On the national level spending is higher and revenues are higher than they have ever been, all as a result of LOWERING taxes. So why do those who want to spend even more money want to raise taxes? Why does NJ raise taxes EVERY year and complain that they don't have enough money EVERY year? How hard is this to understand? Lowering taxes ALWAYS raises tax revenue, never fails, so why do politicians who only want to spend money, do the opposite of what ALWAYS works? [May 11, 2007]
"The Democratic Party is now officially the only organization on Earth that does not take the threat of Islamic fascism seriously. Between the Democrats and the media, America has gone from its usual position as the world's last hope to radical Islam's last hope..." [May 9, 2007]
Say hallelujah... [May 9, 2007]
Still wondering what is wrong with the country you are supposed to love? New Rasmussen poll shows 35% of democrats BELIEVE George Bush knew about the 9/11 terrorist attacks in advance and as many as 61% could believe it. These numbers are staggering and show a level of ignorance that surely goes a long way in explaining our ever increasing decent into third worldism... [May 9, 2007]
This publication needs help understanding this. Hospital services cost those who pay their own expenses 4.5 times as much as insurance companies pay? A person could actually pay a $10,000 bill to a hospital (about the same as a years premium for family coverage) but they are charged $45,000? No wonder hospitals never get paid... [May 8, 2007]
On eminent domain Democrats in Senate say, "We don't care if it is your land, we take what we want for our rich developer friends and you little people can go to hell..." [May 8, 2007]
It is Christmas every day in Hudson county, and the people there thank you, the fool tax-payer... [May 7, 2007]
With gas prices reaching an all time record high...; the Ledger again shows their economic illiteracy and lack of big picture acuity... [May 7, 2007]
Since the Governor was nearly killed the news that effects your life has been slow in coming. We hope you see this as good thing and recognize your life being better for it not worse. Starting this morning we will see if the Governor has learned anything form his near death experience...; Our guess is he hasn't. His few encounters with the press and public so far seem to indicate that he will be back to business as usual, a very disappointing performance in light of his campaign rhetoric... [May 7, 2007]
A huge part of what is wrong with America... in one word... [May 4, 2007]
Ethics and NJ Legislature... perfect together...; more here. [May 4, 2007]
NJ State Police and you... ticket together. You have to wonder how people like this get on the force...; And even if these are a couple of bad apples, is this the type of response and is this the type of man you want in charge of the State Police union? This publications suggests you watch your speed for a while... [May 4, 2007]
Open any Legislator's door and "look" and you're likely to find corruption, and this is the best the State Attorney General can do? [May 4, 2007]
How many times do the bridges and tunnels need to be paid for? [May 1, 2007]
How the game is played... [May 1, 2007]
They would do better dividing the $6 million among the "trained..." [May 1, 2007]
This publication has been asking about this "no brainer" for years... [April 30, 2007]
And it all amounts to a hill of beans... [April 30, 2007]
One woman's opinion of what is wrong with Trenton - and we agree... [April 30, 2007]
All over the country people are working in record numbers... except NJ... [April 27, 2007]
Difficult to believe with the way the state wastes money that they can't find a paltry million dollars... [April 27, 2007]
Keep a close eye on this eminent domain court case. We will... [April 27, 2007]
After squandering $6 billion on 77 new schools, the SCC will get even more of your tax dollars... [April 27, 2007]
Let them eat cake. Or, vote for me, I'm the biggest hypocrite... [April 27, 2007]
There is an upside to the Governor being in the hospital. The liberty of the people seems a bit safer, albeit if only for a short while. Very little bad is being proposed or acted upon. Unfortunately, Senator Joe Vitale has an exception to this reprieve. If this hair-brained idea goes through, be prepared for the largest tax increase in state history... [April 26, 2007]
When you spend money that is not your own it is easy to be irresponsible:
- Example number one is the $8 billion wasted on school buildings...
