The question in Hatter involved this principle and other taxes Congress applied to the judiciary.
The squeeze in Connecticut involves high taxes and energy costs.
There have been a few similar initiatives elsewhere, which have met with mixed success, all involving new taxes.
The second category involves extra taxes that the state would collect as a result of the new Federal tax code.
But those solutions often involve higher taxes and income transfers to the poor.
As is the case with almost everything involving taxes, the issues are complex.
Construction and operation involves no state or federal funding or taxes.
To be fair, many ordinary constituents are not wild about government, either, especially if it involves higher taxes.
The most divisive issues involve taxes, pension funds and the multiple perks for state employees.
In a crisis, the way out cannot involve yet more, new taxes which would be difficult to collect.