rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/submit-testimony-on-the-issue-of-the-teacher-payroll-tax?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-submit-testimony-on-the-issue-of-the-teacher-payroll-tax' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Connecticut Education Association https://actionnetwork.org/groups/connecticut-education-association https://actionnetwork.org//images/generic_facebook.jpg In your own words, describe the unfairness of increasing the payroll tax on teachers from 6% to 7%. Factors to keep in mind: ·         Teachers have always paid their fair share into their retirement ·         The problem of unfunded liability is due to decades of underpayment by the state, not by teachers ·         Increasing the payroll tax from 6 to 7 percent is not really a “1%” increase—it is a 16.6 percent increase in what teachers are required to pay ·         No other group of Connecticut citizens saw a higher per capita tax increase in the budget last year—approximately $700 per teacher—this is unfair and should be rolled back Click here to read the bill - HB 5430 An Act Concerning Teachers' Retirement System Contributions. Fill in your information and click "Start Writing" to write and submit your testimony. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/submit-testimony-on-the-issue-of-the-teacher-payroll-tax