I retired in 2011 and have remained very involved with former colleagues, friends and family as well as volunteering and taking advantage of all that this beautiful state offers. From hiking to kayaking to golf to music, Connecticut really does have it all when it comes to lifestyle activities. But these last eight years have also seen many friends deciding to leave the state for financial reasons, job prospects or to be closer to their children and grandchildren who left years before. Mirroring the migration of friends, my former company United Technologies Corp. headquarters will be moving to Massachusetts. When that happens, no Connecticut-based company that I have worked for will be headquartered here any longer. Meanwhile our state government continues to appear preoccupied with prioritizing the political class, raising taxes and fiddling around while the state doesn’t grow. This isn’t a state plan — it’s a reactionary government.