NJ Tax Revolution: Jon Corzine Risks Re-Election to Increase Tolls!

From the Associated Press

November 16, 2007 -- ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine yesterday said he's willing to risk losing re-election by increasing highway tolls to try to resolve state fiscal woes.

The governor continued to refuse to detail how much he wants tolls to increase, but said he'll present a formal plan in January.

Corzine is up for re-election in 2009, but said, "Make no mistake. I am willing to risk losing my job if that's necessary to set our fiscal house in order and get New Jersey out from the debt burden constraining our future."

When I first saw this I thought it was a hoax. The Governor once to convince us that he really wants to get New Jersey's fiscal house in order. So in order to act like a real fiscal leader he is going to....drum roll....RAISE TOLLS!!!!!

Are we kidding here? Does no one in New Jersey state government have any guts to look to reducing costs for anything? This is the heart of the fiscal problems in the state. Cutting spending is never an option, only increasing taxes and fees. When the state elected Corzine as Governor, everyone thought they were getting a businessman. Unfortunately, I think we got a philanthropist in training. Only problem is that he is generous with other people's money.

Labels: Corzine, New Jersey Taxes

1 Comments:

At November 26, 2007 at 2:57 PM , Anonymous said...: You hit the nail on the head when you said "cutting spending is never an option, only increasing taxes and fees". I think NJ is hopelessly broken, and getting worse. The only option appears to be to leave NJ. Unfortunately, that option is difficult for me right now (...but I am trying to talk both my company and my elderly parents into leaving with me). But make no mistake - NJ is not in my long term future. It is a shame what the government has done to this state.