Connecticut

January 24, 2010 New Haven Advocate, Jobama Forum

Locals give Obama an earful on job creation

March 9, 2015 Testimony to Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee, CT General Assembly

My name is Art Perlo. In the past, I have helped research and develop legislative proposals for the Coalition to End Child Poverty in Connecticut, and I currently represent the New Haven Peoples Center in the Better Choices for Connecticut coalition

April 23, 2015 Testimony to Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee, CT General Assembly

Hundreds of Connecticut residents – at senior centers, churches, and in my neighborhood – have signed postcards to their representatives asking that the proposed cuts be canceled. They know that programs
and services they and their families depend on are threatened. And they all agree – they don't want to fight with other neighbors or other communities over whose program should be cut. The resources should be found from those who can afford to pay, and who face the lowest tax burden

July 14, 2017 ctviewpoints.org, To fix Connecticut's state budget, tax the rich!

Summer jobs for teenagers have been canceled, state college and university charges keep rising, and every area of public life is affected by the state’s budget crisis — all in the second wealthiest state in the country, with the second highest level of inequality.

Connecticut’s budget shortfall is projected at about $2 billion per year. Yet, the wealthiest residents face a lower effective tax rate than the rest of us, and hundreds of millions are lost every year through corporate loopholes, special exemptions, legal tax avoidance, and outright tax evasion. If the wealthiest households paid at the same rate as the rest of us, more than $2 billion per year would be raised, erasing the deficit!