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LawyersGunsandMoneys t1_jbd0pcp wrote

West Hartford couldn’t exist without Hartford. But by being a separate municipality it is able to reap the benefits of being close to Hartford, without having to worry about anything that happens in Hartford, or pay for any Hartford services.

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mynameisnotshamus t1_jbesd0t wrote

My comment was meant as a joke, but how could West Hartford not exist without Hartford just as any other town could exist without Hartford?

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LawyersGunsandMoneys t1_jbf55t6 wrote

I just think that the nicer suburban towns depend on their neighboring cities for their prosperity and standard of living. I feel like there should be some mechanism to ensure that they pay their fair share, rather than walling themselves off administratively.

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mynameisnotshamus t1_jbf7k2b wrote

I just don’t know how they depend on Hartford. Employment - sure many work in Hartford, but many don’t. Pay their fair share of what? Many people work in a town or city that they don’t live in. Would this fair share apply to everyone then? That’d get messy quickly.

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