Comments on: NJ facing $3b budget deficit.. No new taxes?

By: Rodney Conrad

Rodney Conrad — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:02:51 +0000

It is not best that we should all think alike; it is a difference of opinion that makes horse races.

By: Michael Penny

Michael Penny — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:01:48 +0000

If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.

By: Anne S

Anne S — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:31:59 +0000

what ever happened to ‘stop spending’? that’s a better way then to keep increasing taxes

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:56:31 +0000

A collapsing US Dollar will eventually force NJ and the country to live within its means. Its just a matter of time.

By: bruiser

bruiser — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 01:29:00 +0000

I voted for Corzine thinking that he being from the business world would see how bad our State finances were, and would be able to reduce expenses given a finite revenue stream in order to right the ship. Unfortunately he sees taxes as an easily increased revenue stream, and state spending as an expense account that needs to be maxed out in order to stay elected. Even those above politics get sucked into this vortex.

By: MS

MS — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:00:36 +0000

Yup – I agree with Ann. Making a flu shot (which contain a form of mercury) mandatory for preschoolers is incredibly stupid.
I am VERY glad my kids are older.

By: Ann

Ann — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 19:54:23 +0000

Albert Einstein once said, “only two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity”. We got a good dose of what many would call “human stupidity” last week in New Jersey when 5 un-elected members of the Public Health Council (PHC) voted to mandate four new vaccines for children. The vaccines that will be mandated in 2008 include: the influenza vaccine, pneumococcal, meningococcal, tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertusis (Tdap) vaccine. Two of the vaccines, influenza and Sanofi Pasteur’s meningococcal vaccine (Menomune) contain thimerosal (mercury).

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In spite of a week’s long protest from constituents that included parents, physicians and dozens of organizations, the State Health Commissioner gave his “seal of approval” on Friday, December 15.

Today I want to appeal to New Jersey Governor Corzine to re-evaluate these recommendations and carefully consider the ramifications for New Jersey’s children.

Unless Governor Corzine, the state legislature, or perhaps a judge intervenes, New Jersey will go down in history as the first state in the nation, for that matter the world, to order parents to vaccinate their preschoolers with a known developmental neurotoxin, which many parents, physicians and scientific research suggest is linked to the epidemic of developmental disorders, including autism

By: Mitchell

Mitchell — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:14:56 +0000

#1 you forgot that a credit check will be required before you can live in NJ. If they cant tax every dollar you make then you don’t qualify to live in the state.

I have said it a million times that NJ is broken way beyond the housing bubble to make it an attractive place to live any more. If it wasn’t for NY it would be a dying state. Throw in CT while were at it. Adding new taxes to balance the budget only makes buying in NJ even less attractive.

Didn’t anyone learn from the Florio mess? Whitman wasn’t great but she didn’t implode the state like the Democrats did. The only answer any of them know is more taxes, higher tolls, more more more.

You might make 200K in NJ but your take home might be less than other areas of the country that don’t make nearly as much. The primary concern I hear of everyone in NJ is I cant make as much money in other places but when they run the numbers they find out they take home more living is places that don’t cost nearly as much because the taxes (Sales, property, etc), commute (tolls, distrance), insurance(Health and Car), lower tax bracket make a huge difference.

By: ithink_ithink

ithink_ithink — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:27:20 +0000

Here’s a solution for NJ

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-arnold22dec22,0,3407799.story?coll=la-home-local

By: 3b

3b — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 13:53:21 +0000

The housing down turn will now be blamed for every poor decesion made in NJ over the last few years, both at the state and local level.

By: Confused In NJ

Confused In NJ — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:58:29 +0000

I Predict: New 2008 Sin Tax by Cody & Corzine. Everyone will be required to get an Annual Physical. Doctor will report Height, Weight & BMI to the State. NJ will Charge a $10 per pound Annual Surcharge for all those exceeding the Average BMI for their Height. All proceeds will go to the State Teachers Fund. Teachers will be exempt from the new requirement.