- Example two is a microcosm of the larger picture. Why would two low level political appointments be so important that these pols would spend $50k of tax-payer money to see who can make the appointments? [April 26, 2007]
The foolishness that is NJ business regulation never ends... [April 25, 2007]
People know that all the plastic, glass, aluminum, tin, paper and cardboard they presort is worth money. But because the people have never seen the monetary benefit of recycling, but rather just ever increasing taxes that go to pay the garbage police who collect the trash, recycling has waned. The NJ solution... A NEW TAX. Our legislature has only one solution for everything: never give back, always take... [April 25, 2007]
The Bergen County corruption probe widens. Are all medical & educational facilities in the State nothing more than patronage mills? [April 25, 2007]
It is just impossible to get fired from a State job... [April 25, 2007]
The waste at UMDNJ never ends... [April 25, 2007]
If McGreevey shared what he really knows with the college students at Kean, it would well be worth what the taxpayers are paying him...; of course that would land him and many others in jail. But a course on ethics? There is no more glaring example of the need for pension reform than this shameful farce... [April 24, 2007]
What does this mean? "State Health and Senior Services Commissioner Fred M. Jacobs said he's 'not sure we knew' about the alleged fraud..." Does that mean they might have known and allowed it to go on anyway? [April 24, 2007]
Who's Governor? All about ego, not about people... [April 24, 2007]
Assemblyman O'Toole will not let the Priscoe case die. Good for him and us. The question that should make EVERYONE take notice is why aren't public records about the public's business... public? What really went on, and why was the current administration so eager to help? [April 24, 2007]
Lawmakers want to amend the State constitution to prevent themselves from stealing... [April 23, 2007]
Another for the "no brainer" file, school elections moved to November with the other elections... why not? [April 23, 2007]
There are so many shenanigans taking place in Trenton it is almost impossible to keep up. Another day, another shell game, another tax increase coming. The elite in Trenton count on voter fatigue as much as they depend on buying votes... [April 23, 2007]
UMDNJ spends $256K to find someone, who was on the committee spending the money... [April 23, 2007]
Maybe the president of Kean College should read Mrs. McGreevey's book before he commits... [April 23, 2007]
Are the people finally getting fed up? [April 22, 2007]
Things just keep looking worse for NJ...; and if we continue down this path they are not going to ever get better... [April 20, 2007]
All thinking people seem to agree on the latest Kean College joke...; What does that say about the leadership at Kean... they aren't thinking people? Goodness, his Gayness can't even get divorced ethically...; Anyone who places a "Democrat Party function" above his own daughter can hardly be expected to teach anyone anything worthwhile... [April 20, 2007]
State unemployment fund is in similar straights as the pension fund. Years of "borrowing" the tax dollars paid into the fund by our Trenton elites have the fund on the verge of insolvency and ready to trigger an automatic tax increase... [April 19, 2007]
Apparently not feeling their lack of academic rigor to be enough of an embarrassment, Kean College must want their reputation to be that of laughing stock. The disgraced gay American, leader of the most corrupt administration in NJ's history, has been hired to teach ETHICS. Kean President Dawood Farahi has certainly done the the alumni proud... [April 19, 2007]
If meeting Imus is considered an emergency, perhaps Corzine's judgment should be questioned on everything. We are not alone in our concern... [April 19, 2007]
Virginia Tech tragedy shines light on a real threat. If parents cannot be notified of their child's problems, why is the parent's financial disclosure pertinent? [April 19, 2007]
Why do the feds always subpoena records of people who have "done nothing wrong." Perhaps the honorable Albie Sires can answer that for us... [April 19, 2007]
Seems all anyone needs to do to find fraud and corruption in this State is to look. "NJ's cash-strapped system of hospital care for the poor and uninsured is beset by fraud, waste, lack of oversight and manipulation by lawmakers that have led to 'tens of millions of dollars' of waste, the State Commission of Investigation declared yesterday..." [April 19, 2007]
Yesterday's Supreme Court decision upholding a ban on partial birth abortion has forced the national Presidential candidates to come right out and state their position on abortion in general. Some believe the murdering of unborn children is a woman's right: Edwards, Hillary, and Obama. Some don't: Giuliani, McCain, Romney... [April 19, 2007]
