“Pay As You Go” Isn’t Old-Fashioned — It’s Why Greenwich Thrives!

Giving Greenwich Democrats the power to spend, tax, and borrow will be like “giving car keys and whiskey to teenage boys” to borrow (no pun intended), writer PJ O’Rourke’s famous quip. And no insult intended to teenage boys.

Know this: If Democrats can execute on their stated plans to borrow up to $1.5 billion, Greenwich as we have known it for almost a century will be gone. Guaranteed.

It will end up like every other dystopic Democrat municipal nightmare that dots our state and country from coast to coast.

Republicans will protect our pay-as-you-go legacy without denying what’s needed for our town!

The Truth

Democrats this election are riding on the twin lies of 1) “schools…reeling from cuts” and 2) Greenwich’s “crumbling infrastructure” have stated in debates they want $1.5 billion of new debt paid for by issuing long-term bonds – turning Greenwich into a borrow-and-spend nightmare.

Your taxes will skyrocket, our children will pay the price, and our AAA rating will surely vanish.

Also know this: when you lose your AAA rating, it’s nearly impossible to regain it, and there’s a spiral effect as interest costs increase and taxes rise, leading to more people leaving, which in turn causes taxes to rise further, and the cycle continues downward.

This new fiscal landscape will be particularly challenging for Greenwich’s seniors and those on fixed incomes, which constitute nearly 30% of the town’s population. They matter too!  A lot! 

Final Thoughts

The Democrats' call for massive borrowing defies fiscal common sense, echoing the disastrous economic policies Democrats have inflicted on municipalities in Connecticut and across the country, not to mention state governments like Connecticut’s.

Connecticut, under decades of Democrat dominance, has seen its bond ratings downgraded and its population shrink as families escape crushing tax burdens.  Our state, once a shining star of fiscal responsibility, now has among the worst-managed finances of any state in America, all due to the Democrats' love of debt.  Don’t let this happen to Greenwich. 

Think this can’t happen here.  It sure can, and it will happen quickly, 

Greenwich voters must reject this failed Democrat playbook.    

To our Democrat neighbors and now Unaffiliated voters who’ve fled their blue states and cities because of high taxes and poor fiscal governance –Vote Republican in November!

The Greenwich BET candidates champion responsible stewardship and the safeguarding of our town’s prosperity while funding outstanding schools and top-notch services. We don’t need long-term debt to do it.

One Democrat BET member during the BET debate raised his voice to say, “Pay as  you go is not normal!” and “most municipalities don’t do this!”

He’s right on that!

That’s why Greenwich has a AAA rating, a century of successful pay-as-you-go government, low and stable taxes, the lowest mill rate in Connecticut, and is rated the safest and most attractive town to live in, both in Connecticut and nationwide. 

Let’s keep it that way! 

Be cautious about giving fiscal control to a party that hasn’t proven it can manage without overspending, despite their boasting and gushing over their new-found love of data.

ELECTION DAY IS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4th
Last day to vote early is Sunday at Town Hall

VOTE Republican ROW B - Fred Camillo, Lauren Rabin, and especially the six GOP BET candidates—for transparency, fiscal sense, and integrity.