tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70872689882674480602008-10-11T21:54:33.230-04:00At 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.comBlogger302125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-46881439952207437642008-10-11T20:04:00.003-04:002008-10-11T20:15:05.464-04:00

Sarah Palin was in Philadelphia tonight to help the Flyers name the local winner of the area "Hockey Mom". It was very interesting to see how the team handled the situation. First off, they didn't allow anyone to disrupt the show. They played very loud music to ensure that the "Hockey Mom" took center stage rather than politics. No matter what your politics, if you are a hockey fan (am I am

Dennisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-22016636035873526832008-10-11T10:19:00.004-04:002008-10-11T10:59:08.193-04:00

I continue to be amazed at the level of active campaigning being done by the mainstream media in this presidential election. Time and time again, both candidates don't seem to get the same treatment and yet it is accepted by everyone as status quo. Yesterday, a McCain supporter expressed he outrage. This is happening because regular people are frustrated that this has degenerated to something far

Dennisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-38591906296824387052008-10-10T20:22:00.004-04:002008-10-10T20:32:03.064-04:00

I don't think that there is anyone out there that is all that happy right now about the economic situation and the mortgage crisis. And whether you are for Obama or McCain, you are seriously angry over what is going on. Obama is sitting in the background wallowing in the positive energy of what he feels is his advantage over the economy. That has been true. So far. Many voters would still

Dennisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-47956791192970002652008-10-09T19:53:00.003-04:002008-10-09T20:03:04.967-04:00

From the NY Post: Two Ohio voters, including Domino's pizza worker Christopher Barkley , claimed yesterday that they were hounded by the community-activist group ACORN to register to vote several times, even though they made it clear they'd already signed up. The organization ACORN is all over the news regarding their efforts to register voters and take them to the polls. There are multiple

Dennisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-6969039788278196712008-10-07T23:25:00.003-04:002008-10-07T23:40:16.628-04:00

For months now I have been confused by the Obama secret. He somehow figured out a way to push Hillary aside against all odds. Hillary's team are excellent strategists and execute flawlessly. So what happened? Number one, Obama has the ability to "sound" convincing. But the thing with that is a lot of politicians "sound" convincing. The press and commentators usually correct the record. For

Dennisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-71874037053404302902008-10-05T18:40:00.002-04:002008-10-05T18:48:26.364-04:00

From Bloomberg.com: New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine directed state department heads last month to prepare to trim their budgets by 5 percent in the event revenue for the fiscal year falls short. The fact that the Governor has finally weighed in is a good sign for New Jersey and out potential to avoid another massive tax increase because of the mortgage crisis. He should have been out in front

Dennisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-41726469474889355652008-10-04T09:09:00.003-04:002008-10-04T09:12:34.165-04:00

From the Rhode Island Blog Anchor Rising: Sep 19, 2008 Public Tax Meeting We Voted On It John JJ Richman was making breakfast when he heard the crowd outside. They seemed just shy of hostile. He opened his door to see about 65 townspeople, out of a town of 100. Two spokesmen were standing on the porch. John: Good morning. Why are you all here? Rob: There are things that need changing,

Dennisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-84641829644238375282008-10-03T19:47:00.002-04:002008-10-03T19:52:18.728-04:00

Even though this came from the McCain campaign, it is still worthy to check the record. While I prefer to create my own talking points, I noticed last night that Joe Biden was a bit fast and loose with the truth. From the McCain campaign blog: 1. TAX VOTE: Biden said McCain voted “the exact same way” as Obama to increase taxes on Americans earning just $42,000, but McCain DID NOT VOTE THAT WAY

Dennisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-56990491499145175032008-10-03T19:26:00.001-04:002008-10-03T19:30:00.994-04:00

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Dennisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-37383785467931770072008-10-03T15:00:00.000-04:002008-10-03T15:00:01.060-04:00

Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) has decided to come off his mountain and debate Dick Zimmer on November 1, 2008. The State of New Jersey is awash in government corruption scandals. The perpetrators in these scandals are almost exclusively Democrats. Lautenberg is allegedly one of the parties leaders and yet, he refuses to debate, speak or really appear in public that much. At the heart of good

Dennisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-45808909633393925402008-10-02T17:00:00.001-04:002008-10-02T17:00:00.583-04:00

There is a lot of outrage over tonights Vice Presidential Debate and specifically over the selection of an obviously biased moderator Gwen Ifils. What did she do? She has written a book praising Obama which has a scheduled release date of Inauguration Day. Forgetting how she feels about Obama, does it not sound like she has a financial interest in seeing him elected? Will he book party not be

Dennisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-45550369269753053332008-10-02T14:01:00.002-04:002008-10-02T14:04:01.497-04:00

This was just posted at The Corner and I think speaks volumes for many of us. It is reprinted unedited in its entirety: I've had it with the Left and I've had it with "conservatives" who haven't had it with the Left [Andy McCarthy] I'm posting because it is indicative of the anger in lots of reader email I'm seeing: The Ifill issue is front and center. Last night on Brit Hume's program,

Dennisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-86407701415270298462008-09-30T21:22:00.002-04:002008-09-30T21:29:09.679-04:00

Let's be clear to all reading this on where you should concentrate your own research efforts in regard to the bailout bill. Both parties came together to craft a (frankly poor - my opinion) bill that raids taxpayers pockets. But many were ready to hold their nose and vote to help the markets. Several things then happened to change the game. 1. Pelosi majority whip didn't whip (major warning

Dennisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-26303278299521624872008-09-30T13:38:00.002-04:002008-09-30T13:45:36.458-04:00

There was buzz the other day about a large number of economists that sent a letter to the congress suggesting that there was a better way to handle the mortgage crisis. Now today, Jeffrey Miron a Senior Lecturer of Economics at Harvard explains what the content of that communication included (from CNN): The current mess would never have occurred in the absence of ill-conceived federal policies.

Dennisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-34842975469890070112008-09-29T23:00:00.000-04:002008-09-29T23:00:00.565-04:00

There is nothing more infuriating in this state than the party line voting that occurs in the House and Senate. For example, our Senators Menendez and Lautengerg ALWAYS go along with Harry Reid and the Democraticv leadership of the Senate regardless of the harm to NJ. But for once, the members of the House used their brains and made a judgement call. From this article in Newaday: The majority

Dennisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-73921101753054580982008-09-29T22:00:00.000-04:002008-09-29T22:00:00.549-04:00

The Palins have been subjected to a tremendous amount of negative piling on by the media. I think this is probably because the mainstream media has never bothered to ask a single difficult question of Barack Obama. For example, Obama said in his book "Dreams from my father": "Pot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow when you could afford it. Not smack, though." I suppose the political

Dennisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-52090255108797834542008-09-29T21:00:00.001-04:002008-09-29T21:00:00.201-04:00

Barack Obama and his surrogates in Missouri have use the fact that some Democratic prosecutors are Obama supporters to threaten anyone who produces a campaign commercial that doesnt pass their truth test. That's funny since Obama just produced a Spanish language add filled with outright falsehoods. This is the second major time that the Obama team has attempted to silence critics. Now in

Dennisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-85248399854931756342008-09-29T12:16:00.001-04:002008-09-29T12:19:38.836-04:00

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Dennisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-70584039960518574792008-09-26T13:30:00.005-04:002008-09-26T13:53:57.496-04:00

A very interesting question. Why is it that the Republicans cannot even get an amendment to a bill to the floor when Czar Nancy wields the gavel are now awash with so much power in the House that a bailout bill can't go through? Doesn't anyone remember Nancy Pelosi shutting off the cameras and lights while the Republicans kept debating energy policy when the Democrats went on vacation? But now,

Dennisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-57573651610686302582008-09-25T21:18:00.002-04:002008-09-25T21:29:29.485-04:00

Governor Corzine wants to eliminate pay-to-play. And we believe him. From Bloomberg: New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine proposed an overhaul of ethics guidelines covering local and state politicians, a package he said would end ``pay-to-play'' politics at all levels of government. Corzine signed executive orders banning political campaign contributions by state-hired developers and their

Dennisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-55667610743881489212008-09-24T18:30:00.001-04:002008-09-24T18:30:00.965-04:00

As noted here, he's worth over 55 million dollars. Here are the people who beat him out: 1. Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) $230.98 million 2. Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) $225.96 million 3. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) $160.62 million 4. Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) $80.40 million 5. Rep. Robin Hayes (R-N.C.) $78.96 million 6. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.) $65.49 million

Jake Freivaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523638337057738776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-9014563217462940522008-09-23T18:00:00.001-04:002008-09-23T18:00:00.393-04:00

Dennisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-16743434591084933862008-09-23T13:57:00.003-04:002008-09-23T14:02:28.626-04:00

This article shows another reason that we shouldn't soak the rich:The first person to testify, Rutgers economist James Hughes, confirmed the grim possibilities facing the Garden State. "A sharp economic rebound is not in the cards," Hughes said. "We still have a lot of pain to go through." Forty percent of New Jersey's income tax is paid by the wealthiest 1 percent of residents, Hughes said,

Jake Freivaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523638337057738776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-17435810810807808982008-09-23T13:47:00.003-04:002008-09-23T13:52:51.638-04:00

Governor Corzine, I don't get it. According to the Courier Post Online, your reaction to the current financial crisis includes an increase of the minimum wage.Among the proposals discussed: Forming a syndicate of small banks and lenders to extend credit to small and mid-sized businesses and help homeowners fend off foreclosure. Jump-starting infrastructure projects such as schools. Luring

Jake Freivaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523638337057738776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087268988267448060.post-81356259013710540352008-09-23T12:22:00.002-04:002008-09-23T12:24:09.804-04:00

If you're not reading Investor's Business Daily's editorial page these days, you're really missing out. They've had a series of have a great articles that set the record straight on the Wall Street Meltdown. Here's an important one that shows some interesting facts. For instance: This crisis was expected. By whom? Nancy Pelosi? Harry Reid? Nope. How about John McCain?As for presidential

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