No mention that this is a one time deal or the tax hike is permanent.
If they rebuild in the same places, there should even be question as to whether taxpayers pay for the cleanup next time.
If you build on a beach prone to flooding , it seems that you should shoulder the burden. Maybe...don’t rebuild on a beach?
Why is the Fed responsible for this?
” No mention that this is a one time deal or the tax hike is permanent.”
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My late father always said there is no such thing as a temporary tax.
Government is reluctant to relinquish two things: money and power.
0bama’s Greek Pillar needs to join the ‘Rat Party.
Storm tax hikes. LOL! Hurricane Socialism.
After the wildfires in Central TX last year, the 1680 families whose homes were destroyed were sent their property tax bills to pay, right on time and for the full amount. And the taxes have gone up for 2012 because many people moved after the fire, requiring increased revenue from the remaining tax pool. NJ and NY will be surprised how many residents there will not return, creating future problems for the area.
Or, just have Christie go on a no-doughnut fast for a year. That might cover it.
Seriously, I wonder what was the cost in American prosperity that won't occur, of Christie's little photo-op revenge on the Romney campaign. Maybe Christie and his descendants should pay this amount out of their pockets.
“Blue” state, swooned over the Sandy photo op, reelected a US Senator that bangs underage hookers and voted for Obama again in overwhelming fashion.
NMP: Not My Problem.
If it was MA, I wouldn't expect the rest of the country to pay.
Bank the insurance check, sell the lot, leave the state, and thank hurricane Sandy on your way out.
Gonna be tough.
That’s just it.
Sandy is an emergency, what would be the next emergency excuse?
We’ll wait to see if Christie just talks a good game, or he actually puts meat into it.
Somebody has to pay for Fatso’s doughnuts.
One of the attacks on the free market that the left has been using is that of attacking insurance companies for raising rates if you file a claim.
They use that as one of the reasons why the state needs to take over insurance.
Yet here the citizens of NJ pay their taxes to pay for the people and equipment to help them out if there is ever an emergency.
And now those liberals (YES, Christie, you are a gun-grabbing liberal), are saying they’ll need to raise property taxes.
Quite the hypocrisy and thoroughly expected.
Here’s a better idea... A tax holiday that would make it CHEAPER and MORE AFFORDABLE to rebuild. Possibly even better than it was and LESS LIKELY TO BE DESTROYED IN THE NEXT BIG STORM...
Caps used to drive the blazingly obvious point into their blunted, thick skulls.
Is there any doubt now that Fat Bastard is going to turn Rat?
He needs the money for a government bailout of Hostess. Can’t live in a world without Twinkies and Ho-Ho’s!
Of course they should pay for it. The alternatives are not repairing the damage at all or trying to get someone else (Uncle Sam, i.e. you and me) to do it.