Opinion: What and how we tax shows what we value

Suzanne Bates is the policy director for the Yankee Institute for Public Policy. She lives in South Windsor with her family. Follow her on Twitter @suzebates.

Does our current tax structure reflect our values as a state? And how can we change our tax structure so that we get more of what we want — especially job growth?

We are now only a few days away from when state lawmakers will release their version of the budget for the next two years.

On Monday, the Appropriations Committee will release its plan for state spending, and a day or two later the Finance Committee will release its plan for how to pay for that spending.

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