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NJECPAC is a Continuing Political Committee (CPC). A CPC is any group of two or more persons acting jointly, or any corporation, partnership, or any other incorporated or unincorporated association, civic association or other organization, which in any calendar year contributes to aid or promote the candidacy of an individual, or the candidacies of individuals, for elective public office, or the passage or defeat of a public question or public questions, lobby for the passage or defeat of certain legislative bills introduced in the NJ Legislature in accordance with N.J.S.A. 19:44A-8(b). A CPC is frequently referred to as Political Action Committee (PAC). The NJECPAC was formed to provide funding for legislative initiatives of its members and its member organizations representing the interests of Electrical Contractors, Small Businesses and Taxpayers throughout the State of New Jersey.

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Monday, April 23, 2012

Obama Jobs Plan: Test A Job And Keep Unemployment Benefits

In an attempt to lower the unemployment rate the Obama Administration is tossing yet another plan at the wall and hoping it will stick. 

To that end the administration has announced the start of a new strategy to curb nagging unemployment by allowing Americans to keep their benefits while trying out a job. 


The program will be administered on the state level, with the Labor Department opening the application process Thursday for 10 model programs across the country. 

The program called 'Bridge to Work' was in fact a key part of the payroll tax cut package. Read More

The problem with the funding source is that the so-called payroll tax cut is not a tax cut at all. It is a cut in the payroll contribution into Social Security which in effect further de-funds Social Security and will lead to accelerating its path to insolvency. 

What incentive would there be for an employee to work hard and excel in the workplace, knowing that if fired or if they quit they will still collect a check? 

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