When the rains come, what's the difference between Patterson and New Orleans? [April 18, 2007]
The tax-payers stayed home but not the people on the gov't teat. Statewide, school budgets passed yesterday in record numbers, adding to the bloated, inefficient, morally bankrupt public school systems. Look up your town, see how few votes were cast...; We can't really complain about taxes if, when given the chance, as meaningless as it ends up being, we don't even bother to vote. Ultimately, the voter gets what he deserves, and it looks like the voter wants higher and higher taxes and less and less liberty...; So much does the voter want the gov't to give him something he will re-elect even those under investigation for crimes against the State if their corruption inures to the benefit of that same short sighted voter... [April 18, 2007]
We are glad the Governor is going to make it, and even though he, like almost all politicians, believes he is above the law, let's hope he at least learned he is not above the laws of physics... [April 18, 2007]
No news for 4 days? The Staff and Management of SaveNJ.com wish a speedy and complete recovery to Governor Jon Corzine. While this publication truly prays for the Governor to get well soon, we feel compelled to point out the "lack of liberty threatening, money grabbing, quality of life destroying" news over the last four days. It seems that whether you shut the government down with uncertainty over leadership or with a big rain storm the people are safer, albeit temporarily, than when Trenton is open for business. Something about that does not seem quite right but the truth of it should make everyone stop and think... [April 17, 2007]
Another Trenton snafu. All talk, no action. Why even bother us with the talk? [April 13, 2007]
With $6 billion already down the rat hole they are back for more. Why isn't someone trying to find out where $6 billion tax dollars went? [April 13, 2007]
The leopard does not change its spots...; And now we will never know what the leopard's involvement was in this disgrace... [April 13, 2007]
How the corruption works in plain language... [April 13, 2007]
What are the rebates really? "Pre-election 'gifts': a political ploy foisted on what the legislators believe is a gullible electorate. They represent a failed effort to address the state's high property taxes by a governor and legislative leaders who did not have the will or the guts to reduce spending by cutting government programs and jobs, and bringing public employee salaries and benefits into line with economic realities..." [April 13, 2007]
State workers know not to look a gift horse in the mouth... [April 13, 2007]
With a Statehouse full of corrupt cowards and a fool for a leader, constitutional convention may be only solution... [April 12, 2007]
The Press echoes this publication, no change coming to Trenton this election season... [April 12, 2007]
Finally, the fourth estate does its job...; Email corruption tips here: cacp@nj1015.com [April 12, 2007]
Someone buys a house with an adjustable rate mortgage because they can't afford the payment of a conventional mortgage, but they just have to have that big, beautiful house. Unrealistically they believe they are going to be able to afford a much larger mortgage and tax payment three to five years down the line, and when the time comes and they can't afford the payments - foreclosure. But wait, this is NJ, in the United States, no one should have to suffer the consequences of bad decisions, the gov't will bail you out. Believe it or not, old reliable Bob Menendez is leading the charge so that the people who make good decisions, the people who don't buy what they can't afford, the people who might like that big, beautiful house but suffice with less, these people should chip in and help the people who made bad decisions keep their big, beautiful houses. The NJ lesson is reinforced once again, just because you can't live in a big, beautiful house doesn't mean you can't pay for one... [April 12, 2007]
