Michele Jacklin

Connecticut is not among the 39 states that don’t tax Social Security; the 14 that don’t tax pensions; the 12 that don’t tax 401(k)s and IRAs; or the 10 that – like Florida – don’t tax any retirement income.

Like buried treasure, the money to reform the state’s property tax system is there for the asking. All it will take is some fortitude and digging.

The ideas for carving up Connecticut’s surging budget surplus are flowing faster than the waters of the Long Island Sound after a nor’easter: Lower the sales tax. Eliminate the income tax on pensions. Increase the property tax credit. Pay down the state employee and teachers retirement pension debt. Cancel the surcharge on restaurant food. Bolster […]

Middle-class retirees, Baby Boomers, older Americans – whatever you want to call them – seem to be the forgotten cohort among advocates and policymakers clamoring for state tax relief for select groups.