Who is to blame for an electorate that values youth over experience, that has elevated Pete Buttigieg and Barack Obama over Joe Biden or Hillary Clinton?
The culprit is, in a significant way, Biden himself.
Connecticut is one of four states in the country that gives its state employees a paid day off on February 12 to celebrate Abraham Lincoln's birthday.
According to The Yankee Institute, it costs the state's taxpayers approximately $10.5 million. The state gives its non-essential employees a paid day off, whereas essential employees like state police and the Department of Correction can earn overtime pay and compensatory time, depending on their respective collective bargaining agreement.
