Category Archives: Politics

Look back at taxes

Posted on April 26, 2019 by grim

From CNBC: The IRS stats are in: Here’s how tax refunds look compared to last year The final stats are in from the IRS — and it looks like the average tax refund check isn’t all that different from last year. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, National Real Estate, Politics, Property Taxes | 70 Comments

89% of NJ households paid less taxes

Posted on April 16, 2019 by grim

From the Star Ledger: Tax Day 2019 more taxing for 400K N.J. households, thanks to Trump law If you saw your taxes go up under the Republican tax law that limited your property tax break, you weren’t alone. In fact, 411,809 New … Continue reading →

Posted in New Jersey Real Estate, Politics, Property Taxes | 58 Comments

Paid less taxes, nobody cared

Posted on April 15, 2019 by grim

From the NYT: Face It: You (Probably) Got a Tax Cut If you’re an American taxpayer, you probably got a tax cut last year. And there’s a good chance you don’t believe it. Ever since President Trump signed the Republican-sponsored … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Politics, Unrest | 29 Comments

I dip, you dip, we dip

Posted on April 8, 2019 by grim

From the APP: NJ double dippers: At least 64 public employees make more than Murphy It’s common for people to have a side hustle to make some extra cash. Then there are those who have many extra jobs. Working for the … Continue reading →

Posted in New Jersey Real Estate, Politics, Unrest | 162 Comments

A new tax for property owners

Posted on March 19, 2019 by grim

From the Star Ledger: The controversial ’rain tax’ bill designed for N.J. flood defense has been signed into law  Local authorities in New Jersey now have a new tool to manage stormwaters and flooding. Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday signed into law … Continue reading →

Posted in New Jersey Real Estate, Politics, Property Taxes, Unrest | 78 Comments

Shore Uprising

Posted on March 12, 2019 by grim

From the NYT: ‘Airbnb Tax’ in N.J. Opens New Front in Battle Over Internet Economy The Jersey Shore, a storied summer vacation spot, has become the newest national battleground over regulating and taxing the internet economy. New Jersey is one … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Politics, Shore Real Estate | 78 Comments

Fiscal … Death … Spiral

Posted on March 9, 2019 by grim

From the Star Ledger: N.J. is in a ‘fiscal death spiral’ and Murphy call for new tax on millionaires isn’t the answer, top Democrat says  New Jersey’s Democratic state Senate president, who is steadfastly opposed to the Democratic governor’s call … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, New Jersey Real Estate, Politics | 17 Comments

Minimum wages up – Property taxes up

Posted on March 5, 2019 by grim

Oh, you’ll find a way. From NJTV: How will NJ’s new $15 minimum wage affect local governments? Middletown has a population of 66,000. The Monmouth County city has horse farms, the beach and Big Mike’s Little Red Store. Middletown Mayor … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Employment, New Jersey Real Estate, Politics, Property Taxes | 70 Comments

Did we elect the wrong guy?

Posted on February 24, 2019 by grim

From the Star Ledger: Steve Sweeney’s winning the war with Governor Murphy over taxes Last June we had a fight on taxes in the state budget. On one side was Gov. Phil Murphy. He wanted to raise the income tax … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, New Jersey Real Estate, Politics | 21 Comments

In the old days, we’d have had a rebellion

Posted on February 23, 2019 by grim

No worries people, Murphy is on the job. He’s mad and he’s making phone calls. From the Star Ledger: ‘This is a big deal’: Murphy joins growing effort to restore your property tax deduction They’ve gone to court. They’ve spoken … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Politics, Property Taxes | 12 Comments

Thank Trump for fixing NJ’s property tax issue

Posted on February 19, 2019 by grim

From CNBC: One surprising way to beat the SALT deduction cap: Move to a nearby town A few years ago Dawn Donaghy and her husband, Raymond, made a decision that many residents in high-tax states make. They wanted to move. … Continue reading →

Posted in New Jersey Real Estate, Politics, Property Taxes | 112 Comments

Stop making sense

Posted on February 18, 2019 by grim

From the APP: Making NJ competitive will do more than $15 minimum wage New Jersey routinely places at or near the bottom in almost every economic analysis of states in America. It’s one of the worst places in the country … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, New Jersey Real Estate, Politics | 21 Comments

Uh oh.

Posted on February 15, 2019 by grim

From the Star Ledger: N.J. revenues continue to slump, and Trump tax reforms are blamed New Jersey’s state budget is really feeling the effects of the federal tax reform hangover now. Last month, Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration warned tax revenues were … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Employment, New Jersey Real Estate, Politics, Property Taxes | 105 Comments

Thank goodness Cuomo’s our governor … wait

Posted on February 12, 2019 by grim

From Newsday: Cuomo to meet with Trump to seek end of cap on SALT deductibility Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said he is scheduled to meet with President Donald Trump on Tuesday to press his effort to overhaul Trump’s tax plan, which … Continue reading →

Posted in New Jersey Real Estate, Politics, Property Taxes | 109 Comments

$15 here we come

Posted on February 1, 2019 by grim

From the Star Ledger: N.J. minimum wage set to rise to $10 in July and $15 by 2024 after big votes The Democrat-controlled state Legislature on Thursday gave approval to an historic increase in New Jersey’s minimum wage to $15 … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, New Jersey Real Estate, Politics | 73 Comments