Citizen’s News: Letter: Budget crisis will hurt environment

“Most of us pay about 10.5 percent in state and local taxes according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Wealthiest residents pay between 5.3 percent and 7.6 percent. Taxing the wealthiest the same as the rest of us would add an additional $3 billion per year. That would solve many problems, including monies for additional park workers for our expanding park system in Naugatuck.”

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