What's wrong with NJ?

Here at NJ Tax Revolution, we spend a lot of time trying to figure out what went wrong in a state that has so much more going for it than against. On the positive side, we have a massiv e number of hard working people who commute to work in Philadelphia, Wilmington and New York every day. We also have a reasonable number of NJ businesses to avoid the label of "bedroom state". So what is really he problem?

I would theorize that one of the first problems is how people see themselves contributing to the society of the state. And this is the area I want to start with in this analysis.

Type 1 - the truly needy

These folks through a variety of reasons need help in our society. They disproportionately live in our border cities and are partly a result of bad public policy in PA and NY. Many of these people may or not be too far gone to help but their children are not and it is our failure to them that really defines us.

Type 2 - the parasites

It has become a cottage industry in our state to encourage non-productive people to seek out handouts and giveaways rather than work hard and provide for themselves. For example, the fact that our state gives out property tax rebates to apartment dwellers while denying them to true land owners suggest a form of welfare not explained in the public square.

If you fall for the mantra of 'tax the rich guy and give to me', there is a very high probability that you are a parasite. If you are a state worker who feels that your pension is a god given right despite the fact that the normal taxpayer in this state who pays your salary is not entitled to a pension in the commercial sector, you are a parasite.

Why mention this? Because parasites depend on the host to survive. If the host moves to Florida en masse, you lose.

Type 3 - the sheep

These folks occur both on the Demoractic and Republican side. They continue to vote in ways that backup a corrupt and influence laden environment that isn't helping NJ. For example, you passively accept candidates that are served up by party bosses without question and will sink those who be buck the trend regardless of evidence. Examples of this are Andrews this year and Schundler a few years ago.

Type 4 - the elite

They know better than you and must decide what is right for everyone. They include our current Governor who in the face of fiscal calamity declared, 'I didn't take this job to be scrooge'. Courage is not an elite charistic.

Type 5 - the rest of us - the lost

That represents most of New Jersey. We hate what is happening to our state but gravitate to one of the other categories to belong. And in doing so, destroy the state one election at a time. For every person who says that they don't matter, there is another family with a moving van on there way south.

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