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17 January 2009 - Democrat stimulus package or massive pork bill? You decide-Part 1
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill of 2009 is perhaps the most appalling piece of proposed legislation I have ever seen. The stated purpose of the bill is to jumpstart the economy and create jobs. The bill itself claims that there are no earmarks in this bill. That is one of the most comical claims [...]

14 January 2009 - Corzine’s budget folly
Governor Corzine gave his state of the state speech yesterday. The most interesting part of the Governor’s speech is the complete lack of real content and ideas for changing New Jersey’s fiscal situation. From the start, it was clear that this was not a business speech, it was purely politics. Shortly into the speech, Corzine [...]

25 November 2008 - Forbes: NJ begging for help for bad budget behavior
Forbes had an excellent article today about state governments going hat in hand to Washington to beg for relief for their bad practices in budgeting and spending. Subsidies, whether broad or targeted, do not deliver recovery. They veil bad behavior and poor financial decisions, while encouraging more of the same–leaving the underlying causes for failure [...]

20 September 2008 - Menendez economic plan – more of the same tripe
Robert Menendex has put his hat in the ring for amateur economist today. He has a three part plan to fix our economic problems. From the AP via amNewYork: Menendez said three steps can help right away: _ Help prevent foreclosures by enabling bankruptcy judges to modify loan terms so homeowners’ primary residences are protected. [...]

10 September 2008 - Lautenberg up in polls and NJ residents just don’t get it!
From this article in Newsday: A new poll shows incumbent U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg enjoys a comfortable lead over Republican challenger Dick Zimmer heading into the fall election season. The Fairleigh Dickinson-PublicMind poll has Lautenberg up by 11 percent, with the low-key Zimmer still struggling to get his name known to the electorate. Here is [...]

15 August 2008 - Give This Non-Profit More Profits!
What would you do with 7.7 million dollars? Are your property and state taxes going up by 13%? The questions are related, and you should be outraged. Let’s put ourselves in Governor Corzine’s mindset by reading what he said in his Governor’s Statement to the FY09 Budget (many links in this post are in PDF). [...]

18 July 2008 - Free Cars and Gas for State Workers
Each morning as I make my way to work, I typically spot between one and four state owned vehicles heading toward the cluster of state offices in Trenton. Now, we all know that there are certain jobs in the state where it is more cost effective to provide a state vehicle than to reimburse employees [...]

10 July 2008 - Senator Robert Singer, RINO?
I don’t know Senator Singer, but this article from my favorite radio station, Jazz 88, bothers me: But Senator Robert Singer, who has worked to fund stem cell research through legislation, says New Jersey will not be a leader in it because as companies cut jobs here, they add more to the ranks in other [...]

09 June 2008 - How Screwed Up Do We Need To Be?
Read this article from the Star-Ledger. Take particular note of a few passages: New Jersey is struggling with more than $32 billion in state debt, the third-highest in the country. All but $3 billion was issued without voter backing. And then this: The state constitution already says voters must approve borrowing, but lawmakers routinely have [...]

22 April 2008 - Is This Guy Getting a Pension?
Read about this guy first. Note this: Nanni retired from the Port Authority after 20 years of service. As part of his sentence he will forfeit hold any future public office in New Jersey. It only mentions that he’s forfeiting future public office. What about his pension? Are we taxpayers still paying for this thug’s [...]

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