To the Editor:The Newtown Bee, "Rojas To Propose Hike In Gasoline Tax."

I bring your attention to page A-7 of the January 26 issue of

This and the proposed addition of tolls on all major roadways here in the Nutmeg State is the answer to our money woes by the Democratic party.

I, for one, say enough. Sharpen your pencils and start drawing lines through items on the state budget. Yes, this takes nerve; yes, this takes thinking; yes, this takes answering the voters' slings and arrows. But in the end, we Nutmeggers want you to make the ugly decisions to cut spending and learning how to say No to any and all questionable payouts of money.

Enough already - no more new taxes!

John Karlson

167 Great Quarter Road, Sandy Hook         January 30, 2018