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1 posted on 09/25/2006 9:37:26 PM PDT by Coleus
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2 posted on 09/25/2006 9:38:25 PM PDT by Coleus (Roe v. Wade and Endangered Species Act both passed in 1973, Murder Babies/save trees, geese, algae)
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Taxes Driving People out of Jersey

Just the taxes? : )

3 posted on 09/25/2006 9:39:49 PM PDT by WestVirginiaRebel (Common sense will do to liberalism what the atomic bomb did to Nagasaki-Rush Limbaugh)
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The smell on the I95 corridor has driven me beyond the speed limit out of the state a few times.


4 posted on 09/25/2006 9:41:15 PM PDT by kinoxi
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New York, Long Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Massachusetts, etc. have been all become playgrounds for the wealthy liberal elite who are more than happy to push out hard working middle class Americans while claiming to be sticking up for the little guy. Frankly, having grown up on LI, I could never see myself moving back to the northeast region again. The ridiculous cost of living there is bad enough, but add to that the overwhelming population density. No thank you.


5 posted on 09/25/2006 9:42:46 PM PDT by frankiep (I respect Islamofacists more than the American left - at least they ADMIT that they hate the US.)
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Too bad Mexico defends her border so well we could divert
the Jerseyites down there and show them what for!


6 posted on 09/25/2006 9:45:04 PM PDT by claptrap (optional tag-line under reconsideration)
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I bailed out of Jersey in 1979. I went to California, and was happy until the socialists took over. IMO, both states are lost causes, but I am more saddened to see California slide into the socialist abyss.


7 posted on 09/25/2006 9:46:54 PM PDT by Mad_Tom_Rackham (Democrats. French, but more cowardly.)
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NJ has the third highest tax burder behind _________ and ________?

I am not going to sign up to read the remaining 5 pages.


8 posted on 09/25/2006 9:47:04 PM PDT by onyx (1 Billion Muslims -- IF only 10% are radical, that's still 100 Million who want to kill us.)
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Sad thing is, is that once upon a time NJ was very anti-tax, in the early and mid-twentieth century. New York corporations and businesses used to always set up shop in NJ. Pro-growth, NJ used to always have a high standard of living. It still does, but the ones who are getting paid are the teachers, administraters, and other gov't workers. I don't know what happened that made into a tax Hell.
9 posted on 09/25/2006 9:47:49 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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Very interesting read. Good post.
I always enjoy stories about people "voting with their feet".
The only thing I wish these stories included was how the people who moved out voted. Did they consistently vote for the scumbag Democrats who live and breathe tax hikes? Are these people now simply moving to a new nest to foul?
16 posted on 09/25/2006 10:19:36 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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I hate driving in New Jersey. The entire northeast section is nothing but crowded highways, town after town with endless stoplights and traffic, and built-up sections everywhere. It is simply over-developed, and lacks character. Besides that, car insurance is pathetic, undoubtedly because there are just so many cars with lousy drivers everywhere you turn, and the odds of an accident are terrific. Just not a pleasant place. The only fun I have had driving in New Jersey is when I'm on the highway, headed out (and it's only a quick few hours to the Pennsylvania or New York border in any direction).


17 posted on 09/25/2006 10:20:24 PM PDT by KellyAdmirer
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2004: Bought 2200 sq ft townhouse in my hometown in Burlington County, NJ for $308k. Annual real estate taxes were ~$7000 (and have since gone up).
2005: Sold townhouse for $340k.
2006: Bought 2600 sq ft single family home in Pinal County, AZ for $280k (on a big lot, even by NJ standards). Annual real estate taxes are <$2000.

I ain't goin' back to New Jersey.


22 posted on 09/25/2006 11:42:48 PM PDT by JeffChrz
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It's not just the taxes, it's the level of arrogance, corruption, and downright disdain for the average homeowner.

Keep in mind that the sales tax will be 7% on October 1st.

25 posted on 09/26/2006 1:22:06 AM PDT by OldFriend (I Pledge Allegiance to the Flag.....and My Heart to the Soldier Who Protects It.)
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Strangely enough, Maryland is still gaining population. But that is probably the result of immigration.


27 posted on 09/26/2006 1:42:40 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican (Everyone that doesn't like what America and President Bush has done for Iraq can all go to HELL)
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One of my measures of the NJ tax burden is how the morning rush hour starts earlier and earlier with each passing month. I live near I78 and where the sounds of traffic usually became continuous about 6:30AM, it now begins at 5:30AM as more NY commuters are traveling from PENNSYLVANIA. I call it the tax burden consequence!


28 posted on 09/26/2006 3:03:56 AM PDT by leprechaun9
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Taxes driving people out of Jersey



Well, at least they're being driven -- because they drive like maniacs on their own.


29 posted on 09/26/2006 3:05:16 AM PDT by durasell (!)
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The bad news is New Jersey's libs take their tax and spend mindset along with them when they move out of the Garden State.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus

30 posted on 09/26/2006 3:05:41 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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Thanks for the thread.

Same thing is true for NYS.

The Facts on New York’s Tax Climate

This is whap happens when folks elect Dems and RINOs...

34 posted on 09/26/2006 3:38:15 AM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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The problem here is New Jersey's obsession with home rule. Every little village and town has its own municipal government and school system with an independent administrative apparatus. That is why property taxes are so high--people are paying for tiny little school systems that do deliver good value for the money but at an exhorbitant cost.

The public schools in New Jersey are among the best in the nation. Very large numbers of New Jersey high school graduates go on to college and move all over the country to staff investment banks and law firms which don't have enough local talent to draw upon. But their parents pay a high price, and it's no surprise that people choose to leave after their kids graduate rather than continue to pay high taxes.


44 posted on 09/26/2006 8:58:22 AM PDT by HostileTerritory
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Remember - those aren't taxes. They are 'an investment in our future.'


47 posted on 09/26/2006 9:33:16 AM PDT by relictele
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Thank you Lord
for planting me in "flyover country"


50 posted on 09/26/2006 11:36:27 AM PDT by nascarnation
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