Posted on 06/28/2010 10:44:50 AM PDT by Nachum
The debate agitating many in New Jersey right is whether or not the state’s Governor, Chris Christie, is actually doing much to reform the state as it needs to be. I have to say that I wasn’t impressed with him during his campaign for the Republican nomination against Steve Lonagan. Having no interest in the politics of politic, he sounded like a big government Republican to me.
With that in mind, I was nicely surprised by the turn that Christie’s campaign against Corzine took and by some of his policies. He talked about small government, the need for reforming New Jersey, rejected the millionaire tax, capped property taxes and proposed budget cuts. But now that I am catching up on New Jersey reforms, I am skeptical again.
Let’s start with by comparing Christie’s FY 2011 $29.3 billion budget to Corzine’s FY 2010 budget of 29.8 billion. Given today’s economic climate, a 1.5% cut is not one that deserves immense praise. However, for a second I thought, “spending cuts are spending cuts and better that than nothing.”
That’s until I came across the alternative budget prepared by Americans for Prosperity called New Jersey Taxpayers’ Budget FY 2011. The AFP budget adds up to $25.9 billion. That’s $2.4 billion less than what is proposed by Governor Christie. Plus, they did this, without raising taxes. Unlike Christie’s budget.
That’s right, as part of a compromise on the budget, Christie made a deal with Democrats
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Uh oh..
Seems to me this same argument was floated a few weeks ago & ultimately proven inaccurate.
So, is this an incorrect story?
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Yep. Christie got a lot of press out of whacking teachers but it doesn't seem he laid a glove of pay to play contractors.
That 1.5% cut is probably effectively more like a 6.5% cut (I’m guessing), since Democratic governments tend to grow from one year to the other.
That 1.5% cut is probably effectively more like a 6.5% cut (I’m guessing), since Democratic governments tend to grow from one year to the other.
One good thing in NJ, the state auto safety inspections will soon be out. It is ironic is mostly the liberal northeastern states still retain the intrusive vehicle inspection laws.
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ESPECIALLY if they are republican. Whack it all. It has never been the fundamental job of government to support its citizens, only to protect their freedom.
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I think Christie has done a good job of grasping control of the narrative. The talk in NJ now is about how to lower government spending. That is a drastic change. Will he push all the right buttons? No. Is he on the right track? Yes.
>> Yep. Christie got a lot of press out of whacking teachers but it doesn’t seem he laid a glove of pay to play contractors.
Whacking teachers? Christie’s response to the recent teacher’s pay issue was on the mark.
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