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Public Safety/Crime
1.) Should repeat violent offenders be subject to mandatory life sentences for such crimes as arson, rape, murder or home invasion?
Immigration
2.) Federal laws prohibit a person who enters and lives in the U.S. illegally from receiving federal social services resources. Should that person be eligible for state subsidies including fuel assistance, in-state tuition or public housing?
Education
3.) The state's largest cities receive nearly one-third of all school funding yet educate just 12 percent of all students. Should state resources be re-allocated to other suburban and rural school districts more evenly?
Property Taxes
4.) Should local property tax increases be capped at 3 percent per year?
State Taxes
5.) Would you support raising the state income tax in the event of a state budget deficit?
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Debt Service
6.) Connecticut has one of the highest debts per capita in the nation. Would you support paying down the debt even if payment resulted in the cutting of state services?
Health Care
7.) 90% of Connecticut residents have private health insurance. Do you support establishing a health care system that is paid for and administered by the state?
Recycling
8.) Do you support putting a deposit on water and juice bottles in order to encourage recycling?
Environment
9.) Do you support allocating more state funds for the acquisition and preservation of more open space and farmland?
Income Tax
10.) Do you support elimination of the state income tax on social security benefits?
Please list any other issues of concern to you below:
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