State Rep Toni Boucher, R-143, has a folder full of letters from constituents opposing the build out of Super 7. Some of them, may in fact date to the Civil War, but a folder full of letters won’t stand up to a crowd bearing pitchforks, or more likely signs and fliers in support of Super 7. State Senator Bob Duff, D-25, is holding a rally Sunday, February 11th, at the Hilton Garden Inn. It’s high time that the few, Wilton population of south of 18 thousand, stop putting the breaks on the economies of Norwalk, New Canaan, Westport, Weston, Ridgefield, Bethel and Danbury, populations of much more.

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There are 13 states, including Connecticut, whose public school teachers don’t participate in the federal social security system. Instead, Connecticut public school teachers contribute to a state managed pension fund. One that, like a corporate provided pension fund, requires contributions from the employer, only in this case the state of Connecticut. What has been happening, is that the state has been putting off paying it’s share, or obligation. Similar to making the minimum payment on a credit card bill, and letting interest accrue on the balance, which keeps growing.

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