Why is the State opposed to giving every child a chance at a good education? Why would anyone be opposed? Since there is zero correlation between spending and outcome, why does the State insist children attend entrenched, never improving, non-performing schools? Why does the court rule that those same schools should get more money rather than the far less costly solution of allowing parents to send their children to the school of their choice? Answer that and you will see that it is not about the children, but about the votes of the teacher's union. For though minority students stand to gain the most from school choice, the Democrats don't care about the votes of the minority student's parents because they know they already have them, and they know the best way to keep the majority of the minority voting for their failed policies is to keep them dependent, and they know the best way to keep them dependent is to keep them indoctrinated, and they know the best way to keep them indoctrinated is to keep them in the same failed public school systems...; Why else would they fight it? If you want even a hope of change to this State pray this lawsuit is successful - but don't hold your breath. In a State where the Supreme court reads "56 days" to mean "35 days" don't be surprised if they read "a fair and equitable education for all residents" to read "a fair and equitable education 'spending' for all residents who have their snouts in the public education trough... [April 11, 2007]
Why is indicted Bryant still collecting a paycheck from the tax-payers? [April 11, 2007]
If it were serious about cutting taxes, NJ could emulate Citigroup which is CUTTING 17,000 jobs and is expected to generate a total savings of approximately $2.1 billion in 2007, $3.7 billion in 2008 and $4.6 billion in 2009...; If a company that actually has to produce something is able to save almost $5 billion by cutting 17,000 jobs of people who are supposed to be really working, imagine how easily NJ could do the same thing... [April 11, 2007]
Shocker. Rebate checks to be mailed out right before November election. Direct credit that would have, according to Corzine, "saved millions" has been abandoned. Why bother instituting something you know you won't need next year? Besides, a direct credit to your property tax bill is not nearly as effective at buying votes as a check in the mail. We are reminded of the old W.C. Fields classic, "Madam, would you sleep with me for a million dollars?" She mulls it over and says, "Yes, I think I would." The man counters, "Would you sleep with me for ten dollars?" Indignant, she asks, "What do you think I am?" His reply: "I think we've already established that. We're merely haggling over the price." Will you sell your vote to this band of do nothing tax and spenders for a thousand dollars? If so, we have established what you are as well... [April 11, 2007]
McGreevey wants court to allow his five year daughter to spend overnights with him and his husband. Oh yeah, that sounds like a good idea. "Among other things, McGreevey wants to be able to take the girl to Australia, where partner Mark O'Donnell's parents live, and to continue to teach her to swim in the pool at the home he shares with O'Donnell. McGreevey has said he and O'Donnell want to enter a civil union once the divorce is final..."; If anyone is still not convinced McGreevey was the worst Governor this State has ever had they can now know he is also one of the worst human beings this State has ever had to put up with... [April 10, 2007]
Screwed. If we take the Governor at his word and it's not Carla (though we find it hard to discern a reason someone would give someone else over 2 million dollars that did not have something to do with beds and pillows), it must be the public...; Surprise, it is the tax-payer... [April 10, 2007]
Bryant gets his appointed day in court...; and "Not so Sharpe" James decides he better make plans similar to Bryant...; Let us hope that much of the other scum is skimmed off with these two because from the looks of what is coming up in the elections, nothing is going to change... [April 10, 2007]
Here's how things work in Trenton. Our legislators rubber stamp bad ideas into law then fake outrage and initiate investigations into the results of the failed policies they voted into law... [April 10, 2007]
Undoubtedly a product of the Camden public schools, this supporter of Wayne "look what I can get away with" Bryant had this brilliant equivocation, "How many millions did William Star spend on Bill Clinton to get what?" Who's William Star? [April 9, 2007]
The Katz/Corzine dance now being presented by mimes...; Because there just is no making sense of these numbers or this behavior... [April 9, 2007]
Please don't be as hopeful as Hester here that anything is going to change in Trenton just because some of the charlatans are running away before they get put away. Nothing is going to change, just wait and see the tax increases next year, and you can say good-bye to your rebate as well... [April 9, 2007]
Corzine has put NJ in a black hole. "There is nothing he can accomplish in the remaining 33 months of his term capable of offsetting his destructive legacy." Thanks to Jon, state workers still get 13 holidays (not counting Black Friday) and 15 sick days. That's five and half weeks off before they take a day of vacation. Add that in and most workers are taking at least 2 months off a year. It is little wonder we need so many of them. How many MONTHS do you get off a year - PAID?; And of course, the absolutely fraudulent accounting the State has perpetrated over the last ten years, the lying about the budget, and the never ending increases in spending (up 7% this year even though there is no money) only deepen the redness of the black hole... [April 9, 2007]
