Recent comments in /f/Connecticut

_connorcooks t1_je9khif wrote

I used Eversources financing option and got a loan for less than 1% interest for an energy efficient upgrade. Go to energizect.com and look at what they offer. You can save a lot using that route. I found many contractors there also and got mine installed for 10k last year. 4 headers (3 x 9000 btu and 1x 12000 btu) and 1 condenser at 45000 btus. That's parts and labor. Includes 2 years of annual service as well.

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Burwylf t1_je9k3l1 wrote

Ok, what do they need to better reintegrate into society? A home, a shower, a job... But wait, they'd just spend the money from the job on drugs, so we can't do that... And limiting employers ability to ask about criminal history would be soft on crime, and homes with showers would be a handout... I guess it's an impossible problem

The only solution is a for profit private prison system with a monetary incentive to maximize recidivism, it's the only way.

Also anyone that ever does a drug has to go there too

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CTNotPC t1_je9jfen wrote

Giving free money is not a solution. Making programs like help re-introduce criminals from prison to society would be more helpful. Give an addict $500 bucks, is going to be spent on drugs. Give an addict help, training, and a solid program for him/her to reintegrate to society is a better option

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ConfidentDot7097 t1_je9j8yf wrote

Worked there for 15 years after a 4 year stint in the Army. I never understood the culture of the company. It was really cool work. I learned many valueable job skills & took advantage of the education & job training benefits and great pay! Climbed the ladder to the top, then off to a 20 year State Job. CT has been very good to this NYC boy.

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fuserx t1_je9huj0 wrote

For the record I am for this pilot.

But I do not agree with the way that it's being administered and I don't think that you can make any conclusions/ establish proof through this type of pilot.

Article said over 100 people applied and 20 of the worst people were selected. That's not how the scientific method works to establish "proof". You just get 20 anecdotes. Without randomization and a matched cohort of individuals with the similar issues, this pilot is useless

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zgrizz t1_je9hc76 wrote

That's so vague it's impossible to tell.

What kind of car. What level of coverage. Your age. Where you live. (No, not asking you to post them)

Those are the big ones that determine your rate. It doesn't sound horrible. Shop some of the online price quote sites and see how you fit there. That will tell you if it's reasonable or not.

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