Atlantic City casinos ordered to close

Yahoo News ^ | ANGELA DELLI SANTI/AP

[mware]

Corzine has found a way to balance the budget - don't pay state employees for a few weeks.

Like hell, the operations he is shutting down will cause them to increase the tax to 10% to make up for the lost revenue.

[hauerf]

"State parks, beaches and historic sites also were expected to shut down Wednesday."

Good move! You've got to be sure ordinary citizens feel the pinch. If you shut things down in a sensible fashion, lots of little people would quickly realize how little value government delivers.

[wagglebee]

Does this mean he'll be "laying" off his various mistresses

No, they would be considered "essential" employees.

[Darth Republican]

He's f**kin' shutting what?!? That motherf**ker. I'll get that f**kin' bearded half-a-freak. I'll f**kin' shut him down. That f**k. F**kin' degenerate politician f**k. This ain't right, I'm telling ya...*

Add appoximately 24 more uses of the word f**k.

[stands2reason]

And just in time for the holiday as well!

I'm sure this will make Corzine extra popular....





...as a dart target.

[mware]

Horse tracks and lottery shut down, now the casinos.

Beaches,parks, and campgrounds are open through July 4th but they may be closed afterwards. 45,000 employees have been put on furlough. The Meadowlands will be shut down, so any events there will be cancelled

[TRY ONE]

10-5 Odds it stays open!!!

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

"I Went to New Jersey and All I Could Do Was Get This Lousy T-Shirt"

[OmahaFields]

I haven't seen this posted in awhile but somehow this must be Bush's fault.

[mware]

I went to NJ and all I got was being able to pay the tolls.

[oceanview]

if only all the beaches were shut over this whole weekend, that would have gotten alot of traction on this issue.

[OmahaFields]

This is not good. The casinos were probably the cleanest businesses in Jersey.

Best post of the weekend nomination.

[stands2reason]

ROFL!!

[wagglebee]

It will be fun watching the union bosses destroy a 'Rat.

[mware]

Sunday, July 2, 2006

MONMOUTH PARK, MEADOWLANDS TO REMAIN OPEN THROUGH TUESDAY, JULY 4 FOR LIVE AND SIMULCAST RACING

Oceanport, N.J. - Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, and the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, will be open for live and simulcast racing through the last live Thoroughbred race at Monmouth on Tuesday, July 4.

[Abby4116]

Most Democrats in the Assembly and several Senate Democrats oppose the sales tax increase, fearing voter backlash and reserving any tax increase for property tax reform. Assembly Democrats proposed a series of alternatives, some of which Corzine accepted, but both sides remained $1 billion apart as the budget deadline passed.

Am I reading this correctly? They don't want to increase the sales tax, but rather they are reserving tax increases for "property tax reform"?

Generally, "property tax reform" does not mean raising property taxes.

Maybe they speak a slightly different language in Trenton.

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

('cept he won't sing about a Democrat governor)

[oceanview]

they do that in much of the northeast - its a way to feed more money into the teachers unions. the property tax is primarily composed of school taxes, which have been rising 3x the inflation rate as teachers/administrators salaries and pensions zoom. the state raises broader based taxes, and kicks some of that money back to defray the impact of the school tax increases, to calm the sheeple from rebelling against the public education complex.

[wagglebee]

When the 'Rats talk about taxes, LOWERING them is NEVER a real consideration.

[Larry Lucido]

The scourge of gambling needs to be stopped. If it takes a budget crisis, so be it.

Um, why does the "scourge of gambling" need to be stopped? Personally, I don't gamble - not even a lottery ticket. So, why should I care?

And just for argument, if a budget crisis is an acceptable costs of ending gambling, why wouldn't arson also be acceptable? (I may be sorry I asked that).