Property Tax Gimmicks - Lonegan is right!

A recent Christie add attempted to play the typical New Jersey entitlement card by attacking Steve Lonegan's tax plan. The comment in question was where Lonegan called the state's property tax rebate system a "gimmick". The joke here is that Christie's ad people have so little respect for New Jersey voters that they really expect people to get fired up over this. And they are probably correct. New Jersey's voters frankly so routinely vote against their own interests, they are only outdone by Michigan voters.

While you may not agree with Lonegan's tax proposals, he is absolutely correct about one thing. The property tax rebate program is a complete joke. It was instituted to provide political cover for weak politicians in both parties who didn't have the courage to deal with the issues behind property taxes spiralling out of control. It was then perpetuated as a give away program for people who didn't pay property taxes AT ALL. If that isn't a gimmick, I don't know what is.

And kudos for Lonegan for bringing it out. And shame on Christie for acting like a New Jersey Democrat. If you really want to change this state, bad policy like the rebate program need to be looked at seriously.

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