NJ may have company for the most irresponsible legislative body. There may be a comparable level of foolishness in Michigan. At least the main newspaper in Michigan, which is as liberal and as hypocritical as our Star-Ledger (if not more so, for it too is unable to make a the connection between action and deed) has the guts to call the fools what they are in plain english... [April 7, 2007]
Largest study ever of public school teachers concludes, "Whether a teacher was highly qualified, had many years of experience or earned more, mattered little..."; Of course, none of that has any effect on Newark where only 30.6 percent of kids have graduated with a normal high school diploma in the past four years. That's right, less than 1 in 3 Newark high school students graduates... [April 6, 2007]
How bad is the corruption in Middlesex county that low level, but overpaid, public "servants" are willing to kill themselves when the feds come knocking? [April 6, 2007]
Corzine goes from the great reformer to the great reframer...; He may as well do his "truth telling" in a closet for all the good telling his self-appointed ethics panel of two former State employed incompetents. will do... [April 6, 2007]
When you couple this piece from the Washington Post on Pelosi's "useful idiot" performance in the mideast with this story in the Military Times called, 'The War That Must Not Be Named', you can get a good idea on where this country is heading and why. If you need some help with the conclusion you should reach, please read this from the Wall Street Journal... [April 5, 2007]
The Ledger expresses the proper disdain for our lawmakers and the fraud they passed as reform. Unfortunately, the Ledger should examine itself to see how many of these Trenton charlatans they have endorsed for office, and they should go back and read their own words come November when they once again endorse this same slate of slime... [April 5, 2007]
Pension system $175 billion in the hole and climbing... [April 5, 2007]
This is a very, very small example of how the theft of tax dollars takes place. And this is another way... [April 5, 2007]
Thank a teacher. There is an interesting paragraph at the very end of the Tribune article on the "Great Trenton Pension Fraud." If you were ever concerned that it seemed the NJEA not only didn't care about the children, but also wasn't much interested in the general population of the state either, you need not be confused any longer. "In a statement Wednesday, the New Jersey Education Association said its members fought for a sales tax increase last year and saw half of the money raised paid toward their retirements." In their own words, they fought so that you might pay higher sales taxes. Now a lack of education is not the only thing to thank a teacher for... [April 5, 2007]
The sky is falling so we say, but what we really know, we dare not say, lest it be revealed that we know nothing! Hypotheses do not facts make... [April 5, 2007]
NJ's long term debt, $31 billion, and unfunded pension liability, which at first lie was said to be not $20 billion but rather $80 billion, combined may now likely be $175 billion. That's $175,000,000,000.00 or $205,882.00 for every single one of the 8.5 million residents. In this great State of integrity, a zero contribution to the teacher's pension plan can be recorded as a $551 million dollar contribution. How can that be you ask? Well so does the NY Times...; and except for a minor omission, the fact that they call Democrats "officials", and not those most recently responsible for this incredible accounting fraud, they point out a level of corruption that will ultimately bankrupt this State. Those who can, should leave the State now, the bill is coming due and there is no way to pay it... [April 4, 2007]
This from the Asbury Park Press. "As this fall's elections draw near, the math of the tax relief sham bears repeating: A family paying the state average of about $6,000 in property taxes will get a maximum 20 percent credit of $1,200. Last year, the average homeowner received a $285 Homestead Rebate that they won't get this year. Subtracting that reduces the tax relief to $915 - about 15 percent of the tax bill. Corzine has said that even with a 4 percent cap, homeowners could probably expect a 6 percent to 7 percent local tax increase this year. A 6.5 percent hike would add $390 to the tax bill, further reducing the "relief" to $525, or under 9 percent. From that figure, subtract last year's 16 percent increase in the sales tax, which will fund most of this year's property tax credit. The state estimates it will cost the average family an additional $275 per year - a figure we believe to be grossly understated. Even at $275, the so-called relief for the average taxpayer would be whittled down to $250 - a mere 4.1 percent. None of that takes into account the annual rate of inflation - likely more than 3 percent - or the myriad 'nuisance' and 'sin' taxes heaped on New Jersey residents over the last several years. 'Landmark' tax relief? Only to those who write press releases for Democrats seeking re-election in November..." [April 4, 2007]
