Posted on 03/29/2006 6:30:30 AM PST by mathprof
Jon Corzine, New Jersey's new Governor, isn't the first politician not to follow through on a campaign promise. But rarely is such dishonesty later presented as a virtue. The question for voters to contemplate is whether this is also an indication of what to expect if Democrats gain control of Congress in November.
Mr. Corzine won the Trenton statehouse last year by running as a tax cutter who'd raise property tax rebates by 40% over four years. "I'm not considering raising taxes. It's not on my agenda. We have a very high-rate tax structure. I'm not considering it," the then-U.S. Senator had vowed in October.
Well, last week Governor Corzine removed the Steve Forbes mask and submitted a record $30.9 billion budget that increases state spending by 9% and includes $1.5 billion in new levies. He wants to raise the already high state sales tax by 16% and extend it to services; hike taxes on cigarettes, alcohol and expensive cars; and create a new state water tax. And just so Garden State entrepreneurs don't feel left out, his budget would impose a corporate tax surcharge and a commercial property transfer tax. "There are no immediate plans," joked one local paper, "to tax the air we breathe--not this year, at least."
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And now Democrats on Capitol Hill are promising they'll also cut taxes if they're elected to run Congress next year. Republicans have certainly given Democrats an opening by their failure to govern. But voters who might otherwise choose Democrats for a change might think twice if they conclude that Mr. Corzine is the canary in the coal mine of real Democratic tax intentions.
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Of course he lied. He's a democrat.
RAT=Liberal=LyingScum
maryland and nj will be red in nov
...and a politician; the old double whammy!
From your keyboard to God's browser
lol
Hubby's code word for gay men is "Canary". I was wondering if someone else had adopted the term and if Corzine was being outed. lol
Could be. Seems to be a requirement for NJ Governor.
New Jersey voters are the dumbest in the nation. They will never learn the lesson that Democrats=MOre Taxes.
Corzine has all his money offshore and in tax shelters. What does he care if the "little people" have to pay more tax. They are merely pawns to him.
In a less gentle time, his actions would have merited a public defenstration.
Regards, Ivan
Hmmm, let's see, a lying, liberal 'Rat scumbag. That's an automatic ticket to office and re-election in NJ. Sounds like Corzlime is doing the right thing being that he's a 'Rat. It goes with the territory, being a 'Rat and all, reverting to type, just get elected and hold power, the stupid sheeple will keep voting for you while you rob them blind.
Must have learned that from the SWIMMER. That family has billions parked outside the US where it can't br taxed.
Now we have the NJ media calling Corzine....courageous!
SICKENING
Now we have the NJ media calling Corzine....courageous!
SICKENING
"New Jersey voters are the dumbest in the nation. They will never learn the lesson that Democrats=MOre Taxes."
I am leaving the state. The house is up for sale, the new job is already in place. All I have to do now is pray that there is a bigger schmuck out there then me.
I hate New Jersey.
There was an odd email that went around, last year? outing a large number of NJ Politicians as gay. I always wondered if it was a rumor or a warning to the politicians to keep them in who ever's pockets they are in figuratively and literally.
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