tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70872689882674480602010-02-02T08:06:26.891-05:00At NJ Tax Revolution, we fight excessive taxation in the New Jersey and Federal governments by providing information and opportunities to better understand the legislative process. In addition, we want to help people know when the state or federal governments are poised to establish more taxes so that we can communicate our opposition to our elected politicians.Jake Freivaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523638337057738776noreply@blogger.comBlogger571125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-21731894251692461722010-02-02T08:03:00.002-05:002010-02-02T08:06:26.899-05:00

Just refer to this (From this in National Post):Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams is to have heart surgery in the United States later this week, a press conference this morning is expected to confirm.Media reports last night suggested the popular 59-year-old Premier has opted not to remain in his home province or country for the scheduled surgery, opting instead for treatment at a

Dennisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-48989456356876194902010-02-01T19:26:00.002-05:002010-02-01T19:36:20.860-05:00

Following his theme of avoiding even the consideration of a spending decrease, Barack Obama has proposed a new budget short on spending cuts but long on taxes and debt. From the Heritage Foundation:Over the 10 years in which both budgets overlap (FY 2010-2019), this year's budget would spend an additional $1.7 trillion and run up an additional $2 trillion in budget deficits (see Table 1).[1] In

Dennisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-26863750434166450132010-01-27T21:07:00.031-05:002010-01-27T22:21:18.785-05:00

I wasn't sure I was going to do this, but I heard the ABC commentators claim that Nancy Pelosi was wearing purple because (paraphrasing) "it's not blue, it's not red, it's right in the center. I don't think that's an accident. I think it's symbolic." I had to laugh. Nancy Pelosi is right in the center, of course -- of the Politburo.9:14 It's interesting that he can claim that "these are the

Jake Freivaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523638337057738776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-33092421848929037952010-01-27T08:55:00.004-05:002010-01-27T09:04:18.432-05:00

Philly.com reports that community service requirements may be coming to a school near you:Community service may have inched closer to becoming a graduation requirement for New Jersey high school students under a bill signed into law in the final days of the Corzine administration.The legislation calls for a four-year study to start this fall at 15 high schools, including five in the southern

Dennisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-32879130030443790012010-01-23T23:39:00.004-05:002010-01-24T10:51:11.166-05:00

Instapundit.com and Hot Air broke this story about an alleged citizen concerned over Barack Obama's issues after the Massachusetts election (and after the NJ and VA elections as well). From Hot Air:Someone appears to be doing a little Astroturfing for Obama.In recent days, a letter defending Obama has appeared in dozens of newspapers throughout the country — all signed by an “Ellie Light.” In the

Dennisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-19163039644048936052010-01-17T10:43:00.001-05:002010-01-18T11:30:58.996-05:00

The New York Post reported today the appointment of Brett Schundler as Education Commissioner for the state of New Jersey. While this isn't exactly "new" news (the word on this had been out for a few days), the Post article seemed to grasp the importance of this appointment:New Jersey Gov.-Elect Chris Christie's most audacious move so far has been his choice for state education commissioner --

Dennisnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-30675250482229066652010-01-17T10:17:00.004-05:002010-01-17T10:22:24.840-05:00

I received an update from Catholic Relief Services today on their efforts to aid the earthquake victims in Haiti:Almost immediately following the earthquake, CRS began delivering lifesaving supplies, including food and water, to desperate survivors. The supplies were already in place in CRS' Port-au-Prince warehouse."We are fortunate to have had water in our warehouse," says Karel Zelenka,

Dennisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-24579747460513786712010-01-13T19:30:00.002-05:002010-01-13T19:38:33.768-05:00

I was participating in an all day meeting today when this news item came across:The archbishop of Port-au-Prince was killed in the devastating earthquake that has demolished the Haitian capital and taken untold lives since striking Tuesday, according to a dispatch from the Vatican.The body of Msgr. Joseph Serge Miot, 65, was found under the rubble of the archdiocese, and may be one of only

Dennisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-343921083126146832010-01-12T20:45:00.004-05:002010-01-12T21:13:35.228-05:00

Here's the headline from BusinessWeek:Corzine Condemns ‘Too Damn High’ New Jersey Taxes as He Exits...and here's the lede:New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, making his valedictory speech to lawmakers, said the most critical issue facing them and his successor boils down to this: “Everyone’s property taxes are too damn high.”Super. Too bad he's about four years too late. He says other good things,

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We have noted here the tendency of fiscally challenged New Jersey legislators to use lame duck sessions to stuff through 'feel good' legislation with unfunded mandates while they think no one is watching. We have also noted specifically the poorly conceived bill promoted by Democrats Rice and Ruiz of Essex that would essentially grant a college tuition subsidy (in-state tuition) to illegal

Dennisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-76823597353487526432010-01-06T16:10:00.003-05:002010-01-06T16:50:28.965-05:00

Scott Brown is the Republican candidate for Senate in Massachusetts to replace the seat vacated by Ted Kennedy. He has a real shot and could defeat the Democrat(Martha Coakely) in that race who will just be another rubber stamp for Harry Reid. You can volunteer to make calls. Or you can donate to his campaign. With your help, Scott Brown can win and break the Democrat supermajority that has

Dennisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-63092134477785248962010-01-05T18:00:00.000-05:002010-01-05T18:00:00.893-05:00

Check out this report from Atlas Van Lines. As usual, New Jersey is a leader in losing residents.Check out the entire report here.

Dennisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-82996151594271220052010-01-05T13:18:00.004-05:002010-01-05T13:50:38.572-05:00

In order to understand the weakness of our current policies that produced the undybomber on Christmas day in Detroit, you have to look at a country that has had this problem for decades and doesn't seem to get shoe bombers, undybombers and terrorists doing walkthroughs on their air transportation. Israel. Several years ago, I had to travel to Tel Aviv on business. Now, to set this story up, it

Dennisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-38729419851960222572010-01-04T17:24:00.000-05:002010-01-04T17:24:00.276-05:00

It appears that the normal gaggle of lame duck hi jinks will be a bit curtailed this political season (from NJ.com):Although chances are dwindling for Democrats to enact laws before Republican Gov.-elect Chris Christie takes office Jan. 19, lawmakers said most of their grand plans — with the exception of medical marijuana — have fizzled, many with gut-checks over the state’s fiscal crisis. In

Dennisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-70355427701323365122010-01-02T21:56:00.006-05:002010-01-02T22:15:28.986-05:00

Some odds and ends for you to browse this evening.From the Courier-Post Online:The new head of Burlington County government has pledged to continue the tax-cutting policy of the county board of freeholders.Freeholder-Director Bruce Garganio of Florence also said he was truly grateful for the opportunity to serve as director in his freshman year on the board...."We owe this to the taxpayers of

Jake Freivaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523638337057738776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-25945863361124276792009-12-31T12:49:00.004-05:002010-01-01T09:58:36.022-05:00

Bill Dupray sums up how I feel about California and, unfortunately, how many people should feel about New Jersey: Now I am starting to care about California. But it is not because I am feeling altruistic, it is because their previously self-contained disaster has now spilled out into requests for bailout money from me. If I am going to be asked to bail out California, I want a right to go in and

Jake Freivaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523638337057738776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-59801190908957234982009-12-30T18:39:00.003-05:002009-12-30T18:50:55.768-05:00

The Star Ledger today reported that New Jersey tax receipts are down:From January through September, New Jersey collected $20.34 billion in taxes — a loss of one of every seven dollars collected in the same period in 2008. The decline in New Jersey mirrored the experience of state governments nationwide in 2009, according to the census bureau’s report. Collectively, the states absorbed a 13

Dennisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-59187954957729451902009-12-28T21:12:00.003-05:002009-12-31T17:22:34.306-05:00

Sorry, it's not tax-related. Or New Jersey-related. But my jaw dropped when I read this:Let the authorities do their work. Don't presume; don't panic the country; don't chest-thump, prejudge, interfere, politicize (in an international sense), don't give Al Qaeda (or whomever) a symbolic victory; resist the urge to open the old playbook and run a familiar play.The author is Marc Ambinder at The

Jake Freivaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523638337057738776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-25934626586183559672009-12-26T16:46:00.004-05:002009-12-26T16:59:06.188-05:00

We noted here some time ago when reviewing the book The Soprano State (Ingle and McClure) that the audacity of some practices in the State of New Jersey went far beyond simple malfeasance. For example, the book specifically calls out lawyers who are working for multiple municipalities creating a home rule patronage mill that is generally accepted practice in many NJ towns. The law has since been

Dennisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-17082005848332168182009-12-25T11:15:00.005-05:002009-12-26T16:32:54.429-05:00

And keep this thought. While the kids are unwrapping presents and you are visiting the family, the legislators in Trenton and Washington DC are not doing anything. And for that I will give thanks!

Dennisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-2054090374351341612009-12-22T18:37:00.003-05:002009-12-22T18:48:36.383-05:00

Republicans have been licking their chops over the seemingly perverse desire of Democrats to jump off a cliff to advance Obamacare. Privately, key Republicans seems to be envisioning the potential to run on a "Repeal the Bill" mantra next year in the 2010 elections. But WHAT IF the Democrats make it impossible to "repeal the bill"? From the Weekly Standard:Senator Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) pointed out

Dennisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-60505691527256607822009-12-22T12:08:00.002-05:002009-12-22T12:17:29.114-05:00

The bribes paid to recalcitrant Democrat legislators have been documented in various blogs on both the left and right. The so-called 'Cash for Cloture' scandal can be reviewed in detail here at Michelle Malkin's site. No reasonable citizen can look at this situation and the actions by Harry Reid and not be sickened by the Senate Majority Leader using taxpayer money to bribe senators in his own

Dennisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-77327934404353995652009-12-21T21:54:00.008-05:002009-12-21T22:24:02.288-05:00

Cecile Richards article at the Huffington Post shocked me. I agree with her so much.She's talking about the abortion-related compromise made with Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska:Under this new language, anyone -- men and women of all ages -- who participates in an insurance plan that includes abortion coverage is required to write two separate premium checks each month: one for abortion care and

Jake Freivaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523638337057738776noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-1150955293719458652009-12-21T14:10:00.005-05:002009-12-21T14:33:26.162-05:00

John Corzine has decided to poison the well on his way out of office(WHYY):New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine is defending the appointments he's making in the final weeks of his administration. Corzine lost to Republican Chris Christie in his bid for a second term.Nearly 200 people, many of them well known Democrats, have been nominated by Corzine for a variety of government positions including

Dennisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-56083650546825628812009-12-15T17:48:00.000-05:002009-12-15T18:27:29.063-05:00

Do you wonder why there's so much angst about health care reform?At least part of the reason is the scope of the legislation we're trying to pass. And I don't mean the 2,000-plus-page length of the bills; I mean the fact that it covers the entire nation. If New York or California wanted to pass a 2000-page bill socializing their health care, I wouldn't protest. If anything, the experiment would

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