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HeadyRoosevelt t1_j5x5kt0 wrote

Reply to comment by Zreaz in The inventory of houses suck by KindaEgotistical

I’ll own my mistake: I initially read that as one of the most dangerous cities in the country. Definitely makes sense that it’s one of the most dangerous cities in a state with otherwise low crime compared to the nation.

Appreciate the info. Thanks.

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Zreaz t1_j5x3x79 wrote

Reply to comment by HeadyRoosevelt in The inventory of houses suck by KindaEgotistical

Well...we're 25 days into 2023 so we're not going to have much data for that. We'll look at 2022. Again, this has to be one of the easiest statistics to verify so it's kinda weird to even question it.

Easy to read list:

http://www.usa.com/rank/connecticut-state--crime-index--city-rank.htm

Data straight from CT government - look at New Haven lit up like a fucking Christmas tree:

https://ct.beyond2020.com/ct_tops/report/violent-crime-and-drugs/connecticut/2022#close

Wikipedia for fun:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Connecticut

And if you REALLY wanna get spicy, take a journey through the FBIs UCR for CT:

https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/crime-trend

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silasmoeckel t1_j5x04sh wrote

Reply to comment by secretmuffinsauce in The inventory of houses suck by KindaEgotistical

Cash only is cash only and even then some types of loans considered good as cash.

Nothing stopping you from getting conventional approval and switching to a FHA. They want to back out post deposit thats up to them but they have lost time/opportunity at that point. After all you can get approved for some very bad coventialy loans and horrid DTI, does not mean it makes sense to buy a home with them.

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Abenotics t1_j5wyvp5 wrote

Reply to comment by apothecarynow in UI Customer supplier change by FinnDool

Are you referring to the statement below? If so, that's accurate. Those states don't allow fixed contracts, customers can leave service providers without an early termination. I've referred friends and family in CT without any issues.

> Your friend or family member must successfully enroll in a fixed-rate contract with a term of at least 12 months for a residence located within the areas we serve, except for Connecticut, Illinois, and New York, in order to qualify as a referral under the Refer a Friend program.

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twicelife_real t1_j5wv7o7 wrote

Reply to Opinion: CT’s trash and recycling crisis is here now by IndicationOver

Can’t glass be melted and reblown? Make it mandatory for companies to use a certain % of recycled glass in all their glass containers sold in the state.

Ban plastic containers. Every single thing in the grocery store and Walmart/target can be sold in some form of cardboard. And this will create a business opportunity for people to figure out other non-plastic/biodegradable containers. You have to force a market opportunity.

The problem is that companies like to keep costs low and will lobby against these types of things. At the very least, we should hold them accountable for the waste they produce via fines/taxes.

And the state should have an online return tax, that companies like Amazon have to report to the state, just like with sales tax. If you return something, you pay a tax to the state. 10-20%+ of what Amazon sells is returned and either thrown out or liquidated, adding to packing waste, landfill waste, and truck pollution. Make it financially unappealing to the customer to return something , which will in turn force better purchase decisions.

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