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This piece is from the story. The "report" cited refutes VT alarmists’ cries that our state is suffering badly because of its current tax structure.

"But the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a nonprofit research organization in Washington associated with Citizens for Tax Justice, which advocates a more progressive tax code, issued a report this year that found that the states with high income tax rates had outperformed those with no income tax over the past decade when it came to economic growth per capita and median family income.       

"Public unions have never ever held anybody hostage. It’s immoral to suggest that making a decent wage is akin to some sort of economic terrorism. Public sector workers have never “blackmailed” anyone and it was not the issue in Wisconsin. The inherited billions of the Koch brothers have been used much more effectively to blackmail than any union, private or public."

Chapter offering reserve tickets (2 per Chapter member) on a first-come, first-serve basis. Good opportunity for displaced Chapter members to reconnect with their Waterbury colleagues.

VSEA has received inquiries from members about a recent new story, concerning a rebate CIGNA must furnish many of its policy holders. VSEA Director Mark Mitchell and General Counsel Michael Casey say "state employees are not in this group since CIGNA just administers the State’s self-insured plan, and VSEA members are not actually customers of CIGNA."

Hope this helps!

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