Corzine vows veto of any budget plan without sales tax hike

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[Cagey]

The Democrats in the Assembly are afraid a tax increase will shorten their careers so they are trying to hike "hidden taxes" as an alternative instead of doing the sensible thing and cut expenses (aka waste).

[Williams]

Wow thanks for taking that great stand! sarc off.

[nmh]

astard.

And people VOTED for this!

[nmh]

astard.

And people VOTED for this!

[ncountylee]

How is the Corzine pledge to cut property taxes coming along? LOL

[goldstategop]

A Democrat has never met a tax hike they didn't want to adopt. As far as I'm concerned, the people of New Jersey got just the government they deserve.

(Denny Crane: "Every one should carry a gun strapped to their waist. We need more - not less guns.")

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Unfortunately, this will go through. Of the taxes, a sales tax is the least destructive.

[AmishDude]

The dummies in PA bought Rendell's line on property taxes, too and they're going to reward him for his duplicity.

[MaestroLC]

Question: When will the voters of NJ get a clue that when they vote for a liberal Dem, they will get higher taxes?

Answer: When Hell freezes over.

They get what they voted for. I have no sympathy.

[OldFriend]

Corzine is planning to shut down the government but will pay all state workers their full salary without regard to whether they work or not.

[OldFriend]

Last few years they've added about 50,000 state workers.

You can be sure all those folks are happy they voted for the dem.

[jazusamo]

instead of doing the sensible thing and cut expenses (aka waste).

Strange, that sensible option seems to be missing from Corzine's and the Democrats in the Assembly's plan even though their Constitution requires a balanced budget. That sure does support the phrase "tax and spend liberal."

[mort56]

Ah, the Garden State!

[Joe Boucher]

Raise Jerseys taxes to about 47%. It helps pay for the f-ing utopia they call home.

[Brilliant]

"Corzine has proposed boosting the sales tax from six percent to seven percent to help close a projected four-point-five (b) billion budget deficit."


NJ already has the highest taxes in the nation. How could it possibly have a $4.5 billion deficit? It must be a misprint.

[duckworth]

I live in the center of New Jersey -- total Republican area. Democrats don't even run at the municipal level. Last November in my town we voted 2 to 1 for the GOP dude for governor, Doug Forrester. It's all the idiots along the Hudson and across from Philly who screw up our state.

Now, that said, New Jersey is a small state. I can be in PA in a half hour. Say after this sales tax goes through, I'm looking at $2500 plasma screen TVs. By driving a half hour into PA (which has a lower sales tax for now), I can give myself an instant $25 discount. Will I do it? Absolutely! Stupid Corzine wanted an extra $25 on my TV. Instead he lost a total of $175 in sales tax. IDIOT. IDIOT. IDIOT.

[Polyxene]

"They get what they voted for. I have no sympathy."

Double-Dog-Dittos to that!!!

[Bommer]

And people VOTED for this!

Stupid is as liberals do!

[gridlock]

Money = Power

More Taxes = More Power

If the government taxes the economy to the point where they are the only ones left with money, then they have more power still.

[DM1]

Gee A Democrat Raising Taxes
what is the next headling
Sky still Blue! Film at 11
NJ voted for this schlep now they are getting what they paid for