Gov. Jodi Rell got it right when she vetoed legislation that would have forced chain restaurants to disclose on their menus the total calorie counts for standard food items.
She read our minds when she said that this is hardly the time to be burdening businesses with more nonsensical laws.
“Does it come as a surprise to anyone that a vegetable salad is healthier and more nutritious than a bacon cheeseburger?” Rell said.
The words personal freedom come to mind when we see these types of bills passed, not only here in Connecticut, but across the nation.
“There has been a growing and troubling tendency by some to legislate nearly every aspect of our lives and society, including personal responsibility. Such legislation always comes at a cost to the taxpayer and to individual freedom,” the governor said in rejecting the bill.
Here”™s a thought, instead of being nannies for the state”™s residents, the Legislature should instead present a budget that does not add more weight to the backs of businesses and residents.
The status of the overdue budget is unknown since the Legislature and the governor agreed to not speak publicly on the matter.
The one point everyone can agree on is that there is a deficit; its number hovers around $9 billion. The one point there is no agreement on is how to fill that hole.
Rell says there should be no tax increases. Democrats think otherwise, saying tax corporations and the rich.
Rell”™s executive order to keep the state operating runs out on July 31, unless the lawmakers come in with a realistic budget acceptable to the governor. Odds are against that happening, but miracles do occur from time to time.
Time to put politics aside, dear legislators, and come up with a budget that won”™t inflict pain.
Forget about trying to control the individual. Work on controlling government.