The scam that is property tax reform was signed into law yesterday. Will this "business as usual" be enough to dupe the electorate again? Of course it will. For any state that has people throwing a party for the latest indicted politician, it can only be said to get exactly what it deserves, and NJ deserves this inbred den of thieves since they constantly re-elect these same charlatans, and when finally one is caught, they celebrate his moral bankruptcy and would re-elect him even though he would have to serve from jail... [April 4, 2007]
If you are really dense and believe you are getting something from this sham and need to know what it is, you can look here... [April 4, 2007]
Another no brainer that will never see the light of day. Things that are so obvious and should so readily be done are not done - WHY? [April 3, 2007]
More tax hikes coming to a road and a gas station near you... [April 3, 2007]
The fish stinks from the head down... [April 3, 2007]
When you lay down with dogs you are going to get fleas. Look at all the fleas state Democratic Party Chairman Joseph Cryan's ex-mistress has gotten from Joe... [April 3, 2007]
New Jersey property taxes average $6,330 per homeowner, or twice the national average, but fear not, the one time "rebate for your vote" was signed into law today... [April 3, 2007]
$187 million for new school? Half that much is too much...; Of course that won't stop Trenton from spending that much of your money on the school anyway... [April 2, 2007]
The Press agrees with this publication, UMDNJ has found the perfect new leader to maintain the status quo... [April 2, 2007]
If they don't tax you out of your home, they can always just come and take it... [April 2, 2007]
Bryant still a member of the legislature, WHY? Everyone else at the State House, including the Governor knew what he was doing, WHY did they allow it? WHY will they be re-elected? Listen to Christie on the indictment: "This is pretty brazen conduct... You've got to wonder why this guy was in charge of giving out taxpayer money. And you have to wonder why no one was watching the store..." [April 2, 2007]
Federal data shows that since December 2000 NJ has created 10,000 new private sector jobs. That is less than 2000 jobs a year. However, NJ did manage to create 52,600 government jobs over the same time frame. Who do you think is paying all those people? What do all those people do? Need to know more about why your taxes only go one way? [April 2, 2007]
When it comes to the tolls the Press calls a spade a spade... [March 31, 2007]
A man's wife could be a mass murdering, drug addicted crack whore, and the judges in this country would still award her custody of the children... [March 31, 2007]
There really can be only one question. Why would anyone be opposed to the banning of dual office-holding and the outlawing of political donations to local officials by government contractors? These are the two areas that seem to give our ethically challenged legislators the most trouble, so it seems a no brainer to just ban them. So why aren't they banned? Could it be the same reason we don't have other no brainers like school vouchers and people's referendum, where the people decide where they will send their children to school, and the people will decide with their votes how their money is spent...; Even the Star-Ledger gets it... [March 31, 2007]
Keep a close, close eye on Trenton now. If Bryant returns to NJ there is likely to be such an exodus that the feds would be better off just putting bars on the buildings and turning the entire Statehouse into a prison...; When this greedy, corrupt pig starts singing there are going to be even more nervous pols...; Of course some of his fellow bovine needn't worry about his canary impersonation. They are heading to jail all by themselves... [March 30, 2007]
If today's news doesn't provide a stark example of why nothing changes in NJ you must have recently graduated from NJ's public education system:
- On election reform Trenton just mocks you with the status quo...
- On the UMDNJ stinking rot they hire someone to be the new head that comes with the required proclivity toward entitlement...; Is this a precursor to a replacement for this crook?
