Where We Live: New State Republicans
State Republican Chairman Jerry Labriola on the state of the state GOP.
By Where We Live - WNPR
Published: Sep 07, 2011
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Where We Live: New State Republicans
The new Chairman of the Connecticut Republican Party, Jerry Labriola joins us to discuss state politics, Democrats and Connecticut's role in the 2012 Republican presidential primary.
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Listener email from Steven:
I am a small farmer in CT. I have a concrete example of how government spending stimulates the economy: the USDA offers cost-sharing programs
to construct deer fencing around fields to protect crops; to build simple green houses to extend the growing season; to plant trees and shrubs to prevent erosion. Because my small farm has been awarded funding for these programs, we are making purchases and expanding our business, which otherwise would not be possible. We use local contractors to put up the deer fence, and local contractors build the greenhouses. These contractors are employing local people, and buying from local stores. This is economic stimulus. There is absolutely nothing in the private sector that would make this happen on my farm or other small farms in CT and throughout the country. Republicans pushing for the reduction of government spending have been cutting these programs which help support small farms and stimulate the economy.
Listener email from Janice:
Can the Republican leader explain why the country was at its strongest
and most productive in the 1950s and 1960s when the wealthy and
corporations paid more in taxes, unions were strong, and business and
banking were more regulated? With weaker unions and regulations and
lower taxes in the past 10 years, we have a much weaker economy, and
middle class working people have stagnated wages. People aren't paying
income taxes because they don't have income! Remember - public works
provides jobs! Think of Eisenhower and the highway system.
Listener email from Bernard:
I object to your guest's consistent use of the term 'Democrat Party'
rather than the traditional usage 'Democratic Party.' This language is
an index of the failure of civility in our current public discourse, a
way to deny dignity to one's opponents.
Listener email from Cameron:
Please inform your guest, Republican Party Chairman Jerry Labriola,
that the word "Democrat" is a noun and the word "Democratic" is an
adjective. When he refers to Governor Malloy's "Democrat allies," I
suspect he actually means "Democratic allies." It is difficult to take
your guest seriously when he appears to be profoundly ignorant of
basic grammar.
Listener email from Christopher:
Would the host kindly do his job and remind the chair of the CT "Republic" party that "democratic" is the name of the opposition party, or at least insist on a similar truncation of Republican?
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