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To the editor:

After Ryan Fazio’s campaign sent a third postcard to this registered Democrat trashing the economic policies of Governor Ned Lamont, I decided it was time to help set the record straight.

Fazio’s claims that the Governor has simply made life more expensive for Connecticut’s working families conveniently leaves out significant countervailing facts…like that Governor Lamont signed the largest income-tax reduction in Connecticut history, lowering the state’s two lowest income-tax rates and expanding other tax relief measures. Or that under his leadership, Connecticut has balanced its budget year after year, paid down billions of dollars in pension debt, and built up reserves to help protect taxpayers when the economy takes a downturn.

Fazio is hoping you don’t realize that many of the biggest drivers of the affordability complaints we hear are influenced by national economic conditions. It’s why, for example, the Greenwich Republican will never publicly acknowledge that Donald Trump’s pointless war with Iran has
caused gasoline and heating oil prices to skyrocket.

Nor will Fazio find the nerve to criticize Trump for the 50% tariff he imposed on various Canadian goods, putting additional strain on Connecticut’s economy.

The goal of any Governor should be to leave the state in better financial shape than they found it. That requires making tough decisions, living within our means, and thinking about the burden we leave for the next generation.

There is still work to do, and I want our state to continue being disciplined about spending. But I also believe we should recognize responsible leadership when we see it.

Governor Lamont has made Connecticut’s long-term financial health a priority. I want him to keep building on that progress.

Adam Raider
West Hartford