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Message: [QUOTE="upstater, post: 2195538, member: 153"] When you have so many people densely packed together like this, your infrastructure needs are massive. It's the NYC effect. Remember, Conn. had no income tax until the mid 1990s, and it was doing just fine back then with the exception of the cities. But Fairfield Cty. didn't look like today's Fairfield Cty. either. The change are massive, the traffic excruciating. Look at Stamford. That stuff required a lot of taxpayer dollars, and it has happened within the span of a decade and a half. It's like complaining about NYC. Yes, the place is unlivable. And, if you ask me, it's no longer a very interesting place. Is it a mess? You can say that. Is there a ton of wasted $$? Yes too. But then why are high income/high value people still living there? That's what needs to be answered about a place like Connecticut. If it's such a mess, why do all these rich people live there? [/QUOTE]