- On the Carla/Corzine conspiracy, saying it is not a crime, does not change the stink associated with doing what you should know is wrong...
- On the Governor's judgment if you were still hopeful...
- On pension reform you are being played for a patsy...
- On finding an honest legislator you will look a long time...
- And on the bottomless, never improving sinkhole of public education, get a load of this, "The president of the County College of Morris said about 60 percent of his freshmen need some remediation. 'After we spend $20 billion on public education, that's the level they come to you?'" [March 30, 2007]
Bryant indicted! - First of many... [March 29, 2007]
Even years after the disgraced gay American left office his stink is still permeating the state...; That's because he didn't leave for being gay or even for lying about it, he left for being the most corrupt fool this state has ever had as governor, and considering the lineup of rogues he has for competition that is saying something. Let us be thankful that some people have self-respect and will not allow this easily compromised, alternate life-style, corrupt, self hating low life to go unchallenged... [March 29, 2007]
When Trenton is spending your money the sky is the limit. It now costs $5.7 million to build a classroom and put some desks in it. The price tag for a new 33 classroom high school for 2000 students in New Brunswick is $187 million of your tax dollars. We are quite sure this will help one of the poorest performing districts in the state, heck, the new school is going to have day care. That way all the teenage mothers will have somewhere to leave their kids while not learning...; Unfortunately the Ledger must not read their own paper as their editorial board can't seem to make the mathematical leap necessary to understand the relationship between spending and results... [March 29, 2007]
We hate to see the poor made poorer because of taxation, but then we hate to see everyone made poorer because of taxation, so we have to disagree with the Tribune...; Let the poor pay for the idiotic spending habits of the saviors they have elected... [March 29, 2007]
The disgusting Carla/Corzine dance continues... [March 29, 2007]
The disgusting fraudulent budget dance continues... [March 29, 2007]
The disgusting self-important fools deciding righteousness continues... [March 29, 2007]
The disgusting talk, no walk charade of overpaid state spinners continues... [March 29, 2007]
Money taken from your pocket and given to the ever wasteful bureaucracy is a TAX, regardless of what name or what spin they put on it. The bottom line on the Turnpike sale is this, you ARE GOING TO PAY a LOT MORE to travel the Parkway and Turnpike, and that privilege will likely result in a dirtier and less well maintained and operated thoroughfare... [March 28, 2007]
It is just too easy for the ethically challenged to take your money. It makes this publication think that the State is taking too much of our money if it allows for so much of it to be stolen without "even a thought..."; Still, at least the trough swillers don't play favorites, at least as far as who they will tax. Gotta love the fact that they tax the poor same as everyone else... [March 28, 2007]
The corruption in New Brunswick, like Patterson, Passaic, Newark, Camden, etc. just deepens and deepens... [March 28, 2007]
You just know things are really going bad when the very liberal Moran picks up on our sentiments of yesterday regarding Corzine buying his whole party...; By the letter of the law this might not be corruption, but therein lies the problem with the entire state. Our elected officials, starting with the governor, who should not only be setting the example but making sure his AG is prosecuting every offense he can find, is all talk and no action. Regardless if some self-appointed ethics panel finds him guilty of anything, he should know that what he did and is doing is wrong. It's called self respect, born of respect for the people you represent. In Trenton, as well as in the towns, there is no respect, for self or anyone else. Nothing but a non-stop game of moral equivocation. And that encapsulates the problem in a nutshell, the people who elect these Orwellian Department of Truth workers do not see the equivocating as bad so much as they envy and admire the liars and plot ways to twist things in their own lives so as to match the behavior thats not "bad" if you don't get caught... [March 28, 2007]
A funny take on selling the turnpike so that it can be widened... [March 27, 2007]
