Deadline For A Balanced State Budget Looms

The deadline for a signed and balanced State Budget is exactly 20 days away. Democratic leaders in the legislature are rumored to be considering introducing their own budget that would likely include tax hikes. All 120 seats in the State legislature are up for election on November 1st. That makes some wonder why Democrats would want to take ownership of a difficult budget. One political expert thinks it is actually a pretty good strategy.

"I think the Democratic strategy is a plan 'A' and a plan 'B,'" says Fairleigh Dickinson University political science professor Peter Woolley. "Plan 'A' in the Democratic strategy is to force (Governor) Chris Christie to raise taxes and then say, 'You see, he broke his campaign promise. He can't be trusted.'"  Read More




By Joseph Hovanec

 

You see, that type of deliberate action or inaction is typical Party Politics. The Majority does not really care  about taxpayers, if they did they would not have raised taxes 156 times over the two years preceding the Election of Chris Christie as Governor, they only care about holding onto or regaining their power, placing every taxpayer at their mercy. Make no mistake, they will have none. 

Every taxpayer should first and foremost make sure they vote on November 1st. Every taxpayer should also make sure that they have their tax bill in hand when they enter the voting booth. If they are happy with the status-quo that the majority in Trenton seem to love, they will vote for them, If they want real change in NJ they will have to decide if the candidate they are thinking of voting for is working to lower the tax bill they are holding in their hand or are they obstructing efforts to lower their tax burden. Once that has been determined their choice should be clear. 

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