Website Survey Tackles No Tax Increase vs Tax Hike Budget Proposals

Waterbury and Middlebury voters who live in state Representative Anthony J. D’Amelio’s 71st Assembly District who would like to sound off on competing state budget proposals, the death penalty and taxpayer-funded election campaigns can register their opinions on these and other issues by going to Rep. D’Amelio’s website (www.repdamelio.com)and responding to his new on-line survey.
“I am looking for guidance from my Waterbury and Middlebury constituents on how they feel about the competing budget proposals that have been offered by legislative Republicans and Democrats,” Rep. D’Amelio said. “The Republican proposal would balance the budget without raising taxes while the proposal legislative Democrats have offered would increase taxes by $3.3 billion.”

“Other questions on my survey include abolishing the death penalty, enacting a ‘three strikes’ law targeting repeat violent offenders, tax incentives to stimulate business growth and create jobs and eliminating the law that provides taxpayer dollars to fund election campaigns and using funds earmarked for the program to mitigate the deficit,” Rep. D’Amelio said.

“I’d like to invite every 71st District voter to respond to my survey,” Rep. D’Amelio said. “It only takes a minute or two and it will help guide my votes on the budget and other issues that will be coming up during the 2010 legislative session.”