There seems to be an odd pattern developing in Trenton. The majority of subpoenas being handed out for corruption are going to legislators with a 'D' after their names, while the majority of Senators not seeking re-election have an 'R' after their name...; Perhaps someday we will know if this is more than mere coincidence, but allow us to posit this observation about what seems to us, unusual numbers. When a Republican has even a hint of taint associated with his name, his supporters put him out. When a Democrat is neck deep in the sticky morass of nepotism, pay-to-play and no show jobs, his supporters elect him to higher office... [March 27, 2007]
The entire Democrat party of NJ has been bought by Corzine... [March 27, 2007]
Where do you go to apply for one of these jobs? It is still truer than true: not what you know, but who... [March 27, 2007]
Thank goodness Tennessee was able to grow someone who can lead the UMDNJ back to respectability. We wish him the best... [March 27, 2007]
The disdain Trenton has for the tax-payer on display again... [March 27, 2007]
And just in case you were getting concerned that your Federal taxes were too low, the solution you provided in November has seen to it that you need not worry about the gov't running out of your money. They are coming after much more with the largest tax increase in American history... again! (PDF) [March 27, 2007]
It's not only the big fish who want in on the graft... [March 27, 2007]
$19,000/student not sufficient for Abbott districts to fail, they want more... [March 27, 2007]
You have been duped by the crowd in Trenton, and if you re-elect any of them you deserve the higher property taxes which are happening even as they pretend to have done something...; If you can't see the inbreeding and what it has wrought you deserve the highest taxes in the nation... [March 26, 2007]
The typical Trenton two-step set up for tax increases continues... [March 26, 2007]
How many full time jobs are you able to hold down? If you work for the State, holding down two FULL TIME jobs is apparently not a problem. More than 500 people are doing it... and they thank you... [March 26, 2007]
There is clearly no relationship between spending and outcome when it comes to education...; Of course, that doesn't make a whit of difference to the unelected seven. $1847 per student on guidance counselors and nurses? An average of $12000/student and the poorest performing districts spending $18000/student?; Something is drastically wrong and no one has the guts to even say what it is let alone fix it... [March 26, 2007]
The Ledger has it absolutely right...; As the dinosaurs leave the statehouse they will only be replaced with the dinosaurs in waiting...; And nothing, absolutely nothing, will improve... [March 26, 2007]
Rutgers seems to have no money for programs for students, but plenty of money for the employees... [March 26, 2007]
Well NJ... where do you stand? Where do you want to stand? Where should you stand? [March 23, 2007]
If you read between the lines of this story you will see how Trenton manipulates you much the same way your town does. When the budget of your town comes up short, your leaders always threaten less police and firemen, never less town council members or tax accessors. The same is true in Trenton, what is offered is made to make it look as though failure is your fault and not the keepers of the status quo... [March 23, 2007]
And the next Governor of NJ explains the difference between having a moral compass, a set of uncompromisable standards and a spine, and being a self-indulgent, corruption justifying, spineless coward (like the vast majority in Trenton)... [March 23, 2007]
A preview of what every property tax payer can expect. If taxes are going up this much in a district that has its school budget paid for by the rest of us, imagine how much your taxes are going to go up...; But don't worry, you might yet get a "property tax" rebate in October that might offset the property tax increases of this year and next. These are fine fellows in Trenton don't you know. Just look at this phony outrage they exhibit towards the over-paid, uncaring, trough swilling incompetents they approve to these positions of budgetary authority. They feign disgust, they should be disgusted with themselves for voting for their appointments...; Not only are they not disgusted with themselves, they will gladly approve the next batch of party hacks that come before them, all the while knowing that any questions they have fall on deaf ears as there are no consequences for lack of performance... except, maybe a promotion... [March 23, 2007]
The nations highest illiteracy rate, 36%, can be found in the city that spends the most per pupil on public education. Do you think there might be some connection? [March 20, 2007]
Wake up people. This non-story is such a clear example of the main stream media's distorted view of even recent history, that those who believe it and allow it to influence their world view are the same people who believe there has been property tax reform in NJ... [March 14, 2007]
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