When I’m done with this walk I’m calling my Senator ⁦Richard Blumenthal⁩ and telling him he needs to work on getting more federal funding for sidewalks.

@SenBlumenthal You gave it all away to illegal aliens.

@SenBlumenthal Nope. Start a GoFundMe for your sidewalks. If people want them badly enough they'll chip in. Stop trying to steal money from other people for the things that you want.

@SenBlumenthal I can think of $300M we just sank into the Mediterranean Sea; but that “wasn’t a mistake”

@SenBlumenthal Why is it my job to help fund the sidewalks in your state?!?! 🤔

The US Constitution provides 3 reasons for taxation, to pay off the debt of the nation, national defense, and welfare of the nation. How are local sidewalks fitting into any of those categories really? For too long politicians (Democrats mostly but Republicans tend to do tit-for-tat deals with Dems) have abused taxation to drain the people dry. You want to fund things like this offer bonds, ASK for donations, or even do state or local taxes of the people in the area who would use the sidewalks most… but sidewalks in CT for your yearly moronic stunt… not a thing FEDERAL taxes should go to.

@SenBlumenthal Perhaps @SenBlumenthal is busy in Vietnam.

@SenBlumenthal Or maybe you could just walk somewhere that's more suitable for pedestrians.

Using money coercively taken from everyone by FedGov to address local concerns is wrong. If FedGov has enough money to fund this nonsense, it should reduce Federal tax rates. By doing that, the people of CT can afford to pay directly for such things if they're desired or keep more of their own money if such things aren't desired. People from other states shouldn't be funding local projects in your state.

@SenBlumenthal Tell Dick they're in Ukraine, billions will follow.

@SenBlumenthal Extremely important! Thank you for highlighting these deficiencies and dangers. Non-auto users deserve mobility.