Mon 5 May 2008
From the AP:
Pre-emptive strike launched against more NJ rebate cuts
A pre-emptive strike is being launched against the possibility of additional cuts to New Jersey’s property tax rebates.
AARP New Jersey plans to rally at the Statehouse on Monday. It’s decrying talk of more cuts to the state-funded rebates, which help homeowners combat the state’s high property taxes, which average $6,800 per homeowner and are twice the national average.
“There are fundamental flaws in the state’s property tax system, and until those are resolved we cannot falsely balance the budget on the backs of the people struggling to pay their property taxes,” said Marilyn Askin of AARP New Jersey.
Democratic Gov. Jon S. Corzine has proposed eliminating rebates for households earning more than $150,000 to help slash spending amid budget troubles.
Under his proposal, households earning up to $100,000 would still get rebates averaging $1,115, while those making between $100,000 and $150,000 would get $665 after getting $960 last year. Renter rebates would drop from as much as $350 to $80, while senior and disabled citizens would still receive $1,266.
May 5th, 2008 at 9:29 am
I see that self-serving and socialist-thinking AARP is at it again:
“There are fundamental flaws in the state’s property tax system, and until those are resolved we cannot falsely balance the budget on the backs of the people struggling to pay their property taxes,” said Marilyn Askin of AARP New Jersey.
As a member of this “association” for eight plus years now, I receive literature from them containing all sorts of proposals for extracting more and more money from the government. Apparantly medicare, social security, free prescription drugs, etc. is not enough. They have no regard as to where this extra money would be coming from.
Those funds would of course be on “The backs” of the younger generation and on “the Backs” of the yet unborn…..What self-serving Ba$tards this AARP is !!—This government spending, whether it be NJ or Federal is completely out-of-control.I am convinced that they cannot help themselves anymore. The legislative whores cannot do cuts in the budget because they are locked into politically-impossible-to-break labor contracts with government employees and “bread-n’circus’” government programs for the non-productive bottom-feeders of our society.
Hey!—Askin’ of AARP: WE are ALL struggling to pay our property taxes–NOT JUST the old geezers…The PROBLEM is government spending. CUT, CUT, CUT the programs and revise the contracts with the workers—THERE IS NO OTHER WAY !!!
BOB
May 5th, 2008 at 9:58 am
grim….sent in a post–Am I being moderated ?
May 5th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
RIGHT ON Commanderbobnj !!!