDC did on keeping the jobs from Cannondale from leaving Bethel. TooRead More bad Paul Z. won't have the guts to ask you about it on this "lively" show.
Princess Pea May 17, 2013 at 12:26 am
Billy: Since I don't own a beat up 1998 Honda (rather, a non-beat up, rather nice, rather newRead More European sedan) does that mean I would have been immune to the seduction of the reduction in my property taxes? Just trying to follow your logic here...