Posted on 03/20/2006 1:38:02 PM PST by Sub-Driver
Corzine Ready To Lower Tax Boom On N.J. CBS 2 Speaks To Upset Residents, Many Hint At Leaving Image
Marcia Kramer Reporting
(CBS) BERGENFIELD New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine unveils his belt tightening new budget on Tuesday. But even before the announcement, New Jersey taxpayers were expecting the worst.
When Corzine voted for himself to become governor of New Jersey he knew that one day he would have to make some difficult and unpopular budget decisions. That day is Tuesday. And already people are lining up to oppose his expected tax hikes.
”It’s utterly ridiculous we have to have the guts to cut spending and live within our means,” Bogota Mayor Steven Lonegan said.
Lonegan on Monday established a grassroots group to oppose Corzine's expected tax cuts.
Corzine has indicated he favors sales tax hikes as part of a plan to close a $4 billion budget gap.
But the state's inability to increase school aid is expected to force local governments to increase property taxes.
“If state aid is flat we will have to raise local property taxes roughly 10 to 15 percent,” Lonegan said.
Some New Jersey homeowners say they're thinking about leaving the state. Others already have.
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I live in New Jersey. Idiots are more plentiful here than air.
Don't forget the tornados. Every day three or four whooshing down Main Street. And rattlesnakes. Rattlesnakes under the refrigerator, rattlesnakes in the sock drawer, rattlesnakes in the kid's crib...
New state motto:
We don't condone corruption... We insist upon it!
If he boosts all the tolls on the GSP and the Turnpike, I'll have more of an excuse not to see the Monster In Law...but it could backfire if she decides to emigrate out of the Garbage State.
Give it time...EVERY fee will go up. They will follow Connecticut's example and levy a Car and Business Equipment tax....just watch.
If you vote for a tax raising Democrat to govern your state, you should be forced to stay and face the consequences of your actions.
You get what you vote for.
Oh, and Missouri sucks real bad. No jobs, gas is like $8/gal, crime is through the roof....oh wait, that might sound appealing to people from NJ.
Anyone who voted for him is an idiot.
The people who voted for him....they're called Democrats. Not a tough case to make that they're idiots.
The net result of a tax increase will be a net decrease in tax revenues due to the negative impact of the tax-rate increase on the economy. They NEVER learn.
The people who voted for him either don't pay taxes or are encased in the liberal gated community of higher education.
As for the average New Jersey voter.....Forest Gump's mamma was right.....
stupid is as stupid does.
I predict Corzine will get bored with being the Governor just as he got bored with being Senator......and resign before his term is up
if he was a republican we would be hearing that this bodes bad for the gop in the senate but ahhhhh nj is blue so nary a word, i wonder why
Not to mention the jumping scorpions....and the WEST NILE Virus!!!
So...N.J. go to PA, SC, or FL...but don't go to OK.
Corzine can propose anything he wants, but anyone in the state legislature who remembers what happened during the Florio administration isn't going to go out on a limb for his budget if it means their jobs in Trenton are threatened.
"...Anyone who voted for him and is shocked at this is an idiot..."
I'm convinced that many knucklehead voters cast their ballot based on the number of red, white, and blue campaign Corzine signs they saw dotting the landscape. It was somewhat of a popularity contest. The boring fade-into-the-background green, gold, and gray signs Forrester used sure didn't cause folks to remember his name. I question whether any urban voters even knew he was Corzine's opponent?
While both Liberal Jon Corzine and RINO Doug Forrester have tons of money, Corzine had much more available and was able to spread his name around more effectively.
It will be curious to see if the leftists start crying when they're forced to pay taxes on groceries, toilet paper, clothing, and other basic necessities. It'll be a hoot when sales tax increases from 6% up to 10% on everything else and people start flocking to Pennsylvania or Delaware for big shopping trips.
~ Blue Jays ~
Crazy thing is - Corzine ran on the promise to cut property taxes. Just goes to show you, ya can't trust a democrat.
NJ's new State Motto - "NJ - the Welfare State"
Sounds nicer than Jersey. :-)
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