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The Homeless: CT State Government Arithmetic

 CT Insider just published an article called Homelessness in Connecticut increases for third straight year by Alex Putterman. According to the article, the state uses a January to January of the next year calendar point by which to somehow decide the number of homeless in CT. "Homelessness in Connecticut has increased for the third straight year, jumping 13 percent from January 2023 to January 2024, the state's annual point-in-time count has revealed." And the State uses a point-in-time count which implies a singular guesstimate of the number. Of course this all makes no logical sense if the State's intent is to accurately identify and potentially begin to address a social problem. First, the homeless number and location will ebb and flow with the seasons and, given CT's weather patterns, testing that population in January will likely give you the smallest number of the year. This is a disingenuous and cynical way to disguise the malfeasance of the Democratic mon...
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CT Labor Department Appeals Referee Ethics Complaints

Something the Connecticut Department of Labor Appeals Division doesn't advertise at all is your right to file an ethics complaint against an appeals referee. Here's how to do it.  In future blogs we'll examine legitimate reasons for doing so. Just call one of these phone numbers that corresponds to where you had your appeals hearing.  Tell the answering service representative who your appeals referee was and they must give you the name of the supervising individual who you can file an ethics complaint to. Telephone Numbers: Waterbury: (203) 596-4138 Bridgeport/Interstate: (203) 579-6271 Hartford area: (860) 566-5262 Hamden area: (203) 230-3700 Norwich area: (860) 892-2253 In the coming weeks, I'll be exercising this complaint procedure and report on its effectiveness or lack thereof. BTW, other Connecticut Labor Department phone numbers are often circle jerks that require you to listen to every language option and common FAQ and a lit...
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The Way Systems Go Bad

To be clear what we will be discussing in these posts are systems whose original intent was to provide a public service or a legitimate commercial service. Over time,  these systems can be corrupted by individuals either maliciously or through prolonged benign indifference. In both cases, the public or paying customer is denied fair or legally required or ethically entitled services or benefits. In some cases, the actors responsible gain personal benefit. In some cases there is only one victim who loses.  In others, there are many victims who lose. Let's see if we can do something about that.
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