[ml/nj]

He might be better than the last guy, but his demagoguing on this 2% property tax cap is disturbing. My taxes were around $3000 last quarter. On August 1, I have to come up with over #3500.

I like to see someone who acts to cut government back to 1960s levels. We had schools, police, roads, snow plowing etc., then. In fact I cannot think of anything we didn't have except an income tax and a 7% sales tax.

ML/NJ

[majormaturity]

The 1960s level was 50 years ago...that cannot happen overnight - the question is, do you like the direction and course he is setting?

[Huck]

I think calling it demagoguing is a little harsh. I don't think he's claiming that this fixes the problem. Isn't there a "tool kit" that now has to be pushed through the Democrat legislature?

It seems that this problem--debt--runs all the way down to the most local levels of government. Actually, it runs directly back to the people of New Jersey, and the country, and many other countries in the world. It's not going to be fixed overnight.

The people have to get their heads right first, if that's possible. In the meantime, given the circumstances, you simply have to acknowledge that Gov. Christie is leading the people of NJ in the right direction, a direction they didn't want to go, and weren't expected to go.

[Coleus]

I like to see someone who acts to cut government back to 1960s levels. We had schools, police, roads, snow plowing etc., then. In fact I cannot think of anything we didn’t have except an income tax and a 7% sales tax. >>>

that’s right, i bet most people in NJ don’t know that we operated as a state from 1776 to 1976 without an income or sales tax and our teachers, cops and firemen were paid and when retired, their pensions were paid as well - all without a sales or income tax!